Early Intervention in Youth Mental Health
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What percentage of 17-25 year olds have a mental health need?

  • 30%
  • 20%
  • 15%
  • 25% (correct)
  • Which gender is more likely to experience mental illness between the ages of 16-24?

  • Both genders equally
  • Males
  • Transgender individuals
  • Females (correct)
  • What is a significant risk factor for developing mental illness in youth as noted in the content?

  • Participating in sports
  • Having a pet
  • Living in a wealthy household
  • Experiencing trauma (correct)
  • What impact does growing up in a poor household have on mental health according to the notes?

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    What has happened to the negative impacts of poor mental health during youth over time?

    <p>They have worsened. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of young people experience optimum transition to adult mental health services?

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    Which factor increases the likelihood of a young person transitioning to adult services?

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    What is the common issue faced by adult services regarding waiting times?

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    What proportion of young people are estimated to not be referred to adult services despite being unwell?

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    What is the main purpose of the MILESTONE Project?

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    What has significantly influenced the reform of youth mental health services?

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    In which of the following countries has youth mental health service evolution been reviewed?

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    What percentage of mental health conditions typically emerge by the age of 24?

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    What is a primary aim of the reviewed advancements in youth mental health services?

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    What approach has gained attention to address the treatment of mental health issues in youth?

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    What methodology was used to gather information for the review on youth mental health services?

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    What is a significant challenge identified in the context of youth mental health services?

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    Which service model aspect is highlighted for improving mental health services for young people?

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    What is one of the major barriers that young people from minoritised groups face regarding mental health services?

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    What age range do the Youth Information, Access and Counselling Services (YIACS) typically serve?

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    What service model has received significant research interest in Australia for youth mental health?

    <p>Headspace services (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a focus area of Headspace services in Australia?

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    What type of service do Early Support Hubs provide to improve access for young people?

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    What percentage of young people using Headspace services show significant improvements in psychological distress or quality of life?

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    Which of the following best describes the accessibility of Early Support Hubs?

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    The stigma associated with seeking mental health support in minoritized communities is primarily linked to what experience?

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    What is the primary goal of the ACCESS network in Canada?

    <p>To transform youth mental health services (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a key service gap addressed by the ACCESS network?

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    What is a significant challenge faced during the transition from child to adult mental health services?

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    How does the initiative emphasize inclusivity in mental health care?

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    What approach is suggested for ensuring continuity of care for youth transitioning to adult services?

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    What is the primary focus of headspace in Australia?

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    Which of the following describes the approach used by headspace?

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    Which population's unique needs are explicitly highlighted in the ACCESS network's initiatives?

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    What challenge does Australia face regarding youth mental health services?

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    Why is ongoing research important for youth mental health services?

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    What is a main strategy needed to encourage help-seeking behaviors among youth with mental health issues?

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    What sparked the youth mental health movement in Ireland?

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    What is the age range served by the Jigsaw program in Ireland?

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    What is a key initiative in the UK aimed at improving youth mental health services?

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    What remains a critical area needing further development in the UK mental health system?

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    What element hinders the comprehensive implementation of youth mental health services in Ireland?

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    Flashcards

    Impact of poor mental health in youth

    Young people experiencing mental health issues are more likely to have long-term negative effects, and this trend seems to be getting worse.

    Gender and mental health in youth

    Females between 16 and 24 years old are three times more likely to experience mental illness compared to males.

    Poverty and youth mental health

    Poverty and mental health are strongly connected. Children raised in poverty are three times more likely to develop mental illness.

    Trauma and youth mental health

    Experiencing trauma during childhood increases the risk of developing mental health issues later in life.

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    Global impact of youth mental health

    Mental health disorders are a leading cause of disability among young people worldwide.

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    Transition

    The process of moving from child to adult mental health services.

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    Transition Success Rate:

    A small percentage of youth make a smooth transition from child to adult mental health services.

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    Severity and Transition:

    Youth with more severe mental health conditions are more likely to transition successfully.

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    Waiting Lists:

    Adult mental health services might have long waiting lists for new clients.

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    Referrals for Youth:

    Many youth don't receive referrals to adult mental health services even if they need care.

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    Family Stigma

    Mistrust of the healthcare system among minority groups due to past experiences with racism.

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    Community-Based Mental Health Services

    Services located within communities, offering accessible mental health support to youth.

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    Early Support Hubs

    Mental health centers providing flexible and early support for young people, allowing them to walk in without a referral.

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    Youth Information, Access, and Counseling Services (YIACS)

    A model of mental health service delivery that emphasizes youth access to information, counseling, and support.

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    Headspace (Australia)

    A model of integrated youth mental health service in Australia, offering holistic support to young people.

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    Integrated Youth Mental Health Service

    A comprehensive model of mental health care encompassing mental, physical, sexual health, drugs and alcohol, employment, and education.

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    Significant Improvements in Mental Health

    Improved psychological distress, psychosocial functioning, and/or self-reported quality of life.

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    Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Services

    Barriers faced by young people from minoritized groups in accessing community-based mental health services.

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    Youth Mental Health Services (YMHS)

    Mental health services designed specifically for young people, often addressing issues like anxiety, depression, and early psychosis.

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    Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP)

    A type of mental health intervention aimed at catching and treating mental health issues early in their development, especially psychosis.

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    Youth Mental Health Reform

    The transformation and evolution of mental health services for young people, often driven by new research, policies, and changing societal needs.

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    Narrative Research

    A research approach that focuses on understanding the experiences and narratives of individuals, often using interviews and observations to gather rich qualitative data.

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    Qualitative Research

    A type of research that focuses on collecting data that is descriptive, subjective, and often narrative in nature, exploring meaning and understanding.

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    CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services)

    A mental health service model that provides mental health care to children and adolescents.

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    AMHS (Adult Mental Health Services)

    A mental health service model that specifically focuses on providing services to adults with mental health needs.

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    Synthesis

    A process of bringing together different pieces of information, theories, and evidence to create a more comprehensive understanding of a topic or issue.

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    What is the ACCESS network?

    A multi-site network in Canada focused on transforming youth mental health services. It addresses gaps in early detection, access to care, and continuity of services.

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    How does ACCESS network promote cultural competence?

    It involves engaging with communities and tailoring services to different cultures, especially for Indigenous youth, to make mental health care more inclusive and relevant.

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    What's the main challenge with service penetration and access?

    Many young people with mental health issues go untreated due to barriers like stigma, lack of awareness, and difficulty accessing services.

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    What are the challenges of transitioning between services?

    The transition from youth to adult mental health services is often difficult, leading to gaps in care. A smoother transition is needed to support young individuals as they grow.

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    Why is cultural competence and accessibility important?

    To make mental health care more effective, it's vital to understand the specific needs of different groups, such as Indigenous youth and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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    How does research contribute to youth mental health reform?

    Research is crucial to evaluate new service models and inform policy decisions. Collaboration between researchers, practitioners, and policymakers ensures evidence-based practices.

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    How can we improve mental health literacy?

    Encouraging open discussions about mental health in communities can increase awareness and encourage help-seeking behavior.

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    What is knowledge translation in mental health?

    It involves using research to inform policy and practice, ensuring that services are based on the latest evidence.

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    headspace

    A model of youth mental health care in Australia that offers accessible, youth-friendly centers with various services, including mental health care, substance use support, and vocational assistance. It also focuses on early intervention with brief psychosocial therapies and a stepped-care approach.

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    Stepped-care approach

    A strategy that utilizes different levels of mental health care based on the severity of the condition. It starts with basic interventions and escalates to more intensive services as needed.

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    Jigsaw and Headstrong

    Specialized services for young individuals aged 12 to 25, aimed at making mental health care accessible and youth-friendly. These services provide primary mental health care and support.

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    Transition between Child & Adult Mental Health Services

    A crucial challenge in the UK's youth mental health system that involves ensuring a smooth transition from child-focused to adult-oriented mental health services. This transition needs further development and research.

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    Children’s and Young People’s Mental Health and Well-being Taskforce

    A comprehensive plan designed to improve the transition between child and adult mental health services in the UK, aiming for a more cohesive and responsive mental health care system.

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    Birmingham Youth Mental Health Service

    A community-based mental health support initiative in the UK, showcasing significant improvements in engagement and service delivery, demonstrating the effectiveness of localized approaches to youth mental health.

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    Rising Concerns about Youth Suicide Rates

    The rising concern in Ireland regarding the mental health of young people, particularly the increasing rates of youth suicide, led to the establishment of mental health support initiatives.

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    Study Notes

    Early Intervention in Youth Mental Health

    • Increased risk of developing mental health problems
    • Leading cause of disability in young people worldwide
    • 25% of 17-25 year olds have a mental health need
    • Young adults least likely to access mental health services

    Risk Factors for Poor Mental Health During Youth

    • Being Female: Females aged 16-24 are three times more likely to experience mental illness than males (Mental Health Foundation, 2016)
    • Poverty: Growing up in poverty increases the risk of developing a mental illness threefold (Green et al, 2005)
    • Trauma: Adverse childhood experiences increase the risk of experiencing mental illness later in life (Hughes et al, 2017)

    The Need for Early Intervention

    • Evidence suggests the impacts of poor mental health during youth are severe and long-lasting, worsening over time.
    • Diagnosed youth mental illness is linked to increased risk of substance use, poor educational achievements, violence, abuse, and poor sexual health (Patel et al., 2007)

    Care Costs, Productivity, and Other Costs

    • Individual: Treatment and service fees
    • Family and Friends: Informal care-giving
    • Society: Provision of mental health care and general care (taxation and insurance), local authority care and accommodation, social work
    • Health System: Educational psychologists, special education costs, education welfare officers, indirect costs from educational attainment.
    • Productivity: Reduced learning capacity, future work disability, future lost earnings, time off from work, reduced productivity.
    • Other Costs: Suffering, treatment side-effects, suicide, stigma, social exclusion, psychological hardship/carer burden, loss of lives.
    • Perspective: Individual with mental health disorders/problems, Family and friends, Health System, Social Services, Education Services.

    Barriers

    • Lack of available services
    • Differences across the country (rural vs. city)
    • CAMHS/AMHS transition boundary
    • Waiting lists, impacting other barriers
    • Low levels of engagement (YP feel their needs aren't met)
    • Stigma (reported from peers and families/communities of young people from ethnic minorities)
    • Noted family stigma due to experiences of racism in the healthcare system.
    • Young people from minoritised groups experiencing barriers to accessing community-based mental health services.
    • Public awareness of less 'severe' mental health problems.

    Transition

    • Transfer of care to new services, a planned process involving the young person (YP) and their care team.
    • Usually occurs at 16-18 years, but often poorly managed due to cracks between services
    • Continued care at CAMHS is less common due to funding issues.
    • Some YPs may be discharged to a GP or referred to talking therapies.
    • Monitored medication.
    • Previous research indicates only 4% of young people experience optimum transition (Singh et al., 2010).
    • Young people with more severe mental illness are more likely to transition successfully.
    • Adult services can experience 6-month waiting lists.
    • Many young people are not referred to adult services.

    The MILESTONE Project

    • Aimed to understand and improve care for young people crossing the transition boundary between child and adult mental health services.
    • Over 1000 young people were followed up for 24 months.
    • Trialled an intervention of 'managed transition'.
    • Interrupted Care: YPs at the point of leaving CAMHS may not want another service, or they are unwell and there is no service for them to transition to.

    Young People Who Transition

    • Young people were more likely to transition successfully to AMHS if rated 'severely ill' by their CAMHS clinician, had previously attempted suicide, and had higher scores on measures of overall health, functioning, and independent behaviours.

    Low Levels of Engagement

    • Young adults are the age group least likely to start care at IAPT after referral (Pettit et al., 2017).
    • Around one-third of those referred complete a course of therapy.
    • Inflexibility can be a barrier to engagement.
    • Remote engagement, e.g., video calls, can be a barrier.
    • Poor experience in CAMHS can deter future engagement.

    Stigma

    • Negative experiences impacting young people are reported from multiple sources (family, friends, general public).
    • More severe mental illness experiences are reported as more stigmatized.
    • Public information campaigns have been used to address stigma associated with poor mental health.
    • Reported mistrust of healthcare systems, due to historical racism, among minority communities

    Early Support Hubs

    • Mental health wellbeing centres providing open access and early support for young people.
    • Community-based "drop-in" services and other interventions.

    International Evidence

    • Headspace (Australia): majority of young people access the service for anxiety and depression symptoms, around a third show improved psychological distress, and psychosocial functioning; over two-thirds show improved quality of life.
    • Jigsaw (Ireland): Most young people showed severe levels of distress.
    • International evidence shows that the majority of young people who access these services show symptoms of anxiety and depression; around one third show significant improvement.

    The Policy Context

    • Charities, such as Youth Access, have campaigned for the wider role out of early support hubs, known as the "Fund the Hubs" campaign.
    • The DHSC has allocated £8 million to fund additional services at 24 existing hubs.
    • Hubs focus on areas outside of London.
    • 12-month funding for the hubs; evaluation of the effectiveness led by the MHPRU.

    Evaluation Outcomes

    • Requested information from young people to complete wellbeing measures (SWEMWBS), PHQ & GAD-7, functioning (WSAS), and 1-item loneliness question.
    • Some of these measures are youth-specific versions.
    • Also collected information on objective social outcomes.

    Recommendations

    • Develop new models of care to close the gap between CAMHS and AMHS.
    • Improve training for General Practitioners (GPs) in managing young people's mental health.
    • Ensure appropriate crisis care is available.

    Strengths and Limitations of the Study

    • Strengths: Rich data from long-term reflections, diverse participant experiences.
    • Limitations: Potential response bias; a high proportion of university students; reliance on self-reported diagnoses.

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