Future in mind – promoting, protecting and improving our children and young people’s mental health and wellbeingThis document published by the Department of Health makes a number of proposals to improve mental health services for young people by 2020. Read more »
Commissioning better CAMHS in the South WestThis report published by the South West Strategic Clinical Network for Mental Health has been developed to support commissioners in leading and shaping the transformation of child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) in the South West. Read more »
MymindMymind is a website www.mymind.org.uk and twitter feed @mymindfeed, developed by Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, to provide children and young people with information about mental health problems. Read more »
Born in South Lakeland – developing emotionally resilient childrenThis report asserts that improvements must be made across South Lakeland mental health services to ensure the safety of rapidly increasing numbers of self harming or suicidal young people. Read more »
Report on the provision of CAMHS Tier 4 servicesThis report published by NHS England provides a comprehensive overview of the current provision of specialised inpatient mental health services for children and young people, known as Tier four services. Read more »
From the pond into the sea: Children’s transition to adult health servicesThis report published by the Care Quality Commission presents findings from a recent review into children’s transition to adult health services. Finding shows that young people with complex health needs do not always receive the necessary care and support when they move on to adult care services. Read more »
HeadMedsHeadMeds is a website for young people about mental health medications and mental health conditions, managed by YoungMinds. Read more »
How to.. promote mental wellbeing in youth work practiceThis ‘How to’ guide published by the Mental Health Foundation is aimed at youth organisations working with young people, to help to embed mental wellbeing improvement practices within the organisations. Read more »
Factsheet on Children and Families Act and The Care ActThis factsheet identifies the key elements in forthcoming policy changes that relate to the lives of young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and preparing for adulthood. Read more »
Developing effective holistic services for young peopleThis briefing published by Youth Access provides guidance for health and local authority commissioners on how to develop joined-up services for young people in transition that can provide co-ordinated support on health, mental health, social welfare, personal and practical issues. Read more »
Joining up the commissioning of young people’s servicesThis briefing published by Youth Access provides guidance for health and local authority commissioners on how to join up the commissioning of young people’s services across health, social care, housing and youth services. Read more »
Young people’s participation in Birmingham mental health servicesThis project led by Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust aimed to increase young people’s participation in their local mental health services. Read more »
Mental health awareness workshops for young people in SwindonThis project led by LIFT psychology in Swindon and Wiltshire delivered workshops to students at Swindon College to raise awareness of the psychological services available for young people in Swindon between 16 and 25 years old. Read more »
Psychological therapies for looked after children in HertfordshireThis service in Hertfordshire provides a fast response and time limited intervention of up to six talking therapy sessions, alongside the wider multi-disciplinary CAMHS Generic team, for children who are looked after by the local authority. Read more »
STORM Skills TrainingSTORM is a self-harm mitigation model developed at the University of Manchester. It offers skills based training in risk assessment and safety planning to frontline staff and members of the community. STORM also addresses ‘postvention’ i.e. what to do after a serious incident has occurred. Read more »
Therapeutic interventions for young people in EssexThe Wilderness Foundation deliver three different therapeutic interventions for young people, many of whom have mental health and behavioural issues, in the heart of the Essex wilderness. Read more »
Well Happy AppWellHappy is a free health app which aims to help young people in London age 12-25 to find local support services in and around London including mental health, sexual health, drugs, alcohol and stop smoking services. Read more »
Kidstime in Camden and IslingtonThis service aims to promote resilience of children and young people in Camden and Islington, supporting them to cope with the emotional and behavioural impacts of a parent’s mental illness. Read more »
Young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing surveyUK Youth is conducting a national survey of youth workers to complement other existing research on mental health. Read more »
Overlooked and forgottenThis report explores how well children and young people’s mental health is prioritised in the current commissioning landscape and offers support and recommendations to health and wellbeing boards on how they can prioritise and address children and young people’s mental health. Read more »