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Mental Health Champion Toolkit from MIND

This toolkit is for organisations, clubs and groups in the sport and physical activity sector that want to support the mental health of their members, participants, staff and volunteers. It introduces the idea of mental health champions, and provides guidance on establishing a mental health champions scheme.

Loneliness in children and young people in the UK

The age group who were the loneliest were those aged 16–24 years. In addition, 11% of children aged 10–15 years and 14% of those aged 10–12 years said they were often lonely. Source: The Lancet, August 2020

The effects of social deprivation on adolescent development and mental health

Even if physical distancing measures are temporary, several months of physical distancing represents a large proportion of a young person's life during a sensitive period of development, so it is possible that the effects will be more potent than for adults.

The pair of ACE's tree

The BCR Pair of ACEs tree image grew out of the need to illustrate the relationship between adversity within a family and adversity within a community. The leaves on the tree represent the ‘symptoms’ of ACEs that are easily recognized in clinical, educational and social service settings, such as a well child visit or a pre-school classroom. Adverse childhood experiences can increase a person’s risk for chronic stress and adverse coping mechanisms, and result in lifelong chronic illness such

MARKET RESEARCH INDUSTRY WELLBEING STUDY LAUNCHED IN THREE COUNTRIES

The survey, which will be supported by Opinium, will examine the impact of the pandemic across the UK, US and Australia, and look at how workplaces can support their staff. Source: Research Live, May 2020

Prioritise play when schools reopen, say mental health experts

Child mental health experts have urged the government to prioritise children’s play and socialising with friends over formal lessons and academic progress when schools in England reopen and lockdown restrictions are eased. Source: Guardian May 2020

Report on UK Wellbeing During COVID-19

The authors estimate that about two-thirds of the wellbeing cost comes from the impact of social distancing alone. Levels of wellbeing are the lowest they have been in the UK since recording started in 2011. Source: Simetrca - Jacobs May 2020

A guide to selecting patient reported outcome measures

Over the past few years, the field of social prescribing has grown rapidly and along with it, the need to capture and quantify the impact of social prescribing on individuals. There are challenges to integrating measurement into practice, especially for social prescribing. This is now a broad term which incorporates a range of conditions and situations that extend well beyond healthcare and into the wider determinants of health. Whilst we now have an agreed architecture in England, of social p

UK Youth - The impact of COVID-19 on young people & the youth sector

UK Youth | The impact of COVID-19 on young people & the youth sector. UK Youth have studied the impact of this pandemic on young people and will continue to support and follow up on these results. April 2020 : source : https://www.ukyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/UK-Youth-Covid-19-Impact-Report-External-Final-08.04.20.pdf

Just 6 Months of Walking May Boost Aging Brains

The study focused on older adults who had milder problems with memory and thinking skills. The researchers found that six months of moderate exercise -- walking or pedaling a stationary bike -- turned some of those issues around. Source: https://consumer.healthday.com/fitness-information-14/walking-health-news-288/just-6-months-of-walking-may-boost-aging-brains-740826.html (December 2018)

Gloucestershire Mental Health Needs Assessment 2017

The requirement for an adult mental health needs assessment was identified as a part of the development of a new local Mental Health and Wellbeing strategy and commissioning plans. The key objectives are to understand how the mental health needs of Gloucestershire residents aged 18 years and over, current and future prevalence of mental wellbeing and mental illness and service provision in Gloucestershire align with each other and to highlight inequalities emerging from the lack of or inadequate

Mental health statistics

Variety of sourced facts around mental health for different demographics. Source: https://mhfaengland.org/mhfa-centre/research-and-evaluation/mental-health-statistics (July 2019)

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