Transition between Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) can be stressful for the young person and family alike. Previous reviews have focused on specific aspects of transition or perspectives of young people, or have not used systematic approaches to data identification and analysis. The objective of this review was to develop the understanding of the transition between CAMHS and AMHS by systematically identifying and synthesising evidence regarding professionals’ and parents/carers’ perspectives.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
Open access. There is well-established evidence that Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training improves knowledge about how to support someone developing a mental health problem, but less evidence that this support improves the mental health of the recipient of aid. This randomised controlled trial aimed to assess the long-term effects of MHFA training of parents on the mental health of their adolescent children.
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Mental health services in central Lancashire have worked with young people who have experience of mental health issues to hold a one-day conference on the transformation of services to improve the way that mental health care is provided to children, young people and their families.
Becky felt there wasn’t enough mental health support for people her age, and decided something needed to change. Find out how through working with Healthwatch Dudley, Becky has helped more young people get the support they need to share their experiences of mental health.
To provide an update of recent studies of the incidence and impact of parental substance use disorders (SUDs) on children, and to identify effective treatment programs to assist parents with SUDs and their children.. MPFT 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.
Having a parent with a mental illness is a major risk to children's wellbeing. The first step in developing policies and procedures that could assist these children is to determine the numbers of parents attending adult psychiatric services. This is the first systematic examination of the literature regarding the prevalence and family circumstances of parents attending adult psychiatric services.. MPFT 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.
The primary outcomes from this study of psychotherapy for young people with bipolar disorder identified that most participants had continued to remain well. Given that up to 80% of people relapse within 2 years, it was important to establish how these participants described the process of staying well.. To read the full article, log in using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens details. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
MH:2K is a powerful youth-led programme which relies on the views of young people to shape the support and services available to them.
The innovative project, which has piloted in Oldham, sees local 14-25 year olds become ‘Citizen Researchers’, identifying the most important mental health challenges facing local young people, engaging with their peers on these topics and then working with key local decision-makers to make recommendations for change.
Psychological Services14.3 (Aug 2017): 373-386.
Client engagement in services is a critical element of effective community-based child and family mental health service delivery. Caregiver engagement is particularly important, as caregivers often serve as gatekeepers to child mental health care and typically must consent for services, facilitate service attendance, and are often the target of intervention themselves. Unfortunately, caregiver engagement has been identified as a significant challenge in community-based child mental health services. To address this gap, the Parent And Caregiver Active Participation Toolkit (PACT), which includes therapist training and participation tools for caregivers and therapists, was developed. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
MH:2K is our powerful new model for engaging young people in conversations about mental health in their local area. [evaluation report of pilot use of MH:2K in Oldham]
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The CPFT study is the first of its kind to provide evidence of the value of Young People’s Panels, which are widely used across the country, but little has been know about their effectiveness until now.
The research by Sophie Allan and Dr Emma Hill from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) was presented at the annual conference of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Clinical Psychology in Liverpool on 18 January.