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I am whole: a report investigating the stigma faced by young people experiencing mental health difficulties
- Author:
- YMCA
- Publisher:
- YMCA
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 44
- Place of publication:
- London
Drawing on interviews with 2,072 young people aged between 11 and 24-years-old from across England and Wales, this research explores the stigma young people living with mental health difficulties experience. The report examines at the extent of this stigma, who is experiencing it and how, the impact of stigma on young people and looks at potential solutions identified by young people. The results found that more than one in three young people (38 percent) with mental health difficulties had felt the negative impact of stigma, with over half experiencing this stigma at school. Those who had experienced stigma had been subject to prejudice, left out of activities and verbally abused. The impacts of stigma identified by young people included: reduced confidence, a reluctance go out socially, and making them less likely to seek professional support. Education and talking about mental health were the most popular suggestions from young people on how to tackle stigma. Based on evidence, the report lists some key principles for effective anti-stigma interventions. These include to: address the lack of knowledge on mental health difficulties, challenge the negative language around mental health, and encourage young people to access mental health support. (Edited publisher abstract)
Attitude and behaviour change – it takes a generation
- Authors:
- RUSSELL Naomi, TAYLOR Jennifer
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 9(4), 2014, pp.207-214.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the work of the Children and Young People's Programme of Time to Change, which is England's biggest campaign to end the stigma and discrimination that surrounds mental health. Design/methodology/approach: The paper draws upon research into the nature and effects of mental health stigma and discrimination on young people and also outlines the strategy of the Time to Change campaign and its initial outcomes. Findings: The paper includes testimonies from young people with lived experience of mental health problems about the stigma and discrimination they have faced. It also outlines the aims, objectives and stages of implementation of the Time to Change Children and Young People's Programme. The paper particularly focuses on the campaign work undertaken in secondary schools, the social leadership programme for young people with lived experience of mental health problems and the process of designing effective campaign messaging for social media. Originality/value: Time to Change is England's biggest campaign to end the stigma and discrimination that surrounds mental health. This paper provides a unique insight into the process of developing and rolling out an anti-stigma campaign for young people. (Publisher abstract)
Teachers' responses to the emotional needs of children and young people. Results from the Scottish Needs Assessment Programme
- Authors:
- CONNELLY Graham, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 13(1), March 2008, pp.7-19.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The Scottish Needs Assessment Programme (SNAP) was established in 2000 to advise the Scottish Government on the emotional health of the country's children and young people. The second phase, conducted in 2002-2003, involved surveying professionals who provide specialist mental health services to children and young people, and also those who work with children and young people in a variety of settings but whose training is not in mental health. Based on the survey, this paper outlines the emotional difficulties faced by children and young people in educational settings, and describes how teachers in particular are responding to these difficulties. It also discusses teachers' experiences of working with other professionals and agencies, in particular the frustrations they feel in their efforts to make suitable arrangements on behalf of young people.
Teachers' perspectives of children's mental health service needs in urban elementary schools
- Authors:
- WILLLIAMS James Herbert, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Schools, 29(2), April 2007, pp.95-107.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This study uses a phenomenological approach to investigate elementary school teachers' perspectives on children's mental health service needs. Focus groups were conducted at two elementary schools with differing levels of available social services in a moderate-sized urban midwestern school district in the United States. Data collection centred on six prominent themes from children's mental health and school social work literature: school safety, parental support and involvement, problem recognition, knowledge of community resources, service effectiveness, and service barriers. Similarities and differences were evident when comparing responses across schools. Implications for practice are discussed.
A better place for everyone
- Authors:
- ESSLER Vicky, STICKLEY Theodore, ARTHUR Antony
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, October 2006, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article investigates whether running drama workshops in a school with the specific intention of challenging pupils' attitudes towards mental ill health and towards people mental health problems, would be successful. Participants were 104 year 9 pupils, aged 13-14 from a large inner-city secondary school. Material from the Read the Signs campaign developed by the Department of Health mental health promotion campaign Mind Out for Mental Health were used. The workshops involved quiz, drama work and games. The quiz was used as an informal way of collecting data to evaluate the impact of the workshops. The results of the study suggest that creative interventions in schools can improve awareness and dispel myths about mental health problems and people who experience them.
Teachers' attitudes towards child mental health services
- Authors:
- FORD Tamsin, NIKAPOTA Anula
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 24(12), December 2000, pp.457-461.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
This study aimed to improve liaison between local schools and child adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) by exploring teachers' experiences and perceptions of CAMHS. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 25 volunteer primary school teachers. Teachers reported exhausting education-based resources before seeking external advice. Most had positive experiences of child mental health services and were keen to be more involved. They favoured a service that provided rapid advice and ongoing support. Many complained about problems in communication. Child psychiatrists should collaborate more effectively with teachers to promote mental health and manage children with behavioural and psychological problems.
The importance of being early
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.7.00, 2000, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on how an innovative project in east London is aiming to help prevent boys from Bangladeshi backgrounds developing emotional and mental health problems.