This article has used data provided by the Ministry of Justice to track changes in the number of adolescents under the age of 18 transferred from secure custodial institutions, who have required transfer to psychiatric hospital using Section 47 and Section 48 of the Mental Health Act. During the period 2004–2014 there were large reductions in the population of young people detained in custody in England and Wales. The number of young people requiring hospital transfer fell during this period but to a much lesser degree. The possible reasons for this are discussed and include the increased complexity of young people in custody and the increased availability of secure psychiatric beds. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
The Health Committee is beginning a new inquiry into the role of education in promoting emotional wellbeing in children and young people and preventing the development of mental health problems. The Education Committee has been invited to join the inquiry and share its expertise in the education sector with the Health Committee's overview of mental health services.
Our Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) today launches a new website. It features a host of resources for young people, their families, professionals working in health social care and education and anyone else interested in learning more about the relationship between young people and gender.
[Sorry, this was Weds night but could be available on catch-up] Kids on the Edge is a groundbreaking documentary series produced for Channel 4 by the award-winning Century Films. The second episode airs tonight, and explores a unique NHS-run primary and early secondary school for children with complex emotional, social and behavioural problems.
Specialist mental health practitioners from our child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) will work alongside school therapy teams to help children with problems such as low level anxiety and depression.
Led by Springwell Academy, the service will see three dedicated mental health practitioners support nine secondary schools across Barnsley. These specialists will train teachers and school therapy staff on how to support children with mental health problems as well as working directly with children themselves.
A new out-of-hours crisis service designed to give children and young people 24/7 access to specialist mental health support is set to launch thanks to a £456,000 investment from Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT).
The service, which will operate across Norfolk and Waveney, will begin in early 2017, and will see staff carry out out-of-hours assessments at acute general hospitals.
Its aim is to provide children and young people who are facing a mental health crisis outside of normal working hours with the right help and support, in turn preventing an admission to a mental health inpatient unit. It expands on the successful service which is already in place to provide care during the working day.
The Education Policy Institute’s Independent Commission on Children and Young People’s Mental Health has released a new report, Time to Deliver, which calls for a new ‘Prime Minister’s Challenge’ on children and young people’s mental health.
Innovations Project (IP) was a new multidisciplinary team based within an inner city, walk-in health centre, North East England (throughout 2011). The aim was to describe the social and mental disorders of the hard to reach young people (HTRYP) from the IP and compare with a matched sample who attended a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and follow-up both samples 24 months after discharge. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Feeding and eating disorders (FEDs) are serious mental health disorders that cause impairments in physical health, development, cognition and psychosocial function and can go undetected for months or years. They are characterised by disturbed eating behaviour associated with concerns about weight and shape or by disinterest in food, phobic avoidance or avoidance due to sensory aspects of food. Restrictive forms of FEDs lead to significant weight loss requiring intervention. Without specific knowledge of these conditions, they can evade detection, delaying time to diagnosis and treatment and potentially influencing outcome. This review article focuses on the key factors involved in the psychiatric assessment and treatment of four feeding or eating disorders (EDs): anorexia nervosa, avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Although research papers show antidepressants have been used as first-line therapies for children and young people, in this article Edward Freshwater examines non-pharmacological therapies and suggests they can be effective when used as preventative interventions. He urges nurses to develop knowledge in lifestyle interventions such as diet and exercise to inform health promotion. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Journal of Abnormal Psychology125.8 (Nov 2016): 1201-1212.
Childhood maltreatment is strongly associated with depression, which is characterized by reduced reactivity to reward. Identifying factors that mitigate risk for depression in maltreated children is important for understanding etiological links between maltreatment and depression as well as improving early intervention and prevention. We examine whether high reward reactivity at behavioral and neurobiological levels is a marker of resilience to depressive symptomology in adolescence following childhood maltreatment
A substantial body of research has established check-in/check-out (CICO) as an effective tier 2 behavioural intervention. However, the research conducted on the use of CICO has primarily focused on its effectiveness in traditional elementary and middle schools and with students who have mild problem behaviours. This study provides an extension to the literature by examining the effects of a traditional CICO intervention with school-aged students in residential settings. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens details for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you requesting.
Precipitation of Carbamazepine-Controlled Seizures Due to Low-Dose Risperidone in a Child: A Conspiracy to Unbalance Blood Electrolytes. SSSFT staff can use the OVID link, or you can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
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General threat bias demonstrated in parents and their children with anxiety.
Asthma threat bias demonstrated in parents and their children with asthma.
Parent-child discussions increased avoidance in children with asthma and anxiety.
Results partially support a cognitive model of childhood asthma and anxiety.Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
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Evaluated an alcohol, self-harm and HIV prevention workshop for high-risk teens.
Workshop was family-based and offered to teens in mental health treatment.
Workshop was associated with improvement in family communication and norms.
Workshop had medium-large effects on self-harm, binge drinking, and refusal of sex.Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai