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Vulnerable young people’s experiences of child and adolescent mental health services
- Authors:
- DAVISON Jo, ZAMPERONI Victoria, STAIN Helen J.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 22(2), 2017, pp.95-110.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences of vulnerable young people in using a local child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS). Design/methodology/approach: A mixed methods design was employed in which participants completed the self-report Experience of Service Questionnaire (CHI ESQ) (n=34), and a subgroup completed individual semi-structured interviews (n=17). CHI ESQ satisfaction data were also compared with a national data sample provided by the Child Outcomes Research Consortium (n=621). Findings: Many young people appeared to have a mixed or negative experience of the CAMHS service. They strongly emphasised that feeling listened to, cared for, and supported, in addition to access and continuity of care, are key methods to enhance their experience. They also reported a lack of knowledge and stigma associated with mental health as key barriers to engagement with services more widely. Research limitations/implications: Purposive sampling was used to recruit a carefully defined group of vulnerable young people from one school using a single CAMHS service. Practical implications: A number of recommendations were identified that could enhance the service experience of young people. Originality/value: There is a significant paucity of knowledge regarding young people’s views and experiences of CAMHS, especially those with high vulnerability for mental health difficulties. This exploratory study offers methods for capturing the opinions of underrepresented young people to inform future service design. (Publisher abstract)
Waiting in line: stories of young people accessing mental health support
- Author:
- CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
- Publisher:
- Children's Society
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 52
- Place of publication:
- London
This report explores the experiences of young people accessing mental health support from NHS Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services. It is based on semi-structured interviews carried out with 27 young people aged 11-21 with minority protected characteristics. These included young people from ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQ young people, young people with disabilities, and young people with multiple disadvantages. Key challenges identified from interviews with young people were: the fear of stigma and a lack of knowledge in young people and communities about how to seek help and how to support each other through mental ill health. Young people also felt services once accessed were slow and confusing. The report includes direct quotations from the young people interviewed and the journeys of two individuals. The findings suggest that to improve young people's experiences of accessing mental health support services need to be re-designed and re-located in the communities where young people live. (Edited publisher abstract)
Prevention and Access Task and Finish Group report: Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Taskforce
- Author:
- PREVENTION AND ACCESS TASK AND FINISH GROUP
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 41
- Place of publication:
- London
Identify ways of implementing effective, evidence-based mental health promotion and prevention and improving access to timely evidence-based support for children and young people whatever their mental health needs. This covers all access points including primary care and hospitals, early years settings, schools and colleges, social care, youth justice the voluntary and community sector, and other agencies that children and young people come into contact with. It encompasses the journey from first-point-of-contact services through to targeted and specialist services. It includes services for children and young people in crisis and those making the transition to adult services or other services during their care path. There report is structured around three themes: improving mental health promotion and prevention (mental health/healthy minds promotion and prevention and early identification of mental health problems across the 0-18 age range); improving access - providing the right support at the right time by appropriately skilled professionals (including evidence-based interventions, national access and waiting time standards, care pathways and transitions); and training to deliver improved mental health promotion, prevention and evidence-based interventions and support (across the children’s and young people’s workforces). The report sets out six key proposals for better mental health promotion and prevention: create a national movement to dispel stigma and promote awareness of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing; develop an inclusive life course approach to mental health and emotional wellbeing from the earliest years, through the school-age years and transition to adulthood; establish clearly identifiable access points into the system; improvements in access and waiting times to targeted and specialist services; produce a local offer; and develop the skills of the children and young people’s workforces. (Edited publisher abstract)