Monday 17 December 2018

How do Schools Address Self Harm in Adolescents?

“Adolescent self-harm is a major concern in the UK, and our study reports the extent to which schools are involved in managing incidents of disclosure or detection. Rather worryingly, school staff are not yet receiving comprehensive training to support students. We need to do more to address this, particularly given some schools’ fear of encouraging students to engage in self-harming practices,” said lead author Dr. Rhiannon Evans, of Cardiff University, in the UK. “There are also positive findings from the study, however, not least the extent to which schools see themselves as an appropriate site to provide prevention and intervention activities.”
More details can be found in the full paper
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Survey of schools’ work with child and adolescent mental health across England: a system in need of support


Background
With evidence of rising need around mental health in young people, cuts in specialist health provision and increasing recognition of the central role of schools in supporting young people with mental health problems, it is important to understand the provision of mental health support currently available in schools, the nature of the relationship with health and other providers of child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) services, and what are the key barriers to accessing support.
 Helen Sharpe et al

First published: 08 May 2016

The challenges of sharing information when a young person is experiencing severe emotional difficulties’: implications for schools and CAMHS

Background
Supporting the education of children and young people with complex emotional mental health difficulties requires schools to have knowledge of their needs. Exchanging information about less visible mental health difficulties is, however, known to be complex. Exploring the perceptions of young people experiencing problems can explicate some of this complexity and identify solutions. Yet their views are rarely given credence in this context.

First published: 06 October 2017


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Saturday 1 December 2018

"Online ADHD service map aims to stop young people slipping through net"

"Researchers at the University of Exeter have released a map put together from the results of a national survey. The new map aims to help identify existing services and gaps in provision for young adults with Attention Hyperactivity Deficit Disorder (ADHD)."
"More than 2,500 young people, parents, health workers and UK commissioners provided information on services for adults with ADHD in their area, early in 2018. The survey responses have been used to create a map of existing adult ADHD services in the UK, which is now live."Link