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No harm done: recognising and responding to self-harm. Next steps for staff working with young people
- Authors:
- YOUNGMINDS, ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS, CHARLIE WALLER MEMORIAL TRUST
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides simple guidance to help professionals support young people who are self-harming. Self-harm describes any way in which a young person might harm themselves or put themselves at risk in order to cope with difficult thoughts, feelings or experiences. It affects up to 1 in 5 young people and spans the divides of gender, class, age and ethnicity. The document examines: how to recognise the self-harm warning signs; how to hold the first conversation; what to do when a young person is not ready to talk; what to do when there are concerns about a young person's immediate safety; how to provide practical support; and how to provide support within the context of a whole school approach. (Edited publisher abstract)
Coronavirus: impact on young people with mental health needs. Survey 3: autumn 2020 – return to school
Findings of a survey with 2,011 young people with a history of mental health problems, investigating the mental health impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings show that many young people with mental health problems are struggling to cope as they return to secondary school, after months of living through the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic has put a huge strain on many young people who were already struggling with their mental health, because of traumatic experiences, social isolation, a loss of routine and a breakdown in formal and informal support. The survey highlighted positives for mental health in the initial return to school, such as seeing friends, having a routine, and seeing their teachers. However, many said that the rapid return to academic pressure, after six months away, was having a negative impact. The findings show: 69% of respondents described their mental health as poor now that they are back at school – this has risen from 58% who described their mental health as poor before returning to school; 40% of respondents said that there was no school counsellor available to support students in their school; only 27% had had a one-to-one conversation with a teacher or another member of staff in which they were asked about their wellbeing, by the time they completed the survey; almost a quarter of respondents (23%) said that there was less mental health support in their school than before the pandemic, while only 9% agreed that there was more mental health support. (Edited publisher abstract)
Information for higher education institutions on helping students with personality disorder or personality difficulties
- Author:
- YOUNGMINDS
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper is intended for heads of student support services, student counselling service managers, mental health co-ordinators, disability support teams, hall managers, wardens, heads of academic departments and academics. It has been written in order to help Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) deal appropriately and helpfully with students who can be described as having significant personality difficulties or who have a diagnosis of personality disorder. The information in this paper has been geared towards this wide audience because of the nature of the problems that personality difficulties can give rise to. Wardens, academics and student support service staff can all be affected by the problems (and sometimes uproar) that can result when people with these difficulties are struggling to cope with everyday situations and relationships with others; and it is hoped that this paper will provide some insight into managing and helping students with these problems. Although this paper employs a psychiatric model, it does not set out to medicalise or pathologise people’s behaviour; rather, the model is merely being used in order to describe particular behaviours and experiences. There is considerable debate within the mental health community as to whether the concept of personality disorder adequately captures the experience of people identified as personality-disordered, and some question what relevance the term has in non-medical settings, such as Higher Education; some people have reservations about using the term at all.
A work in progress: the adolescent and young adult brain: a briefing paper
- Author:
- YOUNGMINDS
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Until recently it was thought that the structure and make-up of the human brain was largely fixed from early childhood onwards. However, research on post-mortem human brains and the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanning technology have demonstrated that the human brain does, in fact, undergo changes after this early sensitive period and develops throughout adolescence, young adulthood and even beyond. Since neuroscience is confirming what mental health professionals working with this age group have long observed – that adolescence and young adulthood is a time of great potential for change and development – then policymakers need increasingly to focus on the opportunities for helping and influencing young adults that this crucial stage presents. This paper summarises some recent findings from the field of neuroscience into adolescent and young adult brain development. It explores these findings, discusses the links between brain development and mental health, and concludes with some implications for mental health service policy for the 16-25 age group.
Coronavirus: impact on young people with mental health needs: survey 2, summer 2020
- Author:
- YOUNGMINDS
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- London
Outlines the findings of a survey with young people investigating the mental health impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. A total of 2,036 young people with a history of mental health needs took part in the survey between Friday 6th June and Monday 5th July, a period in which the Government announced measures to ease restrictions, including the target for schools to reopen to all students in the Autumn term. The results reveal that 4 in 5 respondents agreed that the coronavirus pandemic had made their mental health worse – this was often related to increased feelings of anxiety, isolation, a loss of coping mechanisms or a loss of motivation. Among more than 1,000 respondents who were accessing mental health support in the three months leading up the crisis nearly 1 in 3 said they were no longer able to access support but still needed it. About 1 in 10 respondents said that their mental health had improved during the crisis – this was often because they felt it was beneficial to be away from the pressures of their normal life (e.g. bullying or academic pressure at school). The report calls on the Government to commit to a recovery plan for children and young people’s mental health, including ring-fenced funding for mental health in schools, colleges and universities; a transition period for schools, colleges and universities in which allowances are made for the effects of trauma or emotional distress; and a long-term cross government strategy on young people’s mental health. (Edited publisher abstract)
Coronavirus: impact on young people with mental health needs
- Author:
- YOUNGMINDS
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- London
The findings from a survey into the mental health impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus on young people with mental health needs. The survey found that the coronavirus and the public health measures designed to prevent its spread are affecting many young people with a history of mental health problems. The findings cover: the impact of the pandemic on young people's mental health, the impact on young people's ability access to support, and the coping strategies young people use. A total of 2,111 young people participated in the survey, which was carried out between 20 March 2020 (the day that schools closed to most children) and 25 March 2020 (when there had been a further tightening of restrictions). The findings suggest there is likely to be an increased level of need among young people who were already accessing mental health services and those who are experiencing anxiety for the first time as a result of the pandemic. It highlights the role families, carers and teachers can play and makes recommendations for Government. (Edited publisher abstract)
Improving the mental health of looked after young people: an exploration of mental health stigma
- Author:
- YOUNGMINDS
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report examines the particular perceptions and experiences of mental health stigma amongst looked after young people. Figures from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) show that around 60% of looked after young people have some level of mental health problem. This research involved a variety of creative workshops with 50 young people from residential homes, secure settings, and foster placements. The workshops focused on the areas of: education including how the young people thought they were perceived at school; how they felt about placements; and their perception of Local Authority services and mental health services. In addition, 2 groups were run for professionals; one for residential child care workers and the other for supervising social workers. The report provides findings from these workshops and groups, and also provides a series of recommendations relating to education, placements, and mental health services. It concludes that there needs to be a more widespread understanding of what it means to be a looked after young person.
See beyond our labels: YoungMinds briefing on young people's views about mental health
- Author:
- YOUNGMINDS
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing is based on the results of the first, large scale survey of 2,629 children and young people aged 9-25 years about mental health and the stigma they face. It summarises the key findings. Five graphs are included which analyse the results of the five questions covering attitudes toward mental health problems. Key recommendations are presented, and include, tackling stigma and changing attitudes; developing knowledge and understanding
Mental health in infancy
- Author:
- YOUNGMINDS
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The vulnerability of babies and toddlers to mental health problems is increasingly acknowledged. The effect of these problems on subsequent functioning, physical, cognitive and emotional is being investigated widely. Research strongly suggests that the way in which the brain develops is linked to early infant relationships, most often those with the primary carer. Whilst other relationships later in life can be crucial, for example relationships with adoptive parents, these primary infant/carer relationships have a key impact on the mentally healthy development of the child.