Identifying mental health difficulties in children & young people: the role of schools

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Good Place ◽  
Early Signs ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties

Schools may be a particularly good place to pick up on the early signs of mental health difficulties. Emma Soneson and Tamsin Ford outline the reasons for this

Initiation rituals beyond psychiatric borders: A heuristic inquiry within the Sesame approach

Dramatherapy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-103
Author(s):  
Gloria Garbujo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Young People ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Heuristic Inquiry ◽  
Psychiatric Unit ◽  
Relational Approach ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties

Using heuristic inquiry (HI), this article focuses on the ritual form of the Sesame approach to dramatherapy. It draws on the author’s practice of facilitating dramatherapy group sessions in a psychiatric unit, working with young people who have suffered severe mental health difficulties and pose a risk to themselves and/or others. The majority had a history of trauma and had previously expressed suicidal ideation. Through exploring the author’s own embodied reflexivity, the article examines the role of dramatherapy in young people’s psychiatric care and the importance of a relational approach.

scholarly journals The influence of mobility on mental health status in young people: The role of area-level deprivation

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 96-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Foteini Tseliou ◽  
Aideen Maguire ◽  
Michael Donnelly ◽  
Dermot O’Reilly
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Young People ◽  
Mental Health Status

scholarly journals Telephone-guided self-help for mental health difficulties in neurological conditions: a randomised pilot trial

2021 ◽  
pp. archdischild-2019-318577
Author(s):  
Sophie D Bennett ◽  
Isobel Heyman ◽  
Anna E Coughtrey ◽  
Sophia Varadkar ◽  
Terence Stephenson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Primary Outcome ◽  
Outcome Measure ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Primary Outcome Measure ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties ◽  
Neurological Conditions

ObjectiveThis study aimed to conduct a randomised pilot trial to assess the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to investigate the effect of telephone-guided self-help for the treatment of mental health difficulties in children with neurological conditions.DesignPreliminary RCT. The primary outcome measure was the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.SettingNeurology clinics in a national tertiary paediatric hospital.PatientsYoung people attending neurology clinics who met criteria for mental health difficulties according to the Development and Wellbeing Assessment.Interventions12 weeks of telephone-guided self-help based on a modular approach to psychological therapy for children delivered to children and/or their parents (n=17; eight males; mean age 12.04 years, SD=3.34) or a waiting list for telephone-guided self-help with no additional intervention over 12 weeks (n=17; nine males; mean age 10.53 years, SD=3.14).Results124 participants completed the DAWBA, and 34 children and young people were entered into the trial. 65% of those randomised to the intervention arm completed the full intervention, and the intervention was acceptable to those completing it. However, there were significant problems related to lack of data completion (38% data loss for primary outcome measure), choice of control comparator and outcome measures. Due to significant loss of data at follow-up, the effect size findings are considered unreliable.ConclusionsFurther feasibility work should be conducted to improve data completeness before progression to a definitive trial of guided self-help for mental health problems in children with neurological conditions can be recommended.Trial registration numberISRCTN21184717.

scholarly journals The role of technology in Australian youth mental health reform

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane M. Burns ◽  
Emma Birrell ◽  
Marie Bismark ◽  
Jane Pirkis ◽  
Tracey A. Davenport ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Young People ◽  
Health Reform ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Mental Health Reform ◽  
The Right

This paper describes the extent and nature of Internet use by young people, with specific reference to psychological distress and help-seeking behaviour. It draws on data from an Australian cross-sectional study of 1400 young people aged 16 to 25 years. Nearly all of these young people used the Internet, both as a source of trusted information and as a means of connecting with their peers and discussing problems. A new model of e-mental health care is introduced that is directly informed by these findings. The model creates a system of mental health service delivery spanning the spectrum from general health and wellbeing (including mental health) promotion and prevention to recovery. It is designed to promote health and wellbeing and to complement face-to-face services to enhance clinical care. The model has the potential to improve reach and access to quality mental health care for young people, so that they can receive the right care, at the right time, in the right way. What is known about the topic? One in four young Australians experience mental health disorders, and these often emerge in adolescence and young adulthood. Young people are also prominent users of technology and the Internet. Effective mental health reform must recognise the opportunities that technology affords and leverage this medium to provide services to improve outcomes for young people. What does this paper add? Information regarding the nature of young people’s Internet use is deficient. This paper presents the findings of a national survey of 1400 young Australians to support the case for the role of technology in Australian mental health reform. What are the implications for practitioners? The Internet provides a way to engage young people and provide access to mental health services and resources to reduce traditional barriers to help-seeking and care. eMental health reform can be improved by greater attention toward the role of technology and its benefits for mental health outcomes.

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