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Young Minds Magazine
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Young Minds Magazine aimed at those working with children and young people from mental health professionals to teachers, Connexions personal advisors to social workers. The magazine keeps readers up-to-date with issues in child and adolescent mental health, from the latest research to innovative practice. This journal is indexed and abstracted selectively on Social Care Online.
Children's mental health: creating comprehensive services in a climate of change
- Authors:
- IRVINE Bruce, MORLEY Dinah
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 51, March 2001, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Following an article proposing the creation of CAMHS Boards, the authors argue that getting the partnership arrangements right are more important than where child and adolescent services are located.
Fourth report: child and adolescent mental health services; volume II; minutes of evidence and appendices
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Health Committee
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 150p.
- Place of publication:
- London
What's a CAMHS?
- Author:
- WILSON Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Newsletter, 20, January 1995, pp.2-4.
- Publisher:
- Young Minds
Provides an overview of changes taking place within child and adolescent mental health services.
The well-being of young people: mental health services
- Author:
- WALES AUDIT OFFICE
- Publisher:
- Wales Audit Office
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This report focuses on what the Welsh Government does to support organisations to improve young people’s mental health and wellbeing, focusing on young people aged 16-to-24 years. It is one in a series of topic reports on the work of the Welsh Government to support the well-being of young people in Wales. The report covers: key facts and statistics on young people’s mental health; the aims of the Welsh Government, including links to relevant policies and guidance; other organisation involved; and information on how much is spent. It also identifies areas for improvement in the Welsh Government’s approach. An interactive data tool published alongside the report provides more information about young people’s mental health in Wales. (Edited publisher abstract)
Improving children and young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing: findings from the LGA's peer learning programme
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 31
- Place of publication:
- London
A report on the learning from the councils involved in the Local Government Association's Peer Learning programme, which aimed to improve the mental health of children and young people by prioritising early help and prevention. Eight councils took part in two learning days and were also partnered with a peer organisation learn to share good practice. The issues of concern to the councils included improving children and young people's access to services, transitions from CAMHS to adult mental health services, co-producing with children, young people and families; and developing a shared multi-agency understanding of high need. The report discusses the five themes that emerged: the value of taking a holistic view of children and young people; hearing young people’s voices and responding through service co-design; the contribution of the wider children’s workforce to supporting the mental health of children and young people; the role of local councillors in championing children’s emotional health and wellbeing; and delivering services in times of organisational change, external change and resource pressure. (Edited publisher abstract)
Looking forward in Essex
- Author:
- BRITTEN Stewart
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Newsletter, 22, July 1995, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Young Minds
Describes some positive changes, and some persistent problems, in the management of child and adolescent mental health services in North Essex.
Models of care and care pathways to support mental health and wellbeing of looked after children: Findings of call for evidence
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 63
- Place of publication:
- London
This document presents the findings of a call for evidence to identify examples of effective practice in relation to mental health and wellbeing support for looked after children (including unaccompanied asylum seeking children), care leavers, those under a Special Guardianship Order and adopted children. It was conducted as part of a Department of Health and Department for Education-funded project to develop models of care and care pathways to support the mental health and wellbeing of looked after children. Contributions were invited from the following four areas: care pathways, models of care, prevention and early help, and assessment. A total of 68 practice examples were received and a further 14 submissions which took the form of a proposal or policy response to the group. The examples are presented under the follow clusters: Multi-disciplinary looked after children’s emotional and mental health support services; screening and identification; training and support for foster carers; foster care placement types; approaches and models in residential care; residential placements for children and young people with complex needs; training and support for adoptive parents; independent/third sector specialist therapeutic teams; care leavers; attachment assessment framework; reunification practice framework; CAMHS based in education; forensic CAMHS services; boarding school places; building self-esteem; raising awareness; and policy submissions from national bodies. (Edited publisher abstract)
‘They don’t meet the stereotypes in the boxes…’: foster carers’ and clinicians’ views on the utility of psychometric tools in the mental health assessment of looked after children
- Authors:
- FROGLEY Catherine, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 43(2), 2019, p.119–136.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Looked after children often experience greater mental health challenges than children in the general population. Consequently, there has been a call for greater focus on early preventive interventions and priority access to specialist mental health support for them. Brief mental health screening tools often provide the gateway to services and yet there is a lack of suitable assessment tools available for looked after children. The current study is the first to explore the perspectives of foster carers and clinicians working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in relation to the use of two brief screening tools: the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and the Brief Assessment Checklists (BACs). Qualitative data were collected via semi-structured telephone interviews and face-to-face focus groups with 13 female foster carers and 19 clinicians working in a CAMHS setting. Thematic analyses generated six themes which were organised into three superordinate ones centred around: (1) relevance to looked after children; (2) using measures to inform care planning; and (3) current problems when using psychometric measures within the looked after children population. Foster carers and clinicians emphasised the need for a comprehensive understanding of these children given the complexity of their difficulties. There was acknowledgement that psychometric measures could facilitate and contribute to this by highlighting difficulties, providing accurate feedback to carers and clinicians, and enabling access to support. However, both groups seldom felt that current measures were nuanced enough to adequately capture the children’s needs. Yet screening tools play a crucial role in identifying the mental health needs of looked after children and facilitating access to services. Further research is needed to establish the ability of such measures to increase the sensitivity of their complex needs assessment. A number of clinical recommendations are also discussed in relation to the assessment of mental health in this population. (Edited publisher abstract)
Overshadowed: the mental health needs of children and young people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- LAVIS Paula, BURKE Christine, HASTINGS Richard
- Publisher:
- Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 42
- Place of publication:
- London
A report, commissioned by Comic Relief, which shows that the mental health needs of young people with learning disabilities are often overlooked despite the increased risk these young people and their families face. The report is based on the results of a series of focus groups with young people aged 11-25, their parents and school-based professionals. It also draws on searches of the literature to identify the number of young people with both learning disabilities and mental health problems, facilitators and barriers to them and their families accessing support and relevant policy, guidance and practice. The report finds that children and young people with learning disabilities at increased risk of developing mental health problems due to social and emotional factors, such as living in poverty, parental mental ill-health and negative life events, rather than their disability. It also identifies barriers to early intervention to tackle risk factors, poor access to mental health services, a lack of joint working between different agencies and a lack of training and awareness in the mental health workforce. The report makes ten recommendations aimed at national and local agencies to help improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people with learning disabilities. (Edited publisher abstract)