April 2019
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This timely conference discussed priorities for improving children and young people’s mental health provision in England.
With the NHS Long Term Plan confirming government commitment to improving children and young people’s mental health provision, delegates considered key issues for the delivery of proposals set out in the Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision Green Paper.
The conference examined the implications of the concerns raised by the Education and Health and Social Care Committees in their joint enquiry which found that the green paper is too narrow to take into account the needs of vulnerable groups and placed considerable pressure on the teaching workforce.
Those attending discussed how to establish a co-ordinated, multi-agency approach between schools, the NHS and charities to tackle mental health concerns, as Government introduces new mental health support teams and designated mental health leads to enhance links between education and health services.
Further sessions discuss the implementation of mental wellbeing and resilience into the curriculum, following the Government commitment to make health education a compulsory part of the curriculum from September 2020.
Delegates looked at how to raise awareness amongst parents, children and teachers of the potential risks of social media usage, whilst also discussing the positive effects on young people’s mental wellbeing, such as the use of apps to enhance mental wellbeing.
Further sessions explored the relationship between screen-based activities, social media usage and children’s mental health.
