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Self-harm and mental health
- Authors:
- WATERHOUSE Sue, MARRIOTT Suzie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, February 2010, pp.21-23.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Self-harm among young people is a major public health issue in the UK, affecting at least 1 in 15 young people. This article explains the reasons for this behaviour and the approaches used to manage and prevent it. The reasons behind self-injury are often complex and change over time, but can include: copying with painful feelings; relieving anger; communicating distress; re-enactment of past trauma; a form of stimulus by the release of endogenous episodes; and as a suicide prevention strategy. There are different approaches to people who self-injure, and a combination of these approaches may be used depending on the setting and service context. The prevention or curative model tries to stop the behaviour from occurring, often by using medication or restraint, but service users report that this can be disempowering and drive people who self-injure underground. The harm minimisation or safer self-harm approach recognises the person’s need to self-injure and provides information on wound care whilst encouraging the person to take control of their own safety. This approach may pose an ethical dilemma for staff. The distraction approach offers alternative strategies to be used in a crisis. The article concludes that working with people who self-injure can be very challenging and distressing, and it is essential that staff receive professional support and are able to discuss the caring dilemmas that they face.
Young people who sexually abuse: challenges, confusions and collective solutions
- Author:
- CALDER Martin C.
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 212, December 2004, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
It is a decade since the Government formally acknowledged that young people who sexually abuse represented a group in their own right requiring effective and timely intervention to prevent their progression into more serious adult offenders, but professional, judicial and governmental responses have been isolated, contradictory and confusing. Describes the evolution of concern, what has emerged in the last decade, and intervention effectiveness. Concludes they are not fundamentally different from other young people exhibiting a wide range of problems, and therefore a unique, tailored service is not required. Targeting sexual abuse to the exclusion of all else is unlikely to repair past damage, but specially trained people are needed.
Treating adolescent alcohol abusers
- Author:
- MOREHOUSE Ellen R.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Casework, 70(6), June 1989, pp.355-363.
- Publisher:
- Alliance for Children and Families
Discusses assessment and treatment strategies.
Not so many wee drams
- Author:
- BALDWIN Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.4.87, 1987, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A course to reduce alcohol intake in young people on Tayside.
Organization and management of an in-patient treatment unit for adolescents
- Author:
- PERINPANAYAGAM K.S.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adolescence, 10(2), 1987, pp.133-148.
- Publisher:
- Academic Press
Considers the stress experienced by staff and means of supporting them.
Voluntary uptake and continuation of treatment among court-involved youth: lessons learned from the implementation of Functional Family Therapy in a community setting
- Authors:
- WATKINS Adam, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 114, 2020, p.104994.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is generally recognized as an effective intervention for court-involved youth. Relatively few studies, however, have focused on the delivery of FFT among youth offenders, especially among older minority youth located at the “deep end” of the juvenile justice system. This research adds to this sparse literature by focusing on the voluntary uptake and continuation of FFT among such youth (N = 60) in Lucas County, Ohio. Most of these youth were Black males nearing adult age who were referred to FFT while in residential placement or on probation. Getting these youth to start and advance in therapy proved a considerable challenge, with only 28% of referred youth making it to the final phase of FFT. Multiple group meetings and an interview with court and treatment practitioners brought to light various factors viewed by these personnel as inhibiting uptake and retention. These factors serve as potential lessons that other jurisdictions can learn from and have implications for future research on FFT that are discussed. These lessons learned include (1) setting an expected rate of uptake and retention that reflects the risk profile of referred youth; (2) considering whether to deliver FFT alone or in combination with other services; (3) devising ways to incentivize uptake and retention; (4) formalizing FFT eligibility or referral criteria; and (5) weighing whether to exclude certain youth or families from FFT due to factors such as guardian turnover. (Publisher abstract)
Effects of multidimensional family therapy (MDFT) on nonopioid drug abuse: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Authors:
- FILGES Trine, ANDERSEN Ditte, JORGENSEN Anne-Marie Klint
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 28(1), 2018, pp.68-83.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Purpose: This review evaluates the evidence of the effects of multidimensional family therapy (MDFT) on drug use reduction in young people for the treatment of nonopioid drug use. Method: The authors followed Campbell Collaboration guidelines to conduct a systematic review of randomised and nonrandomised trials. Meta-analytic methods were used to quantitatively synthesise study results. Results: The search yielded five studies that met inclusion criteria. MDFT was found to be more effective than other treatments on drug abuse problem severity and drug use frequency in the short run but not in the long run and demonstrated positive effects on treatment retention compared to control conditions. Discussion: While additional research is needed, the review offers support for MDFT as a treatment to young nonopioid drug abusers. The number of studies included in this review was limited, however, and this should be considered when interpreting the results. (Edited publisher abstract)
Substance misuse among young people in England 2012-13
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 7
- Place of publication:
- London
On 1 April 2013, national leadership for treating alcohol and drug misuse transferred from the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) to Public Health England (PHE). Local authorities are now responsible for commissioning substance misuse services, funded from their public health grant. The data in this report, collected by the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS), shows how specialist substance misuse services for young people in England performed in 2012-13. The number of young people attending specialist substance misuse services was 20,032, down from 20,688 in 2011-12 (a 3% drop). Falling alcohol and drug use among young people in general may explain this small decline in demand; but it is also possible that cuts in funding for targeted youth support services may have affected the number of referrals. Of therapies received, most had a psychosocial intervention ((i.e. a ‘talking’ therapy – 17,101, or 85%); many also had a harm reduction intervention that aims to keep them safer (10,655, or 53%). Cannabis was the main problem drug (for 68%); and 79% of young people leaving services successfully completed their treatment. (Edited publisher abstract)
Substance misuse among young people 2011-12
- Author:
- NATIONAL TREATMENT AGENCY FOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE
- Publisher:
- National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper outlines statistics on substance misuse among young people aged under 18 years in England. It includes figures looking at the number of young people accessing services by primary drug, the number of young people accessing services by age and gender, the type of intervention received by the young person, and the outcomes for young people leaving substance misuse services. Overall the figures suggest that young people are increasingly turning away from the most problematic drugs, and that for the young people who do need help services are well equipped to provide a range of support. The number of young people accessing specialist services for substance misuse in England fell to 20,688 (down from 21,955 in the previous year). Those treated for primary use of Class A drugs fell 631, and has dropped by two-thirds since 2006-07. Alcohol and cannabis remain the main substances for which under-18s access specialist services. More young people than ever (77%) are leaving having completed their programme successfully.
Mapping of sexual abuse is key to service expansion
- Author:
- DOMAKIN Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.4.11, 2011, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The key findings of a study to explore the availability and range of therapeutic services for children and young people in the UK who have been sexually abused are presented. The study included a mapping of services; service managers, practitioner and commissioners views of services; and focus groups with young people. Practice implications for policy makers, commissioners and frontline staff are listed. The report called for more effective recording of the prevalence of sexual abuse. Estimates of need also revealed that both an expansion and evaluation of resources is also needed.