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Supporting transitions in child and adolescent mental health services: a rough guide to introducing peer support
- Authors:
- LAMBERT Marissa, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 9(4), 2014, pp.222-231.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to share the lessons learnt during the implementation of a Peer Support Worker (PSW) pilot project within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The project aimed to reduce the barriers experienced by young people and carers during the process of transition between child and Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS). Design/methodology/approach: The paper combines reflections of staff, PSWs and trainers in order to share the lessons that may be taken from this project. This includes a rough guide for those hoping to employ PSWs to support transitions. Findings: The PSWs provided the vehicle to support the process of transition by empowering young people and their carers to use their strengths to facilitate a hopeful and timely transition. Recommendations regarding support for peers, staff and the organisation during the process of training and employing peers are discussed. Research limitations/implications: The paper provides a purely reflective account of the pilot project. These reflections may provide guidance for others wishing to develop peer support positions within CAMHS so that an evidence base for the effectiveness of peer support within transitions may continue to grow. Originality/value: Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust are the first NHS Trust in the UK to employ PSWs specifically to support transitions between CAMHS and AMHS. This paper builds on the work of Oldknow et al. (2014) to highlight the first attempts to use peer support to support transitions. (Original abstract)
Peer support to assist in transition to adult services
- Authors:
- OLDKNOW Helen, WILLIAMSON Kevin, ETHERIDGE Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 110(6), 2014, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
A peer support worker initiative was developed to help young service users with the transition from adult and adolescent to adult mental health services in Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Foundation Trust. The peer support workers were required to have a lived experience of mental health problems and the ability to share personal stories of recovery. Nurses, occupational therapists and social workers mentored the peer support workers during the project. This article describes how the initiative was set up and some of the key points from an evaluation of its effectiveness. (Edited publisher abstract)
What works in preventing and treating poor mental health in looked after children?
- Authors:
- LUKE Nikki, et al
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 214
- Place of publication:
- London
A review of the evidence on poor mental health prevention and treatment in looked after children. Looked after children have a higher than average risk of developing mental health difficulties as a result of a range of individual factors (biology, personal characteristics) as well as environmental factors (experiences before and in care, situational context. A biological or behavioural response that is a strength in one context can become problematic in a different context. The report considers the evidence on general features of the care environment and children’s well-being and assesses the choice between being at home and being in care, between different forms of permanence for those not returned to their families and between residential care, foster care, and multi-dimensional foster care for those who have not achieved family-based permanence. It also examines some of the assessment instruments used with looked after children and reviews a number of specific interventions for mental health issues. The report offers some recommendations for policy, practice and research, emphasising the importance of early interventions, strong relationships, carer training, continuity of care, child-centred interventions and a flexible interpretation of children’s behaviour. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health, resilience and partnership commissioning
- Author:
- WILLIAMS Lisa
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, March/April 2014, pp.18-20.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Despite evidence which shows that interventions improve resilience, emotional wellbeing and promote good mental health, there are still a number of barriers within the commissioning and delivery system that make more holistic 'resilience enhancing practice' with vulnerable children and families difficult. This article highlights how services working in partnership can help to improve the mental health and resilience of children and young people with mental health issues. (Edited publisher abstract)