Thank you for attending the meeting, here are some of the links and information shared:
Samaritans training:
PHE update:
Briefing paper for regional mental health teams
Good Practice: Education Sector Engagement in Local CYP MH Systems Planning and Commissioning
Please click the following link for the email request from PHE:
Good Practice: Education Sector Engagement in Local CYP MH Systems Planning and Commissioning
PHE is working with the Department for Education to identify and promote best practice demonstrating the active and effective strategic engagement of the Education sector integrated within local children and young people’s mental health systems. This work is part of the wider work taking place to implement Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health.
The purpose of collecting this information is to better understand how the Education sector is routinely involved in influencing the commissioning of support for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing and to share examples of where this is working well to encourage and support dissemination of good practice. This information will also be valuable for informing strategic planning to promote, protect and improve children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing in an evolving local context.
We are aware that within existing Local Transformation Plans (LTPs) for children and young people’s mental health, local areas are encouraged to demonstrate effective partnership working in the context of implementing the recommendations in Future in Mind and as outlined in the Key Lines of Enquiry to support the updating of LTPs (please see below):
We would like to understand more about what good practice looks like including how the Education sector is meaningfully engaged in and working as an active partner within local CYP MH systems (acknowledging the diverse range of education settings spanning phase of education as well as type of school):
- How are school/college heads/principals/ leadership teams influencing the deployment of strategic resource locally for CYP Mental Health?
- What mechanisms help facilitate the engagement of Education in this process?
- What are the benefits to children and young people of Education sector involvement in engaging in this way?
- Is there transferrable learning that could benefit other areas?
- What networks are in place (locally, system level or regionally) to seek out and disseminate good practice examples of CYP MH initiatives in education settings that will inform future offers?
Please email Ana Lekaj Ana.Lekaj@phe.gov.uk with your feedback.
Time to Change: Time to Talk Day – 4th February 2021
The Power of Small - A small conversation about mental health has the power to make a big difference. We know that the more conversations we have, the more myths we can bust and barriers we can break down, helping to end the isolation, shame and worthlessness that too many of us with mental health problems are made to feel. Time to Talk Day is the day that we get the nation talking about mental health. This year’s event might look a little different, but at times like this open conversations about mental health are more important than ever. We need your help to start the conversation this Time to Talk Day – together we can end mental health stigma. Sign up for resources and materials here.
Free resources from Time to Change
We have free downloadable lesson plans, assemblies, toolkits and videos for schools, colleges and youth sector organisations. Please see link here for more details.
If you are interested in free training please contact me on Jennifer.taylor@rethink.org.
Mental Health Resources:
An extensive multi-agency and multi-profession task & finish group (including young people from Stairways, parents/carers and education settings) from across Yorkshire & the Humber to produce a comprehensive guide for schools and settings to support Children and Young People's Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Needs which may have arisen from Covid -19. The framework document can be found here: https://www.schoolwellbeing.co.uk/pages/covid-19-coronavirus-advice-and-resources-for-settings-and-families
The second Annual Report on tackling loneliness provides a progress update since the publication of the cross-government Loneliness Strategy in October 2018. published Jan 2021
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/loneliness-annual-report-the-second-year
Young People's mental and emotional health: Trajectories and Drivers in childhood and adolescence
https://epi.org.uk/publications-and-research/young-peoples-mental-and-emotional-health/
Birmingham LA link:
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/downloads/file/16430/rshe_primary_schools