A summary report of an event on children's mental health that took place on 6 June in Glasgow. The morning session covered capacity building and the afternoon session covered creative ways of working.
A summary report of an event on children's mental health that took place on 6 June in Glasgow. The morning session covered capacity building and the afternoon session covered creative ways of working.
International Journal of Social Welfare, 13(3), July 2004, pp.208-222.
Publisher:
Wiley
Auditory hallucination, or hearing voices, is generally associated with psychopathology. In psychiatry it is interpreted as a symptom of an illness, with no connection to the individual's life history. In this study from the Netherlands, 80 children and youngsters hearing voices were interviewed on four occasions over a period of three years about the content of the voices and their overall
Auditory hallucination, or hearing voices, is generally associated with psychopathology. In psychiatry it is interpreted as a symptom of an illness, with no connection to the individual's life history. In this study from the Netherlands, 80 children and youngsters hearing voices were interviewed on four occasions over a period of three years about the content of the voices and their overall experience of voices, focusing on the determinants for a promising outcome in the pathways through care. The results indicate that the need for care in the context of the experience of voices is associated not only with high levels of problem behaviour and associated negative symptoms of psychosis, but also, independently, with an appraisal of the voices in terms of anxiety, depression, dissociation and frequency of occurrence. In 60 per cent of the participants the voices disappeared during the three-year research period. The relationship between the disappearance of voices and the course of mental health treatment is, however, ambiguous.
Practice: Social Work in Action, 6(4), 1992, pp.271-276.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Examines some of the research undertaken into the effects of the troubles on the children of Northern Ireland. It questions if the studies to date have been too global and not sufficiently geared towards children from more vulnerable situations. It considers some of the issues facing practitioners and service managers in this field.
Examines some of the research undertaken into the effects of the troubles on the children of Northern Ireland. It questions if the studies to date have been too global and not sufficiently geared towards children from more vulnerable situations. It considers some of the issues facing practitioners and service managers in this field.
Children and Youth Services Review, 126, 2021, p.106033.
Publisher:
Elsevier
We conducted a scoping literature review based on a sample of 51 UK-based research articles published since 2004, focusing on children and young people aged 6–17 years. Taking the 2004 Office for National Statistics survey of child and adolescent mental health as a pivotal point in the development of the field, our aims were to identify the mental health difficulties featured in extant literature...
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We conducted a scoping literature review based on a sample of 51 UK-based research articles published since 2004, focusing on children and young people aged 6–17 years. Taking the 2004 Office for National Statistics survey of child and adolescent mental health as a pivotal point in the development of the field, our aims were to identify the mental health difficulties featured in extant literature since the survey; uncover critical gaps; and propose avenues for advancing the field. Articles were critically reviewed, coded, and summarised. We found socioeconomic disadvantage, family instability and parental distress are cited as key contributing factors to mental distress. Following categorizations in the 2004 survey, emotional, conduct, and hyperactivity difficulties were the most commonly researched and reported topics. The needs of migrant, BAME, physically disabled, and LGBTQ children were severely underrepresented in the literature, as were those of looked after children. We also found a strong reliance on clinic-based convenience samples, which obfuscates the needs of children who are not able to access care. Further research using inclusive, population-based samples and diverse methods is needed going forward.
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Subject terms:
children, young people, mental health, mental health problems;
This analysis examines four data extracts covering children in inpatient mental health wards during 2019/20. The extracts cover: all admissions of children to tier 4 units during 2019/20 2; children in a tier 4 unit on 31st March 2020; all discharges from tier 4 beds during 2019/20; admissions to tier 4 wards during 2019/20 where the child had a previous discharge within the same financial year...
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This analysis examines four data extracts covering children in inpatient mental health wards during 2019/20. The extracts cover: all admissions of children to tier 4 units during 2019/20 2; children in a tier 4 unit on 31st March 2020; all discharges from tier 4 beds during 2019/20; admissions to tier 4 wards during 2019/20 where the child had a previous discharge within the same financial year. Key findings include: at 31st March 2020 there were 944 children in a bed in a tier 4 unit in England; over 1 in 5 children are in units that are more than 50 miles from their last known home postcode; children in secure units are notably more likely to be placed more than 50 miles from their last known home postcode; just over a third of children discharged from a tier 4 unit during 2019/20 had been there for more than 3 months (90 days); even after accounting for other factors, children aged under 15 discharged during 2019/20 were 20% more likely to have been in a tier 4 unit for over 3 months; boys are slightly more likely than girls to be discharged to their permanent (or a temporary) place of residence while girls are slightly more likely to be discharged to a subsequent medical institution, with 1 in 5 being discharged to a hospital or subsequent mental health ward (compared to 15% of boys); girls over-represent amongst readmissions to tier 4 wards during 2019/20, accounting for 80% of readmissions compared to 74% of discharges during the year.
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Subject terms:
children, mental health services, secure units, mental health problems;
This briefing explores the evidence, opportunities and issues relating to peer support models for children and young people with mental health problems. It founds some evidence of the potential potency of peer support, and the unique space it can occupy in providing children with lifelong skills, mental health literacy and confidence. Creating user-defined outcomes that are more sophisticated can
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This briefing explores the evidence, opportunities and issues relating to peer support models for children and young people with mental health problems. It founds some evidence of the potential potency of peer support, and the unique space it can occupy in providing children with lifelong skills, mental health literacy and confidence. Creating user-defined outcomes that are more sophisticated can help better evaluate and expand programmes. The paper argues that while informal peer support is powerful, it should be harnessed and not used as a placeholder for necessary service provision.
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Subject terms:
children, young people, mental health problems, peer support;
Child and Youth Care Forum, 44(5), 2015, pp.635-653.
Publisher:
Springer
...be explained by third variables, and how these relations are associated with onset and stability.
Methods: A community sample of 1,434 children aged 5.08 (SD = 1.25) and their mothers participated in two 1-year interval data waves. Internalising and externalising problems were examined with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.
Results: Using latent cross-lagged modelling, externalising problems were
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Background: Childhood internalising and externalising problems are closely related and often co-occur. Directional models have been employed to test how these problems are related, while few studies have tested a third variables model.
Objective: This study investigates whether internalising and externalising problems are reciprocally or unidirectionally related, whether these relations can be explained by third variables, and how these relations are associated with onset and stability.
Methods: A community sample of 1,434 children aged 5.08 (SD = 1.25) and their mothers participated in two 1-year interval data waves. Internalising and externalising problems were examined with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.
Results: Using latent cross-lagged modelling, externalising problems were found not be related to subsequent internalising problems, or vice versa. These results were also found when controlling for inadequate parenting, parenting stress, maternal health and social preference. When taking problem level into account, externalising problems were related to stability of clinical level internalising problems, even when controlling for third variables inadequate parenting, parenting stress, maternal mental health and social preference.
Conclusions: Strong autoregressive paths for internalising and externalising problems were found. Internalising and externalising problems do not seem to influence each other over time in the community sample. When investigating relations among internalising and externalising problems, it seems to be important to take problem level into account.
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Subject terms:
behaviour problems, children, emotionally disturbed children, mental health problems;
As the number of children and young people with mental health issues continues to increase, the author looks at the possible reasons and want can be done to address the issues.
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As the number of children and young people with mental health issues continues to increase, the author looks at the possible reasons and want can be done to address the issues.
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Noting that parentification (which occurs when one or both parents position a child to function in an adult role in the family system) can result in positive and negative outcomes for individuals, this study investigated the association between parentification and mental health. It was designed to test a theoretical model of the relationship between parentification tasks and mental health symptoms. The research involved a sample of 783 college students from a large state university in the southern US. It used a range of self-report measures to assess dimensions of dysfunctional parentification, differentiation of self and mental health symptoms. The article describes the study methodology and its findings. It reports that the results supported the proposed model in which the relationship between parentification and mental health symptoms was mediated by perceived unfairness and differentiation of self, and considers the clinical implications of the findings.
Noting that parentification (which occurs when one or both parents position a child to function in an adult role in the family system) can result in positive and negative outcomes for individuals, this study investigated the association between parentification and mental health. It was designed to test a theoretical model of the relationship between parentification tasks and mental health symptoms. The research involved a sample of 783 college students from a large state university in the southern US. It used a range of self-report measures to assess dimensions of dysfunctional parentification, differentiation of self and mental health symptoms. The article describes the study methodology and its findings. It reports that the results supported the proposed model in which the relationship between parentification and mental health symptoms was mediated by perceived unfairness and differentiation of self, and considers the clinical implications of the findings.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, parent-child relations, children;
Mental health problems and worries are common among infants, children and adolescents in every part of the world. This book is a practical manual for primary healthcare professionals, teachers and anyone who works with children – especially in places where specialist psychiatric care is not available. After presenting an overview of child mental health problems, the manual goes on to deal...
Mental health problems and worries are common among infants, children and adolescents in every part of the world. This book is a practical manual for primary healthcare professionals, teachers and anyone who works with children – especially in places where specialist psychiatric care is not available. After presenting an overview of child mental health problems, the manual goes on to deal with the various developmental, behavioural and emotional problems that arise in as many as 10% of the youth population. For each problem it first provides a case study and then describes how to find out more about a child with this problem. It suggests what can be done to help the child and their family. It also examines the mental health aspects of childhood maltreatment and exposure to natural or man-made disasters. This book is intended for anyone who works with children or young people, but who does not have specialist training in mental health problems. This includes: primary care doctors and nurses, community health workers and teachers.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, young people, children, good practice;