Delighted that NHSE are launching a new ADHD Taskforce that will bring together cross sector expertise in providing a joined up response to the current concerns in providing care. This will build on the findings from the initial review-pleased to be supporting this important work

Great discussion yesterday on improving outcomes for all our CYP Children's Commissioner for England with Dame Rachel de Souza Camilla Kingdon Simon Kenny. Prioritising CYP & addressing fragmentation through co-ordinated cross government & ICS approach essential-the moral & economic arguments are clear

NEW online course: ‘Child Mental Health’. Join us as we dive into the essential skills and knowledge needed to effectively handle common mental health issues in paediatric clinics bit.ly/RCPCH-CMH-Apr24

Dr Ken Courtenay has joined us as the new National Clinical Director for Learning Disability and Autism.
Ken has supported people with a learning disability and autistic people in community services since 1998. We very much look forward to working with him

Delighted to share this Co-produced guidance developed to support ICBs to localise & transform the hospital care they commission for their community. england.nhs.uk/long-read/comm…
Huge thanks to all the people using services, their families, clinicians system colleagues & my team.

Great start to #childrensmentalhealthweek
Publication of the Times Health Commission Top 10 Recommendations (reference to CYPMH) as well as Academy of Medical Sciences report. Every child deserves a mentally healthy start to life. Evidence is clear-please share widely

Today our comprehensive review of the social determinants of #mentalhealth was published in World Psychiatric Association (WPA) wpanet.org World Psychiatry. Our piece reviews the current evidence on causes & prevention, & makes 7 recommendations framed around social justice.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wp…

#sdoh

NHS Talking Therapies can help if you’re struggling with feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The service is effective, confidential and free. Your GP can refer you or refer yourself at nhs.uk/talk.

As part of #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek 2024 we are learning from NIHR Research studies including Blueprint CAMH-Crisis2 in partnership with Cardiff University The University of Manchester Place2Be #CAMHSsmallsteps #MyVoiceMatters Steven Pryjmachuk RN(MH) Rhiannon Lane 🇵🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @Bowercpcan Liz Neill Dr Nicola Evans

Applications are coming in for our next round of lived experience parent carer peer support workers - if you are volunteering or in a paid post or want to start or if you are a stat service or VCSE deadline is Friday! Please miss out and please RT

Productive week sharing our CYPMH transformational programme for specialised services with regional & ICB leads. Yesterday, focus on reducing suicides in CYP @RSM hearing from bereaved parents & experts. Today working with CYP/families in clinic-reminder why this is so important!

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Today NHS England Digital have published the latest data on the mental health of children and young people.

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More detail in the technical report but we worked hard to keep the methods used in this survey as similar to 2017 as possible so we could compare the two surveys

This is the 4th follow up of the 2017 national survey since covid & the findings are worrying

3 more days to join the #solvingtogether conversations! Please share your ideas and what’s worked for you to improve access and waiting times for community mental health services for babies, children and young people. solvingtogether.crowdicity.com

Wonderful to celebrate shortlisted nominees & winners at Royal College of Psychiatrists awards. Important to recognise the fantastic work of our CYPMH teams & colleagues in training, co-production, QI & partnership working. You make a difference- Thankyou!@LPFTNHS East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) Alka Ahuja MBE Dr Aditya Sharma

People with severe mental illness are less likely to receive cancer screening than the general population, and are more than twice as likely to die early from cancer.

We need to help them access screening, care and treatment #mortalitygap Royal College of Psychiatrists

news.cancerresearchuk.org/2023/05/04/men…

It’s finally here! A report which sets out opportunities to intervene effectively for infants and young children and improve their life chances. It’s for all psychiatrists and all those who work with vulnerable parents and families Prathiba Chitsabesan RCPCH Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition

CYPMH NHS Benchmarking conference-97% MH Trusts involved. Important opportunity to use data to reduce unwarranted variation & support QI. Ongoing work needed to reduce health inequalities & increase access #SolvingTogether Thankyou to all our staff working across our services!