This briefing looks at the provision of both NHS specialist mental health services in the community (CAMHS) and low-level mental health services for children in England. It also assess the Government’s plans for children’s mental health services, in particular the Green Paper on Children’s Mental Health and the NHS Long Term Plan, and whether this will be enough to meet the needs of children. The report shows that the provision of CAMHS are improving, with an extra £60m invested in specialist children’s mental health services and an additional 53,000 children entering treatment. However, it found that still too few children are getting help and those that do are waiting too long. Fragmented provision of low-level mental health services for children also means that children face a postcode lottery of support. The report estimates that there needs to be a mental health service for children which enables about 900,000 children a year to access ‘specialist’ help and provides help in universal settings to 1,200,000 children a year.
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This briefing looks at the provision of both NHS specialist mental health services in the community (CAMHS) and low-level mental health services for children in England. It also assess the Government’s plans for children’s mental health services, in particular the Green Paper on Children’s Mental Health and the NHS Long Term Plan, and whether this will be enough to meet the needs of children. The report shows that the provision of CAMHS are improving, with an extra £60m invested in specialist children’s mental health services and an additional 53,000 children entering treatment. However, it found that still too few children are getting help and those that do are waiting too long. Fragmented provision of low-level mental health services for children also means that children face a postcode lottery of support. The report estimates that there needs to be a mental health service for children which enables about 900,000 children a year to access ‘specialist’ help and provides help in universal settings to 1,200,000 children a year.
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Subject terms:
child and adolescent mental health services, children, young people, mental health problems, needs, NHS, unmet need, access to services, public expenditure;
This report looks at the distribution and size of the population of young people in the secure system; the pathways into secure care of the young people; the needs of those detained in different institutions under different legislation; and whether the needs of detained young people differ according to the type of institution. It follows an earlier scoping study which identified all the secure units, in England, in which young people (under the age of 18 years at the point of detention) are detained. It also identifies the three legal frameworks under which young people can be deprived of their liberty in England are: The Mental Health Act (1983, as amended 2007) placing them in hospital, Section 25 of the Children Act (1989) placing them in a secure children’s home (SCH), or under the youth justice system (YJS) on remand or serving a sentence in a SCH, secure training centre (STC) or young offender institution (YOI). From the findings, the report highlights the following points for further discussion: best use of available secure placements; most appropriate resource allocation in view of the needs detected and how young people are distributed around the total system; specific treatment options and how and where they might be delivered; the best possible commissioning system; identification and assurance of outcomes following interventions; understanding needs in terms of vulnerability, complexity and severity; and the role and adequacy of services designed to prevent the escalation of young people into secure placements. It is the second of three reports on secure settings for young people in England. The first provided a scope of services and the third looks at the views of parents and professionals on young people's secure care.
(Edited publisher abstract)
This report looks at the distribution and size of the population of young people in the secure system; the pathways into secure care of the young people; the needs of those detained in different institutions under different legislation; and whether the needs of detained young people differ according to the type of institution. It follows an earlier scoping study which identified all the secure units, in England, in which young people (under the age of 18 years at the point of detention) are detained. It also identifies the three legal frameworks under which young people can be deprived of their liberty in England are: The Mental Health Act (1983, as amended 2007) placing them in hospital, Section 25 of the Children Act (1989) placing them in a secure children’s home (SCH), or under the youth justice system (YJS) on remand or serving a sentence in a SCH, secure training centre (STC) or young offender institution (YOI). From the findings, the report highlights the following points for further discussion: best use of available secure placements; most appropriate resource allocation in view of the needs detected and how young people are distributed around the total system; specific treatment options and how and where they might be delivered; the best possible commissioning system; identification and assurance of outcomes following interventions; understanding needs in terms of vulnerability, complexity and severity; and the role and adequacy of services designed to prevent the escalation of young people into secure placements. It is the second of three reports on secure settings for young people in England. The first provided a scope of services and the third looks at the views of parents and professionals on young people's secure care.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
needs, referral, mental health problems, secure accommodation, secure training centres, young people, secure hospitals, young offenders, young offender institutions;
Pack containing eight floppy discs containing data on: demographic and social profiles; childrens services; adult services; services for older people; services for adults with disabilities or mental health problems; and unit costs. The content is laid out in four different graph types: ranked bar charts, line charts, scattergrams, and histograms. The pack includes a start up guide. Minimum systems requirements are: any IBM compatible machine with a 486 processor; 8MB of RAM; windows version 3.1 or later; and approximately 18MB of space.
Pack containing eight floppy discs containing data on: demographic and social profiles; childrens services; adult services; services for older people; services for adults with disabilities or mental health problems; and unit costs. The content is laid out in four different graph types: ranked bar charts, line charts, scattergrams, and histograms. The pack includes a start up guide. Minimum systems requirements are: any IBM compatible machine with a 486 processor; 8MB of RAM; windows version 3.1 or later; and approximately 18MB of space.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, local authorities, looked after children, mental health problems, needs, older people, physical disabilities, residential care, social welfare law, statistical methods, child protection, community care, children, costs, demographics, expenditure;
Includes sections on: demographic and social profiles; childrens services; adult services; services for older people; services for adults with disabilities or mental health problems; and unit costs.
Includes sections on: demographic and social profiles; childrens services; adult services; services for older people; services for adults with disabilities or mental health problems; and unit costs.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, local authorities, looked after children, mental health problems, needs, older people, physical disabilities, residential care, registers, statistical methods, adult social care, child protection, community care, childrens social care, costs, demographics, expenditure;