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A request for help
- Author:
- STREET Cathy
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 106, June 2010, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
The two-year QUEST study was undertaken by the charity Rethink, the Institute of Psychiatry and Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust (PCT), and informed by a UK wide survey of school nurses which explored their training needs. QUEST aimed to develop a multifaceted training resource about depression for school nurses in secondary schools and to examine how the intervention could enhance their knowledge and skills. In QUEST, groups of school nurses from 13 PCTs in London were offered a full day of training with a half day top up session with an experienced trainer in child and adolescent mental health and input from a young service user, using materials developed in consultation with young people and organisations working in the field. The impact of the training was analysed using a range of research tools. Findings from the study indicated that the training was successful in enhancing the knowledge of participants and increasing the nurses' professional confidence to work with young people with depression, that school nurses have limited time available to support pupils and many remain quite isolated from their local specialist child and adolescent mental health services, that there is a need to offer support and training about children and young people's mental health to staff in schools to enable early intervention and accessible mental health support, and that school nurses have a key role to play.
Listening to young people
- Authors:
- STREET Cathy, SVANBERG Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, July 2003, pp.28-30.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Reports on an in-depth qualitative study of a sample of child and adolescent inpatient units drawn from across England and Wales to learn how they might better meet the needs of young people seeking their help. The survey included interviews with 107 young people, 35 parents and 169 staff. Highlights the findings of the study which although indicating clear improvements also revealed continuing areas of concern. Areas of concern included staffing levels; access to information; support for young people after discharge; and bed availability.
Listen and learn
- Authors:
- STREET Cathy, SVANBERG Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 57, March 2002, p.27.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
One year into the new study looking at inpatient care for young people, the authors outlined some of the common themes to have emerged so far, including valuable user perspectives.
Meeting the needs of children and young people with serious mental health problems
- Author:
- STREET Cathy
- Journal article citation:
- Children Now, 8, Spring 2001, pp.8-10.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket
Explains how lack of suitable provision is intensifying the difficulties faced by young people with acute mental health problems.
Child and adolescent mental health services: new research findings
- Authors:
- FLOOD Steve, STREET Cathy
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 171, November 2000, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Reports on research commissioned by the organisation Young Minds, in which professionals working in child and adolescent mental health services, social services departments, local education authorities, paediatric services and the voluntary sector were asked about their experiences in trying to meet the needs of seriously troubled children and young people.
Mental health advocacy outcomes from service user perspectives
- Authors:
- RIDLEY Julie, NEWBIGGING Karen, STREET Cathy
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 23(4), 2018, pp.280-292.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address a knowledge gap on advocacy outcomes from mental health service users’ perspective, and the implications for evaluating advocacy impact. The studies discussed highlight challenges for measuring the outcomes of advocacy, but underline the importance of doing so, and of involving service users alongside other stakeholders in co-designing evaluation systems. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses findings from three qualitative studies of independent advocacy involving focus groups and interviews with: 30 African and African Caribbean men who were mental health service users; 90 “qualifying patients” in a study of Independent Mental Health Advocate services; and nine young women in children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Findings: A comparative analysis and synthesis of findings from three studies identifies four common dimensions: how mental health advocacy is conceptualised and understood; how service users define advocacy outcomes; wider impacts; and, user involvement in evaluating advocacy outcomes. Advocacy outcomes were conceptualised as increasing involvement, changing care and treatment and supporting personal development. There was evidence of advocacy acting to empower mental health service users, and of broader impacts on service regimes and policies. However, there was limited evidence of transformational impact. Evaluating advocacy outcomes is increasingly seen as important. Originality/value: Few researchers have focused primarily on the perspectives of people using independent mental health advocacy, or on the experience of “advocacy as empowerment”, and none have done so across diverse groups. This analysis adds insight into the impact of independent advocacy. Data from empirical studies attest to the important role independent advocacy plays in modern mental health systems.
Patiently awaiting change
- Author:
- STREET Cathy
- Journal article citation:
- 0-19, August 2003, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business
Reports on an in-depth qualitative study of in-patient child and adolescent mental health services undertaken by Young Minds. The study worked with six in-patients units from across England and Wales and recorded the views and experiences of young people and families, to provide information and ideas about how to make services more 'young person friendly'. Data were gathered from 107 young people, 35 parents and 169 staff from within in-patient units and surrounding services. The findings showed that although improvements had been made, there were still areas of concern which included staffing levels.
Whose crisis?: responding to children and young people in an emergency
- Author:
- STREET Cathy
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 49, November 2000, pp.14-18.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Reports on recent research to examine the views of professionals working in social services, education and health on the provision for children and young people who present in a emergency with acute mental health problems. The findings reveal not only a shortage of beds, but a widespread perception of serious mis-match between what many young people need and the kinds of services that are currently available.
Whose crisis: meeting the needs of children and young people with serious mental health problems; a Young Minds study September 2000
- Author:
- STREET Cathy
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 48p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of a multidisciplinary study looking at emergency admissions of children and young people with severe mental health problems. The study draws on data from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) across England and Wales. A number of issues emerged, including: greatly increased referral rates, including increasing numbers of emergencies; increased pressure on all community services as a result of staffing shortages; and interagency confusion and frustration about children with conduct disorders and challenging behaviour and about what role CAMHS services should play in helping these young people.