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Peer support for children and young people's mental health: a call for evidence
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
A Government call for evidence to gather people's views, knowledge and experience of peer support programmes for children and young people’s mental wellbeing. Peer support includes a variety of different models, from helping a friend discuss issues, befriending schemes, and formal group support sessions within supportive environment. The call for evidence seeks information what works in peer support for children and young people’s mental wellbeing; the approaches that are currently available; and evidence that can be applied to develop and improve services in the future. Consultation questions also cover types of support, training and accreditation that are beneficial for peer supporters, the use of online peer support, and linking peer support with specialist mental health services. Evidence can be submitted through an online survey. The call for evidence closes on Thursday 24 March 2016. A separate call has also been launched to gather the views of young people. (Edited publisher abstract)
No voice unheard, no right ignored: key themes from the consultation responses
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 118
- Place of publication:
- London
Between March and May 2015, the Department of Health asked people and organisations to share their views about strengthening the rights and choices of people to live in the community, especially people with learning disabilities, autism or mental health conditions. This document summarises the main trends in responses to the consultation. There were 481 responses to the consultation: half came from individuals or families, and half from organisations or groups. Most responses from individuals were from service users or family members and carers. Most responses from organisations were from voluntary sector groups, followed by local authorities and the NHS. The responses covered a range of themes, including: being part of the community; being listened to; the Mental Health Act 1983; budgets and finances; and physical and mental health. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health and wellbeing plan: discussion paper
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
This discussion paper and call for evidence seeks views on what we can do to improve everyone's mental health and wellbeing. The government is developing a new cross-government, ten-year plan for mental health and wellbeing for England to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes, particularly for people who experience worse outcomes than the general population. This discussion paper and call for evidence seeks views on how to: promote positive mental wellbeing; prevent the onset of mental ill-health; intervene earlier when people need support with their mental health; improve the quality and effectiveness of treatment for mental health conditions; support people living with mental health conditions to live well; and improve support for people in crisis. The consultation closes on 7 July 2022. (Edited publisher abstract)
Student insights report: children and young people's mental health green paper
- Author:
- YOUNG MINDS
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 9
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out insights from students about the proposals set out in the Children and Young People`s Mental Health Green Paper. The consultation engaged 55 students including: 18 students in the London Borough of Barnet, aged 16 to 18, 17 students in St Helens, aged 11 to 16 and 20 students aged 14 to 17 in Loughborough. The core proposals in the green paper are: all schools and colleges will be incentivised and supported to identify and train a Designated Senior Lead for Mental Health; Mental Health Support Teams will be set up to locally address the needs of children and young people with mild to moderate mental health issues; piloting reduced waiting times for NHS services for those children and young people who need specialist help. Headline findings from the student sessions are: students are broadly in favour of the core three proposals but felt that overall there needed to be an additional focus around causes of ill mental health; students believe they have the right to be, and want to be, involved in the implementation of all the proposals; students believe there is an important role for peer support both within schools and potentially within the new mental health support teams, as part of a cohesive support offer; students want the pilot to focus particularly on two measures of success – the number of young people receiving support and the quality of referrals; students believe educational attainment should not be prioritised as a measure within the pilots as they feel there is already a lot of pressure on this within schools; while students raised an awareness that implementing the proposals would take time and needed to be done well, they also highlighted that improvements are needed urgently now and were concerned about the long time frames set out. (Edited publisher abstract)
Consultations with young people on the green paper Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision
- Author:
- YOUTH ACCESS
- Publisher:
- Youth Access
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- London
This report summarises young people’s responses to a consultation on the green paper Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision. The green paper sets out measures to improve mental health support for children and young people, focusing on earlier intervention and prevention, especially in and linked to schools and colleges. In total 82 young people were consulted through four 2-hour focus groups (two sessions with 11-15 year olds and two sessions with 16-25 year olds). Participants liked the idea of having a designated mental health lead in schools, who they thought should also act as a care navigator and facilitate good communication between all professionals. They saw the role as being highly skilled and demanding, and therefore could not be 'tagged on' to a teaching role. Young people felt that mental health support teams should have a mix of expertise and experience, have good links with statutory support, provide flexible support and consult with young people on how this help is offered in their school. Attendees felt that in colleges and universities there should be more emphasis on prevention and self-support to prevent ‘lower level’ stress from escalating into crisis and a broad offer of support services, including advice on money, careers and housing to help alleviate some of the root causes of mental health issues. Although the groups were supportive of the ambition to reduce waiting times, many participants felt that the proposal required more clarity before they could provide meaningful feedback. They were however able to say that waiting times could only be reduced if there was substantial and sustained funding. Attendees raised a number of concerns, including: young people who are not willing or able to access support in a school setting; young people who aren’t in school; tacking the root causes of mental health issues. (Edited publisher abstract)
Improving lives: the work, health and disability green paper
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publishers:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 95
- Place of publication:
- London
Employment rates amongst disabled people reveal one of the most significant inequalities in the UK today, with less than half (48%) of disabled people are in employment compared to 80% of the non-disabled population. This consultation paper sets out the nature of the problem and consults on how disabled people and people with long-term health conditions can be best supported to get into, and to stay in, work. The paper highlights why change is needed by employers, the welfare system, and health and care providers. Chapters cover: tackling the inequalities of the disability employment gap; supporting disabled people and those with long term conditions into work; assessments for benefits for people with health conditions; supporting employers to recruit with confidence and create healthy workplaces; and supporting employment by providing health and high quality care for all. The final chapter summarises the government commitments to act and their plans to: change perceptions and culture around health, work and disability; hold a wide-ranging consultation around the issues and proposals in this green paper; and sets out their action plan for the next 10 years. Areas for action include ensuring that disabled people and people with long-term health conditions have equal access to labour market opportunities; more effectively integrate the health and social care and welfare systems to help people remain in sustainable employment; parity of mental and physical health; and changing cultures and attitudes across society. A summary of consultation questions is included in the appendices. (Edited publisher abstract)
Government response to No voice unheard, no right ignored: a consultation for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- London
This government response sets out its proposed actions to strengthening the rights and choices of people to live in the community, especially people with learning disabilities, autism or mental health conditions. The proposals balance the need for urgent progress with the need to effect longer term system-wide change by covering three phases: early actions to sustain current momentum; further changes, including proposed legislative changes; and a third phase exploring more radical solutions to longer-term issues. Legislative proposals are put forward where the required change is not possible within the current system, or where stakeholders do not have confidence that existing arrangements will achieve the required changes. The paper also proposes a clear commitment to monitoring and considering further intervention if the necessary improvements are not achieved. (Edited publisher abstract)
No voice unheard, no right ignored: a consultation for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 80
- Place of publication:
- London
This consultation seeks to explore views on a range of proposals, whose scope primarily covers: the assessment and treatment in mental health hospitals for people with learning disability or autism; adult care and support, primarily for those with learning disability but also for adults with autism (and the links to support for children and young people); and all those to whom the Mental Health Act currently applies (including children and young people). The proposals are intended to establish and strengthen key rights and choice options, including: the right for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions to be independent, to be part of a community and to live in a home of their choice; the right to be listened to, to have their wishes acted upon and the right to challenge decisions about them; their rights under the Mental Health Act; the right to control their support and services with a personal budget and the right to benefit from integrated health and social care; and access to better information about who is responsible for supporting their physical as well as their mental health. The consultation closes on 29 May 2015. (Edited publisher abstract)
Stronger code: better care. Government response to the Consultation on the Mental Health Act 1983: code of practice
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 90
- Place of publication:
- London
This document summarises responses and key theme identified from the consultation on revising the Mental Health Act 1983: Code of Practice. The consultation gave respondents an opportunity to evaluate how policies are being delivered and realised in practice, in areas including the use of restrictive interventions, seclusion, use of police powers to detain people in places of safety, and the use of community treatment orders. The consultation received almost 350 responses. Details are provide of the major changes made to the specific Code chapters and what respondents wanted to change, but have remained as they are. (Edited publisher abstract)
Transforming children and young people's mental health provision: a Green Paper
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health, GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publishers:
- Great Britain. Department of Health, Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 54
- Place of publication:
- London
This green paper sets out measures to improve mental health support for children and young people. The paper focuses on earlier intervention and prevention, particularly in or linked to schools and colleges. The new proposals include: the creation of new Mental Health Support Teams to provide extra capacity for early intervention and ongoing help; encouraging every school and college to appoint a designated lead for mental health; and the piloting of a new 4-week waiting time for NHS children and young people’s mental health services in selected areas. It also details action across other areas to support their core proposals, including tackling stigma, social medial and internet safety, and support for young adults. The paper also outlines the key evidence used to inform the proposals and actions from 'Future in Mind' already in progress. Appendices include summary findings from an evidence review on the mental health of children and young people and summary findings from a survey of existing support in schools and colleges. The consultation period for the green paper closes at midday on 2 March 2018. (Edited publisher abstract)