Mental health care represents a significant health disparity, particularly in rural America. The objective of this article was to describe 1 possible solution to this problem: an academic-community rural child and adolescent telepsychiatry service-learning partnership. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
As gatekeepers, parents can improve the uptake of mental health services among youth. This article asked whether providing parents with a presentation on computer-based therapies is a feasible strategy to improve their knowledge, attitudes and uptake intentions. 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.
MyWell-being Online is Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s online service connecting young people with qualified health professionals at the touch of a button. Anyone aged 11-19 living or attending school in Cheshire West and Chester can log on and as well as browse useful tips and advice, speak to someone around low mood, relationship issues as well as exam result worries.
Interviewing young children presents a challenge because they tend to provide incomplete accounts and are easily misled. Therefore there is a need for techniques to improve young children's recall, while maintaining accuracy and increasing completeness.
The computer-assisted interview In My Shoes (IMS) is an aid that potentially offers a way for young children to provide accounts of their experiences. This study examined the validity of IMS, by comparing it with a forensic best practice interview approach using a real-life clinical situation to ensure high ecological validity. Children were randomly assigned to either method and both accuracy and completeness of statements made by 4- and 5-year-olds (N = 54) regarding a video-documented health check-up were assessed.
The In My Shoes interviews were as good as best practice interviews on all accuracy measures for both age groups, except for object accuracy that was better in the forensic interview condition. Events description completeness was similar in both interview conditions; however, IMS interviews generated more complete statements about people present at the visit. The findings suggest that the IMS approach yields comparable results to a best practice interview, and it can be used as an alternative aid in child interviews. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
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Young people in Rochdale can now get easier access to health advice thanks to a new text-messaging service.
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (HMR) School Nursing Service, part of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, will be launching the ChatHealth service for young people aged 11 to 19 years on 23 May.
Those who attend school in Heywood, Middleton or Rochdale, or live in the borough, can access the service by texting their concern or question to 07507330382.
ChatHealth is an award-winning initiative, developed by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, which is available Monday to Friday from 9am to 4:30pm, throughout the year excluding bank holidays.
A new website has launched that provides a wealth of mental health and emotional wellbeing support to young people.
Healthy Young Minds (formerly CAMHS) provides specialist support to children and young people, as well as to their families and carers.
It’s common for young people to experience low-level mental health and emotional wellbeing issues. However, most do not need the specialist support provided by the Healthy Young Minds Service.
They simply need some advice and support to help them deal with the stresses and worries of their day-to-day lives, such as exam stress, low self-esteem, bullying and relationships.
AN APP DESIGNED TO SUPPORT teenagers who self-harm or are at risk of self-harming has been launched. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
School nurses are being encouraged to tell teenagers in distress about the new service
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