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NI 51: effectiveness of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This statistical release, National Indicator 51, is part of the National Indicator Set used to measure annual performance at local authorities, Government Office region and the national level. This release measures key aspects of service provision that should be in place locally to effectively meet the needs of children and young people with mental health problems. The indicator measures Local Authorities’ self-assessment across the country against four questions, each with a 1 to 4 rating. The questions asked of Local Authorities are based on the definition of comprehensive CAMHS provision as given in the DH National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services. The topics covered by the four questions are: the development and delivery of CAMHS for children and young people with learning disabilities; appropriate accommodation and support for 16/17 year olds; the availability of 24 hour cover to meet urgent mental health needs; the joint commissioning of early intervention support. The national figure for NI 51 has improved from 13.8 to 14.7 between 2008 and 2009. All regions show improvement on average, with the largest gains being made in the East of England, East Midlands and the South East. Comparing total scores at local authority level for 2008 and 2009 shows that 87 local areas have improved while 48 show no change and 13 have experienced a decline.
Understanding the needs of disabled children with complex needs or life-limiting conditions. What can we learn from national data?
- Author:
- PINNEY Anne
- Publishers:
- Council for Disabled Children, The True Colours Trust
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 84
- Place of publication:
- London
Shares the findings of an analysis of national data for children and young people aged 0-19 years with complex needs or life-limiting conditions in England, carried out between August and October 2016. The report explores the data available; examines what data reported by health, education and social services says about the population; and identifies current gaps in data collection. It provides key findings from an analysis of: education data on children and young people with special educational needs (SEN); social care data on disabled children who are looked after and on children in need with a disability; and mental health data on children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum disorders in inpatient care and referred. The analysis estimates that the numbers of disabled children with complex needs and life-limiting conditions have increased from 49,300 in 2004 to 73,000 in 2016. The report concludes that there needs to be a clearer picture of the number of disabled children and young people with complex needs and life-limiting illnesses and how this is changing over time so that local areas can estimate demand for future services. It makes 12 recommendations under the themes of: filling the data gaps, making better use of data already collected, the creation of an integrated data set on disabled children and young people; and raising awareness of trends and generating local data. (Edited publisher abstract)
Effectiveness of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 11p., tables
- Place of publication:
- London
This statistical publication provides national and local level information on services provision that should be in place to meet the needs of children and young people with mental health problems effectively. The figures are based on local authorities self-assessment against four questions: the development and delivery of CAMHS for children and young people with learning disabilities; appropriate accommodation and support for 16/17 year olds; the availability of 24 hour cover to meet urgent mental health needs; the joint commissioning of early intervention support. A local authority total score is calculated by summing the scores from each of these four topics/questions. Average scores for England and for each Region are calculated by taking the average of Local Authority scores.
Far less than they deserve: children with learning disabilities or autism living in mental health hospitals
- Author:
- CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER FOR ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Children's Commissioner for England
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- London
Drawing on an analysis of data and the results of hospital visits to speak to children, this report explores the experience of children with a learning disability or autism who are admitted to child and adolescent mental health hospitals for long periods. It looks issues such as the quality of care, access to education, participation in activities, the use of seclusion and restraint, and medication. It also considers the reasons children with a learning disability or autism can be in hospital unnecessarily. This may be due to a lack of specialist community provision, a lack of support at home, or financial incentives to keep children in hospital. The research shows that numbers of children with a learning disability or autism identified in mental health hospitals is increasing; children are being detained in hospital for too long; and children are often placed too far from their family and home. The report also found evidence of poor restrictive practices and use of sedation. It makes a number of recommendations, including the need to provide new funding for the right support in the community to enable children to stay with their families. (Edited publisher abstract)