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Not making the grade: why our approach to mental health at secondary school is failing young people
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 71
This report presents the findings of research either carried out or commissioned by Mind from September 2020 to April 2021 about the experiences of young people in England affected by mental health problems at secondary school. Our inquiry has found that secondary schools struggle, with minimal resources and over-stretched staff, to support young people with behaviour resulting from their mental health. Traumatised young people are frequently experiencing a punitive response from schools, such as being placed in isolation or excluded. For some, this damaging treatment has a devastating impact on their future lives. Every young person deserves to be listened to, have their needs understood, and be supported to address the underlying causes of their behaviour. The report makes a series of recommendations, including: create an attendance system which does not disadvantage or stigmatise young people experiencing mental health problems; Improve access to NHS mental health services; and radically rethink the approach to discipline in secondary schools. (Edited publisher abstract)
A healthy state of mind: improving young people's mental fitness
- Author:
- CHANNA Kulvir
- Publisher:
- Localis
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 50
- Place of publication:
- London
This report focuses on how to create a mental health system which supports young people earlier and with far greater flexibility than presently exists. The report examines: the impact of the first point of contact on young people as they initially seek help with their mental fitness; how to increase the availability of support and guidance from non-mental health professionals, and improve existing access points for young people as they seek out information; and how encouraging young people to have greater resilience, agency and independence will have a positive effect on how specialist CAMHS are able to deliver their services. The report highlights the need to better help young people with their mental health. Addressing severe mental health issues earlier and supporting greater mental fitness gives agency and independence to young people as they cope with difficult and often distressing circumstances. The report suggests that reforms to the mental health system must allow young people who are in crisis to access the specialist services they need far more quickly. The wide body of non-mental health professionals working with young people – as part of the community around them – can be better equipped and prepared to provide the right support under such an approach. Encouraging greater provision of school-based mental health support and providing statutory school-based support is one method of securing this within the education sector. Also, further training in mental health can support teachers, social workers and GPs alike. Whilst the report focuses on specific professional settings (e.g. schools, care settings), the principle that underpins the thinking is universal: where possible support young people in a way that encourages resilience in their mental wellbeing and focus specialist resources on supporting those presenting with severe mental health issues. (Edited publisher abstract)
Where is my advocate?: a scoping report on advocacy services for children and young people in England
- Author:
- BRADY Lynn
- Publisher:
- Office of the Children's Commissioner
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 63p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Children’s right to representation and advocacy support has increased with changes in legislation and statutory guidance in the last 15 years. However, there is still no absolute right to independent advocacy for children in care of the state and the accessibility and quality of advocacy provision is still patchy. This scoping report forms the first phase of a project to develop a blueprint for advocacy provision across England. The main aims of this scoping work were: to gather detailed information about the extent and nature of provision of professional advocacy services for children and young people in England; and to inform and constitute the first stage in the development of a blueprint for advocacy. This research was undertaken through a partnership between Voice and the Office of the Children’s Commissioner. The findings show that children only have an entitlement to advocacy in limited circumstances; this may be linked to their care status, their health, or whether they are in secure accommodation. The mapping exercise highlights the spread of advocacy services across England, the range of service providers and where they are located. There remains a postcode lottery for children attempting to access advocacy, both in terms of availability, independence and accessibility.
Smells like teen spirit
- Author:
- LAURENT Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 4.9.08, 2008, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Teenagers often fall between child and adult health care. Reports on moves to target services for young people's needs.
Improving the mental health and psychological well-being of children and young people: national CAMHS review interim report
- Author:
- CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES REVIEW
- Publisher:
- Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services Review
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 38p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The report highlights some areas on which service providers and commissioners will need to focus if the ten-year objectives set out in Standard 9 of the Children’s National Service Framework (NSF) are to be achieved. The Annex to the Report offers best practice guidance to assist achievement. In the short term the Report focuses on progress towards the achievement of the Public Service Agreement (PSA) target of a comprehensive children and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) in all parts of England by the end of 2006. This is measured by availability of services for young people with learning disabilities, 16 and 17 year olds, and 24 hour cover and next day specialist assessment, which are sustainable and locally-provided. The Report also makes specific recommendations for CAMHS commissioners and providers of services to ensure the delivery of good practice in the medium-term and summarises the extent of progress which CAMHS should expect to achieve by the mid-point in the NSF 10 year cycle in order to achieve the full programme.
Teenage direct payments made transition easier
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 85, Autumn 2007, pp.17-18.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
Not many adults with a learning disability access direct payments. The number of young people doing so is even lower. Parents describe how their son, who has complex health needs and severe learning disabilities, was the first 16 year old to access direct payments.
Moving on to adult life: a guide for staff
- Author:
- Connor Anne
- Publisher:
- Outside the Box Development Support
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 57p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This is a resource pack on transition written by families for families. It has information on all aspects of getting a good life.
What about us?
- Author:
- SHAMASH Jack
- Journal article citation:
- Children Now, 01.03.05, 2006, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket
Transition to adulthood is a difficult time, But for many teenagers this is compounded by a lack of specialist health services. The author looks at initiatives which are helping to bridge this gap.
Crossroads crisis
- Author:
- TICKLE Louise
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 7.07.05, 2005, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Lone asylum-seeker children approaching their 18th birthday need support to face the prospect of being returned to the country they fled. Yet funding for the legal aid system that should be giving them much of this help has been cut. Reports on the problems facing unaccompanied refugee young people
A revolution in mindset: addressing the youth mental health crisis after the pandemic
- Authors:
- REES Sebastian, KING Patrick
- Publisher:
- Reform
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 65
- Place of publication:
- London
This research puts forward practical recommendations - from improving the use of data to better understand young people's mental health needs, to enhancing the supporting role that schools can play - to put young people's mental health at the heart of the recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic has taken a significant toll on the mental health and wellbeing of the nation. However, its impacts have been particularly severe for teenagers. Disruptions to everyday routines, lost opportunities to learn, and limited chances to socialise have left many feeling isolated and anxious. Alarmingly, by late 2021 more than one in six 11-19-year-olds had a probable mental health condition, up from one in nine before the pandemic. The report makes the following recommendations: NHS England should urgently update access and treatment targets using current prevalence data; the Department for Education (DfE), working with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) should design and roll out a standardised survey for assessing wellbeing and mental health among young people in schools; PSHE should be transformed into a universal, timetabled lesson, which is allocated a minimum of an hour a week - underpinned by a curriculum which teaches social and emotional skills; NHS Digital should urgently collect outcomes data from the rollout of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs); a workforce plan should be created by Health Education England to increase the retention of mental health practitioners working in MHSTs, by creating opportunities for vertical progression. (Edited publisher abstract)