Resources That Will Help You Develop the Quality of Your Services and Practice
'Generation COVID'?
March 2021 | Advice & rights | Mental health | Policy
Socio-economic factors impacting young people's mental health in the wake of the pandemic.
Remote mental health interventions for young people
July 2020 | Research | Mental health | Counselling | Practice | Safeguarding
A rapid review of the evidence on remote mental health interventions.
My Rights My Mind
September 2019 | mental health | Advice & rights | Policy | Standards
Our briefing outlining the case for a human rights based approach to mental health.
Consultations with young people on the green paper Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision
August 2018 | Mental health | Young people's health
Youth Access, acting on behalf of The Young People’s Health Partnership, was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care to run several focus groups with young people to get their thoughts on the proposals outlined in the green paper. This report summarises their responses.
Young, adult – and ignored: Getting a fair deal for 16-24 year olds from mental health services
April 2017 | Policy | Mental health
A policy briefing by Youth Access for The Young People’s Health Partnership highlighting the difficulties experienced by young adults aged 16 to 24 in accessing the mental health support they need and setting out recommended solutions.
A Foot in the Door: VCS Providers’ View of CAMHS Transformation
July 2016 | Policy | Mental health | YIACS model
This is a report on a survey of 58 Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Services (YIACS) about their experiences of the CAMHS transformation programme. It focusses on eight themes: Engagement of VCS; Involvement of Young People; The YIACS model; Investment in VCS; Early intervention; Tackling the social determinants; Transitions – meeting the needs of young adults; Transparency & protectionism.
Young People in Mind: The Young People
July 2016 | Counselling | Research | Mental health
Young People in Mind was a one-year project (2015 – 2016) that aimed to increase access to counselling and other psychological therapies to young people aged 16-19 at high risk of mental health difficulties, especially at points of transition, and to improve integration between voluntary sector Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Services (YIACS) and statutory mental health and other services.
Young People in Mind: Transforming Service Delivery
July 2016 | Counselling | Policy | Practice | Mental health
Young People in Mind was a one-year project (2015 – 2016) that aimed to increase access to counselling and other psychological therapies to young people aged 16-19 at high risk of mental health difficulties, especially at points of transition, and to improve integration between voluntary sector Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Services (YIACS) and statutory mental health and other services.
This report, through its nine case studies, provides a snapshot of how the YIACS fared in their engagement with local statutory sector partners.
More of the Same?
January 2016 | Policy | Mental health | YIACS model
Report on a survey of the state of the Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Services (YIACS) sector. Highlights the experiences of YIACS in CAMHS Transformation Planning processes against six key themes: Recognition; Integration; Transitions; Transformation; Co-production; and Stability.
