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What do we know about children from England and Wales in secure care in Scotland?
- Author:
- GIBSON Ross
- Publisher:
- Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- London
This report sets out to help provide a better understanding of the profile and experiences of children placed in Scottish secure care centres by English and Welsh local authorities. It aims to provide an overview of: the children's characteristics (age, gender and ethnicity); why they were admitted to secure accommodation; the prevalence and types of adversity they had faced since they were born and in the year prior to admission; the support and services they had received in the year prior to admission; their social care histories. The majority of the 59 children (64%) in secure homes in Scotland who had been placed there by English and Welsh local authorities were aged 15 years or older - this is similar to the proportion of children in this age bracket in secure homes in England and Wales. Most of the children in this study had experienced emotional and physical neglect and abuse, sexual abuse, exposure to parental substance misuse and domestic abuse - with these issues often overlapping. Alongside this, children displayed complex mental health problems, including self-harm, and behaviours that are difficult to manage such as violence and aggression. In addition, they were at risk from a range of factors outside the home, including bullying, school exclusion, and criminal and sexual exploitation. It is clear that the systems in England and Wales are struggling to respond to this group of children's needs. Children sent to secure care in Scotland are often living hundreds of miles from their homes, and from their family and friends, most likely because an alternative placement that can keep them safe or meet their needs cannot be found any closer to home. In addition, almost all the children had experienced significant disruption and breakdowns in previous arrangements made for their care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Think child, think parent, think family
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This At a Glance summary presents key recommendations from the SCIE guide 'Think child, think parent, think family: a guide to parental mental health and child welfare'. The summary outlines the current policy and organisational context. It then makes key recommendations to improve services for families where a parent has a mental health problem in the areas of: screening, assessment, care planning, and care plan reviews. Recommendations for strategic changes are then provided.
Covid-19 and the nation’s mental health: forecasting needs and risks in the UK: May 2021
- Author:
- O'SHEA Nick
- Publisher:
- Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- London
This is the fourth Centre for Mental Health forecast of the mental health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in England. After reviewing high quality evidence published during the six months since our previous forecast, we calculate that the equivalent of 8.5 million adults and 1.5 million children and young people will require mental health support as a direct impact of the pandemic during the next three to five years. The total increase in demand is around 10 million people. Key groups of people who face an especially high risk of poor mental health include people who have survived severe Covid-19 illness (especially those treated in intensive care), those working in health and care services during the pandemic, people economically impacted by the pandemic and those who have been bereaved. There are major gaps in robust evidence, including for children and young people and for the experiences of people from racialised communities in the UK. The predicted levels of demand are two to three times that of current NHS mental health capacity within a 3-5 year window. This is not a scenario where services can grow incrementally to meet steadily rising levels of need. Instead, Government and the NHS must take action now to meet a very steep increase in demand for mental health support. (Edited publisher abstract)
Covid-19 and the nation’s mental health: forecasting needs and risks in the UK: October 2020
- Author:
- O'SHEA Nick
- Publisher:
- Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- London
This is the third Centre for Mental Health forecast of the mental health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in England. The forecast model predicts that up to 10 million people (almost 20% of the population) will need either new or additional mental health support as a direct consequence of the crisis. 1.5 million of those will be children and young people under 18. About two-thirds of people who will need support already have existing mental health needs, including severe mental illness. The majority of people will need support for depression or anxiety, or both. Others will need help for trauma symptoms and a range of other difficulties, including complicated grief arising from bereavement and loss. As further evidence becomes available, the figures may rise: for example when the extent of the unequal effects of the pandemic on Black and minority ethnic communities, on care homes and disabled people becomes clear. Further waves of the virus, and its consequences, will exacerbate the effects on mental health and the numbers of people needing support. The Government and the NHS can and must take steps now to prepare for this additional need among people of all ages. Mental health problems cannot be ignored. A proactive, timely, compassionate and effective response will help people experiencing mental health difficulties before they reach crisis point. (Edited publisher abstract)
National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness. Annual report: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. October 2017
- Author:
- NATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL INQUIRY INTO SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE BY PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 132
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Presents data and analysis on suicide, homicides and sudden unexplained deaths in the UK between 2005 and 2015, focusing on mental health. As well as providing data for the individual countries of the UK, it also provides UK-wide data for suicide in people with eating disorders, autism spectrum disorders, people living with dementia, carers and members of the armed forces. The report also makes recommendations for clinical practice to improve safety in mental health care. Key findings show that there were 1,538 patient suicides in the UK in 2015. Northern Ireland has the highest general population suicide rate, while the rates in the other countries have fallen. There have also been downward trends in the number of suicides by patients recently discharged from hospital in England and Scotland; and suicide by mental health in-patients. Messages to improve mental health care include a renewed emphasis on suicide prevention on in-patient wards; for services to build on the recent fall in suicide following discharge from in-patient care; and for a greater focus on alcohol and drug misuse as a key component of risk management in mental health care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supporting staff working with people who challenge services: guidance for employers
- Authors:
- SKILLS FOR CARE, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- Skills for Care
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 52
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This strategic guidance which has been developed in partnership with people, families, employers and commissioners to help with decision making around workforce development in the context of people who may challenge; is aimed at adult social care employers and commissioners working specifically with adults with a range of support and care needs such as older people with conditions across the dementia spectrum, people with mental health and personality conditions, and those with learning disabilities who have particularly complex needs and/or are labelled as challenging services. The guide will help employers with developing competency and expertise in providing support to people who challenge, across different groups. Following an Introduction outlining its purpose, the guide is arranged as follows: organisational actions; building workforce skills and knowledge; using learning tools and resources and identifying the best training solutions; specialist approaches: additional considerations for working with different people (learning disability, autism, mental health, older people, and multiple conditions); and useful contacts. (Edited publisher abstract)
Healing a divided Britain: the need for a comprehensive race equality strategy
- Author:
- EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 74
- Place of publication:
- London
A comprehensive review into race inequality in Great Britain, covering education, employment, housing, pay and living standards, health, criminal justice and participation. It examines where society is making progress, where we are stalling and where we are going backwards or falling short. It also examines the relationship between race and socio-economic disadvantage. Part 1 provides an overview of the key challenges to race equality in Britain and sets out our recommendations to the UK, Welsh and Scottish Governments. Part 2 details evidence and key findings across the following areas: education and learning; work, income and the economy; health and care; justice, security and the right to life, and; the individual and society. Although the report identifies some progress, it finds unfairness is still present in many areas of British society. It finds that Black people are much more likely to be victims of crime and be treated more harshly in the criminal justice system; despite improving educational attainment, ethnic minority people are still being held back in the job market; and that life chances for young people from an ethnic minority have got much worse over the past five years, with an increase in the percentage of the number of 16 to 24 year olds who are long-term unemployed. The report makes a number of recommendations and calls for a comprehensive new race strategy from Government, the development of stretching new targets to reduce race inequality including in criminal justice, education and employment, as well as better research and reporting to monitor progress. (Edited publisher abstract)
Vulnerable people as victims of crime: recent developments in England and Wales
- Author:
- WILLIAMS Brian
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 1(2), November 1999, pp.22-25.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Starting from the standpoint that adult protection has significant overlaps with a range of other areas of interest, this article considers how criminal justice systems in key countries are responding to the challenge of vulnerable adults. American, Canadian and UK legal frameworks and recent practice are examined in relation to vulnerable adults as victims, witnesses and perpetrators. Particular attention is paid to the implementation of the Crime and Disorder Act, 1988.