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Review of children and young people's mental health services: summary of recent policy and literature
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 72
- Place of publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne
This review looks at the challenges facing children and young people’s mental health services and was carried out to support the Care Quality Commission’s ‘Review of children and young people's mental health services: Phase one report’. It examines national policy and guidance, reviews, and publications by think tanks and non-statutory agencies. It draws largely on documents published since 2014. The review focuses on the role different agencies in the system; how well the system is working, in terms of quality, access and experience; and the gaps, barriers and enablers to change. The results found consensus that improvements in the promotion of mental health and the prevention, early identification, support, care and treatment of mental ill-health in children and young people should be a national priority. The review identifies a number of practical challenges and obstacles, including: funding pressure at a time of increasing demand (across social care, health and education) and geographical variation in the range of provision and accessible, high-quality services. Issues that need to be addressed included: the develop strong leadership; establish clearer pathways and transition between services; clarity of roles and responsibilities; workforce development; focus on prevention and high-quality early intervention; improve the quality of data; increase participation; implement evidence based treatment with measurable outcomes; and ensure effective funding, accountability and commissioning arrangements. (Edited publisher abstract)
Understanding the whole family: the role of families in the lives of people with severe and multiple disadvantage
- Authors:
- GOOD Frances, MARRIOTT Christina
- Publisher:
- Revolving Doors Agency
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 42
- Place of publication:
- London
This literature review looks at the role of families in supporting and inhibiting positive outcomes for individuals with severe and multiple disadvantage. It is the third in a series of reviews on severe and multiple disadvantage funded by the Lankelly Chase Foundation. The paper uses a life-course approach, exploring the role of the family in prevention and early intervention; intervention and treatment; and the maintenance of recovery. It focuses on five areas of disadvantage: criminal behaviour, substance misuse, mental illness, homelessness and domestic violence and abuse. It refers to examples of interventions throughout. The review highlights both positive and negative contributions of families for those recovering from severe and multiple disadvantage. For some individuals families support and unconditional love was seen as critical in sustaining recovery and protecting them from further risk. For others, families were seen as contributing to criminal behaviours and addiction due to punitive and mistrustful attitudes which could leave individuals isolated. There is also additional risk of a cyclical effect of one family member facing SMD disadvantage, impacting the development of disadvantages in the life of another family member. The review highlights the need for the negative influences a family can have on an individual facing SMD to be considered in the formation of policy and practice and for services to look at the multiplicity of issues individuals face. (Edited publisher abstract)