scholarly journals Sex and relationships education for LGBT+ young people: Lessons from UK youth work

Sexualities ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 1155-1178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor Formby ◽  
Catherine Donovan
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Youth Work ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
School Based ◽  
Research Findings

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) inclusive sex and relationships education (SRE) is of growing interest. However, there is a lack of clarity about what LGBT inclusive SRE should/does look like in practice. This article addresses that uncertainty by examining original research findings on innovative youth work based SRE provided within an arts-based project run by a third sector organisation in the North East of England. The research is set within the context of three broad rationales for LGBT inclusive SRE: to support the mental health of LGBT+ young people; to tackle sexual health issues, and to address concerns about sexual encounters and intimate relationships. The article sets out research findings within four main themes concerning: young people’s experiences of formal SRE; young people’s attempts to acquire SRE informally; young people’s experiences of youth work based SRE; practitioners’ experiences of delivering youth work based SRE. It then draws on this data to make the case for dedicated youth work for LGBT+ young people, outlining its potential alongside school-based SRE.

Hangings attended by ambulance clinicians in the North East of England

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-57
Author(s):  
Gary Shaw ◽  
Lee Thompson ◽  
Graham McClelland
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Acute Hospitals ◽  
Future Work

Introduction: Suicide rates have risen in England over the last decade and hanging, a highly lethal method of suicide, has been the most common method. Previous work in this area identified a lack of literature discussing emergency medical services (EMS) attendance at hangings. This article aims to describe hangings attended by EMS in the North East of England in order to inform future work in this area.Methods: A retrospective service evaluation was conducted using existing data from a comprehensive pre-hospital trauma audit database to describe patients with hanging documented in their records who were attended by ambulance clinicians between 1 December 2018 and 31 November 2020.Results: Hanging was recorded in 604 incidents. Most cases (n = 579/604) involved adults (aged 18 years or older) with a median age of 35 years (IQR 27‐45 years), who were male (n = 410/579, 71%). Just over half (n = 341/579, 59%) of adult hangings resulted in cardiac arrest and of these, 10% (n = 33/341) were resuscitated and survived to hospital admission. Threatened and non-fatal hangings appear to have increased dramatically in the latter half of 2020. Previous suicide attempts and mental health issues were frequently reported across this population.Conclusion: Hangings are a method of suicide which frequently result in a cardiac arrest. In the North East of England the ambulance service attends approximately one hanging per day and one fatal hanging every two days. When fatal hangings were resuscitated, pre-hospital outcomes were similar to other causes of cardiac arrest, highlighting that despite the traumatic nature of these cases resuscitation is not futile. In order to better understand this patient group and improve care, pre-hospital data need to be linked to data from other services such as mental health services and acute hospitals.

scholarly journals Street-connectedness and education in Kenya: Experiences of formal schooling as rationale for inclusive pedagogies of practice

Prospects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 265-280
Author(s):  
Su Lyn Corcoran ◽  
Lillian Aoko Awimbo ◽  
Kelvin Mugwanga ◽  
Irene Atieno Aluoch
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Formal Schooling ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractThis article contributes to the literature on street-connectedness and inclusive education, presenting original research findings from two Kenyan studies. Both studies aim to understand street-connected young people’s experiences of education. The first focused on transitioning from the street into education or training, to explore the challenges of making that transition. The second focused on young people who had lived on the street for extended periods of time and were still there at the time of data generation. Both studies generated significant insight into (a) education as motivating initial migrations to the street, (b) the role of fear, embarrassment, and shame in preventing young people from going (back) into formal education, and (c) how acceptance and support are key to overcoming feelings of not belonging and other challenges when transitioning from the street into school. The article provides empirical evidence that should be considered when planning inclusive education provision for street-connected young people globally.

scholarly journals Acknowledgements

2015 ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
North East Third Sector Research Group
Keyword(s):  
Research Group ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Copyright Notice ◽  
The Third ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Third Sector Research ◽  
Sector Research ◽  
Voluntary Basis

<p>This inaugural Digest Review is the culmination of the efforts of a group of people working to increase levels of engagement between academia and the Third Sector. Those who have submitted formal contributions have spent time and effort developing thoughtful and honest reflections and for that, we are truly thankful. There are a number of Third Sector professionals and academics who are involved in the North East Third Sector Research Group on an ongoing basis and without that valuable support, the group would not exist. Thank you to everyone involved in the group, as well as this publication. What makes this publication unique is that all of the contributions, editing and design has been done on a voluntary basis.</p><p>Particular thanks must go to Ellen Cole and the team at Northumbria University Library for helping with the technical aspects of copyright notice, attribution and registration.</p>

Access to contraceptive services among unmarried young people in the north-east of China

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
LY Zhang ◽  
S Jejeebhoy ◽  
IH Shah ◽  
LH Zhang ◽  
J Hsia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Contraceptive Services

Youthful Stories of Normality and Difference

Sociology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 766-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edmund Coleman-Fountain
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Critical Sociology ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Politics Of Difference ◽  
Everyday Politics

In recent decades a critical sociology and politics of difference has been at the forefront of the study of normality. Key aims of this are to contest hierarchies of privilege and to question appeals to sameness as the basis for inclusion. Analysing data from two studies carried out in the north east of England (one with disabled youths and one with lesbian and gay youths), this article responds to this work by examining young people’s negotiations of ableist and heteronormative constructions of normality. The article shows how the young people sought to disrupt the privileges of this normality whilst also claiming a sense of ‘likeness’ to others. The article concludes by discussing the need to consider the use of a language of likeness and inclusion in young people’s everyday politics of belonging.

scholarly journals A qualitative exploration of 14 to 17-year old adolescents’ views of early and preventative mental health support in schools

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liam Spencer ◽  
Ruth McGovern ◽  
Eileen Kaner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Young People ◽  
Mental Health Literacy ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
North East ◽  
School Based ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Mental Health Interventions

Abstract Background Preventative interventions may be effective in reducing and preventing symptoms of mental ill health in children and young people. However, there is a paucity of research in this area that explores the views of young people. This paper reports on a qualitative study to inform the future development of attractive and appropriate early and preventative school-based mental health interventions. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 12 young people aged 14–17 in North East England. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, anonymised and analysed following a thematic approach. Results Four key themes were identified, relevant to those providing, designing and commissioning early and preventative mental health interventions in schools: ‘mental health literacy’, ‘risk factors for wellbeing decline’, ‘experience of school-based support’ and ‘recommendations for future support’. Conclusions Young people have varying levels of mental health literacy, but are able to identify academic stress, bullying and the transition from primary to secondary school as leading causes of worry. Young people want more regular and in-depth mental health education, tailored levels of support in school and improved training for teachers.

scholarly journals Leadership and Peacebuilding: The Role of Young People in Countering Violent Extremism in North East Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-72
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Mohammed Machina
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Small Minority ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Violent Extremism ◽  
Youth Population ◽  
Extremist Groups

The involvement of some young people as foot soldiers of extremist groups has led to the stereotype of youth in general as perpetrators of violence and a threat to peace and stability. That is why many commentaries and media reportage on Nigeria portray young people as perpetrators of violence or victims of conflict. However, this picture of young people is incomplete because it fails to acknowledge the role of young people as peacebuilders. This commentary examines the role of young people in countering violent extremism in North East Nigeria and focuses on the North East Intellectual Entrepreneurship Fellowship (NEIEF) Fellows as a case study. I argue that young people who actively joined extremist groups represent a small minority of the youth population. The majority of young people in North East Nigeria have been actively working to counter extremist narratives of violence.

How well do children in the North East of England function after a crisis: a service evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Staite ◽  
Lynne Howey ◽  
Clare Anderson ◽  
Paula Maddison
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Mental Health Crisis ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The Uk

Purpose Data shows that there is an increasing number of young people in the UK needing access to mental health services, including crisis teams. This need has been exacerbated by the current global pandemic. There is mixed evidence for the effectiveness of crisis teams in improving adult functioning, and none, to the authors’ knowledge, that empirically examines the functioning of young people following intervention from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) crisis teams in the UK. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to use CAMHS Crisis Team data, from an NHS trust that supports 1.4 million people in the North East of England, to examine a young person's functioning following a crisis. Design/methodology/approach This service evaluation compared functioning, as measured by the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS), pre- and post-treatment for young people accessing the CAMHS Crisis Team between December 2018 and December 2019. Findings There were 109 participants included in the analysis. ORS scores were significantly higher at the end of treatment (t(108) = −4.2046, p < 0.001) with a small effect size (d = −0.36). Sixteen (15%) patients exhibited significant and reliable change (i.e. functioning improved). A further four (4%) patients exhibited no change (i.e. functioning did not deteriorate despite being in crisis). No patients significantly deteriorated in functioning after accessing the crisis service. Practical implications Despite a possibly overly conservative analysis, 15% of patients not only significantly improved functioning but were able to return to a “healthy” level of functioning after a mental health crisis following intervention from a CAMHS Crisis Team. Intervention(s) from a CAMHS Crisis Team are also stabilising as some young people’s functioning did not deteriorate following a mental health crisis. However, improvements also need to be made to increase the number of patients whose functioning did not significantly improve following intervention from a CAMHS Crisis Team. Originality/value This paper evaluates a young person’s functioning following a mental health crisis and intervention from a CAMHS Crisis Team in the North East of England.

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