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Recovery position
- Authors:
- STREET Cathy, LARSEN John
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 108, October 2010, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Over the last 3 years the mental health charity Rethink has been running a range of recovery programmes with a focus on recovery for young people aged 14 to 25 years with severe mental health problems. This article summarises the findings from the programmes, which were called Uthink and ran in Nottingham, Derby, Southampton, Bournemouth, and Poole. Funded by a grant from the Big Lottery Fund, the pilots included an emotional well-being programme, a recovery learning programme, a residential programme and a two-day leadership programme. The pilot programmes were each staffed by two recovery officers, and in total more than 300 young people took part. The individual outcomes monitoring findings indicated that overall there were improvements in health related areas for all Uthink participants across the whole age range, and many young people endorsed Uthink as effective in engaging with and supporting them in a responsive and flexible way.
Making it mainstream: developing sustainable approaches to in-school support for young people with depression in secondary schools
- Authors:
- STREET Cathy, ALLAN Brenda, GOOSEY David
- Publisher:
- Yapp Charitable Trust
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- Holmfirth
This booklet aims to provide a resource for school staff interested in developing sustainable in-school support for pupils with mental health problems, in particular depression. It sets out the policy context, the research field concerning school-based approaches, and practice learning or local context. It draws on the experience of a range of schools which worked with the authors in considering how they had developed ways of supporting the mental health and well-being of their pupils. It includes a summary of current government policy as it relates to schools, an overview of the different mental health disorders that can affect children and young people, a review of some key research findings about what works in school-based approaches, and looks at what leadership and the local context might encompass in schools, including managing multi-agency working to promote the mental health and emotional well-being of pupils. It provides information about some of the local planning and commissioning structures that schools can use in developing services for their pupils, and describes outcomes monitoring tools and information about resources about mental health available on the internet.
Taking on the challenge: shaping health services through young people’s participation
- Authors:
- STREET Cathy, et al
- Publisher:
- GIFT Consortium
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 64
This ebook is a collection of nine examples of interventions and projects aimed at ensuring that the voice and ideas of children and young people are heard and their participation and engagement help shape health services. Examples include: using creative activities to encourage children and young people to provide feedback on the services they use; facilitating young people’s advisory groups and youth forums; developing strategies to embed participation in children’s health and social care services; consulting with children and young people on child bereavement issues and how it’s talked about; supporting young research advisors to help design research, including topic choice and survey design; involving young people in activities that draw on their experiences of living with HIV to create educational and anti-stigma products; training young people to become health champions; involving young people in commissioning mental health and wellbeing services; running groups and events that integrate young people with learning disabilities and their peers; and creating young ambassadors to campaign for disabled children’s rights. The report present each intervention, outlining what makes them work and the key challenges they pose. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mixed experiences: growing up mixed race: mental health and well-being
- Authors:
- MORLEY Dinah, STREET Cathy
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 96
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide offers practitioners an insight into the experiences of racism, discrimination and identity confusion that mixed race children and young people encounter. With a focus on mental health, it discusses the policy context and considers the learning from projects and local services that have targeted mixed race children, young people and families. Of use to all practitioners working with children and young people, especially those in the mental health field, and also in health more generally, early years services, social care, education, youth justice and the voluntary sector. (Edited publisher abstract)
"It takes a lot of courage": children and young people's experiences of complaints procedures in services for mental health and sexual health including those provided by GPs
- Authors:
- STREET Cathy, et al
- Publisher:
- Office of the Children's Commissioner
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 88p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents the findings of an investigation into children and young people’s access to and use of complaints procedures within NHS services, in particular, mental health services, sexual health services, and GP provision of such services. The work was undertaken between December 2011-April 2012 by a team of 6 child health consultants and researchers, and focused on presenting the perspectives of children and young people aged 8-21 years. A multi-method approach, which included workshops, individual interviews, and an online survey, was used to collect qualitative and quantitative data from children and young people from a range of different health care settings and parts of the country. Views of professional stakeholder views were also gathered using a variety of methods. The findings indicate that there are significant barriers to access to and use of complaints processes for children and young people in relation to mental health, sexual health and GP services. An important barrier is the defensive culture within health organisations which does not recognise complaints as a learning opportunity and which can leave children and young people feeling mocked or viewed as ‘troublemakers’ when they try to raise concerns. The findings are used to provide an outline of what an ideal complaints process for children and young people might look like.
Minority voices: research into the access and acceptability of services for the mental health of young people from black and minority ethnic groups
- Authors:
- STREET Cathy, et al
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This research focuses on exploring the awareness and experiences of young people from Black and minority ethnic groups in using child and adolescent mental health services. A particular aim was to look at the barriers preventing these young people from accessing help. Data was gathered from an in-depth study in four sample areas of services for the mental health of Black and minority ethnic young people, and included focus groups and individual interviews with young people. Key findings revealed a very mixed picture of activity, suggesting that some parts of the country are quite active in developing services for young people from Black and minority ethnic groups - and of forging links with community services - whereas others have little or no specific provision. Also, a wide range of concerns about existing mental health service provision and problems in accessing services was reported by both young people and staff alike. The report is aimed at policy-makers, service commissioners and those working with young people from Black and minority ethnic communities.
Commissioning counselling services for young people: a guide for commissioners
- Author:
- STREET Cathy
- Publisher:
- Youth Access
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide is designed to assist commissioners charged with the responsibility for services for young people on how to commission counselling services. The guide illustrates how these services fit well with what is known about what works for young people and the fit with government policy. Throughout this guide, there are a number of case studies of existing, well-established counselling services for young people. With some funding from their local Primary Care Trust and/or their local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, these services demonstrate how such provision can successfully work alongside and complement Child and Adolescent Mental Health and other services for young people. They can also play a vital role in engaging with young people who may not approach formal mental health services, in intervening early, and in improving geographic access through the development of satellite services. A resources section concludes the guide and details some of the key documents and guidance commissioners may need to call upon.
Mental health service for young people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds: the current challenge
- Authors:
- KURTZ Zarrina, STREET Cathy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Children's Services, 1(3), November 2006, pp.40-49.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Minority Voices study aimed to identify and describe the perceptions of use of mental health services from the viewpoint of black and minority ethnic (BME) young people aged between 12 and 25 in England and Wales, and to examine initiatives designed to improve the access to, and acceptability of, services for these young people. It used a mixed methods approach, including a literature review, national service mapping, in-depth interviews and focus groups in four sample areas and action research in preparing materials designed by BME young people. Issues identified that impede access to services included: concerns related to discrimination and racism, confidentiality, family and community pressures, uncertainty about any help they may receive, and marked fears about the stigma that surrounds mental health difficulties. Within services, a lack of capacity of targeted services and of cultural competence were highlighted. The research concluded that there is a need to improve awareness of mental health and information about services among BME communities, and for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to work with these communities to explore ways in which acceptable and appropriate mental health expertise can be made more readily available through both informal and mainstream provision.
A transitional mentor
- Author:
- STREET Cathy
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 84, September 2006, p.33.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
The author describes the TABS Transition Project, a project in the North of England which provides flexible programmes of support to vulnerable young people moving on to secondary schools, including those with mental health problems. The programme does this though a team of learning mentors.
Hardest to reach
- Author:
- STREET Cathy
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 71, July 2004, p.31.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Reports on progress of the Young Minds research study, Minority Voices, which is gathering the views of young people from minority ethnic groups on mental health services. Looks briefly at some of the barriers to using Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) highlighted and suggestions to improve access.