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Young people and mental health
- Authors:
- BOSTOCK Jane, HOLROYD Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, September 2010, pp.21-22.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
In this article the authors discuss the mental health issues important to younger people. Jane Bostock is YoungMinds participation manager and Caroline Holroyd is a member of Young Minds Very Important Kids panel. They discuss what young people want in services and what needs to change in the context of school, health, and advocacy. The lack of support in schools for children and young people experiencing mental health problems is highlighted as are problems with access to mental health services; the need for advocacy is also stressed. Caroline suffered from acute anxiety and feelings of depression at school culminating in agoraphobia. Her case history is given to exemplify problems with child and adolescent mental health services. The YoungMinds manifesto has been drawn up by young people involved in this work to highlight many areas where improvements in services are sought.