A new quality standard on self-harm

NICE have produced a new quality standard on self-harm to drive treatment improvements. 

"The number of people who self-harm has risen steadily over the past two decades, meaning the UK now has one of the highest rates in Europe". 

"As a result, hospitals are increasingly likely to treat patients who have deliberately injured or poisoned themselves, with around 220,000 people who have self-harmed presenting to A&E wards each year"
"The risk of a person who self-harms undergoing a repeat incident is high. People who self-harm are also at greater risk of suicide than those from the rest of the population".

http://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/features/MeasuresImproveCarePeopleSelfHarm.jsp

'Keep it Tame' campaign to promote online safety and measure behaviour change in young people

'Keep it Tame' campaign to promote online safety and measure behaviour change in young people

Beyond the beat-em-up: video games are good for young people

Young and Well Update - 12th September 2013

Now, there’s an emerging body of research focusing on the potential positive influences of video games.

Associate Professor Jane Burns and researchers Daniel Johnson (Queensland University of Technology) and Christian Jones (University of the SunshineCoast) From the "The Young and Well CRC" team, wrote on videogames and wellbeing for "The Conversation"

Here are some key findings:

• moderate (non-excessive) levels of playing are associated with positive emotions and improved mood, improved emotion regulation and emotional stability and the reduction of emotional disturbances;
• playing video games is a healthy means of relaxation, stress reduction and socialising; and
• people who play video games in moderation have significantly less depressed mood and higher self-esteem (compared to those who don’t play or who play excessively).

NCVYS Exchange Magazine - July 2013

This is Exchange Issue 16. Featuring articles from Youth Access, Mental Health Foundation/Paul Hamlyn Foundation, We Have A Voice, YoungMinds, The Cabinet as well as news on NCVYS and ENVOY events

http://issuu.com/ncvys/docs/ncvys_exchange_16_webv2

Key Data On Adolescence  - 2013

 

From the "Association For Young People's Health"

 

The latest information and statistics about young people today. 

 

http://www.ayph.org.uk/publications/457_AYPH_KeyData2013_WebVersion.pdf

"Opening the door to better healthcare: Ensuring general practice is working for children and young people" - NCB report

May 2013 - A report published by the NCB (National Children's Bureau)

"This report examines the available evidence on how well general practice is delivering for children and young people, including the evidence on their experiences of the services and the particular challenges they face in accessing them. Key challenge areas such as access, expertise, communication and incentives for service improvement are considered. It also examines some of the approaches to addressing those challenges, and in some areas pursued in practice."

http://www.ncb.org.uk/media/972611/130603_ncb_opening_the_door_to_better_healthcare_final.pdf

"A Need to Belong" - What leads girls to join gangs....

http://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/pdfs/A_need_to_belong.pdf

Risk factors for gang affiliation

Existing literature highlights a wide range of risk factors for females to become members of gangs. These include:

•severe childhood behavioural problems and mental ill health

•poor maternal mental health, exposure to violence in the home and experience of

trauma

•low academic aspiration and disengagement with school

•association with antisocial or gang-involved peers and peer rejection or victimisation

•feeling unsafe or marginalised in their neighbourhood

•high income inequalities and social influences that devalue female roles