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Young people and mental wellbeing
New directions, better outcomes
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Tuesday 8th September 2009
Our Dynamic Earth
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Keynote speakers- Tam Baillie, Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People
- Christine Grahame MSP, Convener of the Health Committee, The Scottish Parliament
- Cllr Ronnie McColl, COSLA Spokesperson for Health and Wellbeing
- Dr Phil Wilson, NHS General Practitioner and Senior Clinical Research Fellow, University of Glasgow
- Brian Donnelly, Service Director, Respectme
- Barbara Hurst, Director of Public Reporting (Health and Central Government), Audit Scotland
“We wish to build a country in which we understand that there is no health without good mental health and know how to support and improve our own and others' mental health and wellbeing”
Better Health, Better Care: Action Plan (Scottish Government, Dec 2007)
Improving mental health is a national public health priority in Scotland, and the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people is the responsibility of everyone working with children through the Getting it Right for Every Child framework.
With a Scottish Parliament Health Committee inquiry underway into child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), the spotlight is once again on the provision of these vital services and how support, intervention and service transition can be improved. It is estimated that around 10 per cent or around 125,000 children and young people in Scotland have mental health problems that are so significant that they impact on their daily lives. However, with region inconsistencies, sporadic data collection and an imbalance of resources between illness and treatment on one hand and prevention and promotion on the other, more must be done to improve delivery. There also remain significant challenges around awareness, stigma and how well equipped teachers, parents and those working with young people are to recognise, intervene and provide support where necessary.
This conference will bring together key stakeholders, policy makers and practitioners to discuss the key areas for improvement and what more needs to be done to protect and support young people suffering from mental health problems. Looking particularly at raising awareness of the issues affecting young people, overcoming stigma and making sure young people are educated about issues of emotional wellbeing and happiness, speakers will look at what is being done effectively to join up local services and what more needs to be done to enhance the partnerships between statutory and public sector bodies.
This conference will provide an opportunity to look at why there are rising levels of mental health problems in Scotland’s young people, the impact of Scotland’s geographical health inequalities on mental health, what is being done to enhance early intervention mechanisms and what in the current framework needs to be improved.
Key questions:
- What are the issues facing children and adolescents today and how do they impact on mental health issues?
- How are children and young people at risk of developing mental health problems identified?
- What are the barriers to identification and intervention?
- What role do young people play in forming policies and services to meet their needs?
- What training and guidance is available for teachers and parents to provide understanding and awareness mental health problems in young people?
- How can access to services and ongoing support be improved?
- How can a smoother transition from adolescent to adult mental health services be improved?
- How can communication and information sharing be improved between statutory and third sector service providers?
Whilst we are pulling the agenda together, please register your interest by following the link above, or take advantage of our early bird discount by booking your place now.
For further information please send us an email or call us on 0131 272 2133. |
Conference development by: Fiona King
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