Lunch and Learn – Reminder

A session around mental health for new parents

This is just a reminder that the next Lunch and Learn session will be held via Teams on Thursday 17th March between 12pm and 1pm.

This session will feature Mark Williams, fatherhood and mental health campaigner and author, talking about mental health for new parents, with a particular focus on men.

Teams invites have been sent to all our Library registered users. If you would like an invite to be extended to you or your team please email: carmel.finley@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletin

Arts and Wellbeing

The current bulletin for Arts and Wellbeing, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download here

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletin

Occupational Therapy and Mental Health

The current bulletin for Occupational Therapy and Mental Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download here

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletins

Mental health current awareness

The current bulletins for Bipolar Disorder, Serious Mental Illness, Community Mental Health and Perinatal Mental Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, are now available to view and download.

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletins please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Library Bulletins

Family Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and EMDR

The current bulletins for Family Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and EMDR, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, are now available to view and download.

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletins please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Podcast

Bookshelfie: Ruby Wax

Source: Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast

What better way to discover new books than through recommendations from the shelves of inspiring women?

In this episode of the Women’s Prize for Fiction podcast, from October 2020, Zing Tsjeng is joined by Ruby Wax – a successful comedian, TV writer and performer of over 25 years. Ruby additionally holds a Master’s degree in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy from Oxford University, and was awarded an OBE in 2015 for her services to mental health. On this topic, she is the author of multiple best selling books. She is also the president of the UK’s leading relationship support charity Relate.

Covid 19

Current awareness updates

JCVI update on advice for COVID-19 vaccination of children aged 5 to 11.
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC); 2022.
[JCVI advises a non-urgent offer of two 10 mcg doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty®) to children aged 5 to 11 years of age who are not in a clinical risk group. The intention of this offer is to increase the immunity of vaccinated individuals against severe COVID-19 in advance of a potential future wave of COVID-19. Published 16 February 2022]

Growing problems, in depth: The impact of Covid-19 on health care for children and young people in England.
Quality Watch; 2022.
[“…The sharp increase in children and young people with mental health problems is a serious concern. Services are facing unprecedented levels of demand, and young people are waiting longer to receive mental health care. In particular, there has been a surge in eating disorder cases, and conditions are deteriorating to the extent that a greater number of children and young people are attending A&E departments…”]

Social care reform: an independent review by Baroness Cavendish.
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC); 2022.
[A report looking at how the government can lock in the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic to build a more robust, sustainable and joined-up system of social care.]

Library Bulletin

Eating Disorders

The current bulletin for Eating Disorders, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download here

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Public Health

Current awareness updates

A retrospective investigation of the prodromal stages of eating disorders and use of health services in young patients the year prior to the diagnosis. [Abstract]
Gómez Del Barrio A. Early Intervention in Psychiatry 2022;16(2):162-167.
[CONCLUSIONS: The majority of reasons for consultation were related to symptoms that could be prodromal symptoms, but the patients were not diagnosed with an eating disorder. These findings highlight the importance of professionals understanding how to identify the warning signs of an eating disorder, so they can refer patients to a specialized unit to establish an early treatment.]

State of the nation 2021: children and young people’s wellbeing.
Department for Education (DfE); 2022.
[This report collates and presents new analysis of published evidence on the wellbeing of children and young people over the period of August 2020 to July 2021, including a wider set of indicators on their: mental and physical health; education and skills; relationships; activities and time use; views on the self, society, and future; an analysis of Covid-19 and the psychological health of young adults; and an analysis of individual predictors of school attendance in 2020 to 2021.]

Subnational indicators explorer.
Office for National Statistics (ONS); 2022.
[A core set of indicators which align with some of the metrics selected to measure the progress of levelling-up, where data is available. Indicators are grouped in three broad categories: boosting living standards, spreading opportunity and improving public services, and restoring local pride. Measures include healthy life expectancy, smokers, overweight, anxiety, happiness, internet capability. Searchable by UK local authority.]

NHS Confederation

Tackling the increase in demand for mental health support in children and young people

Recent survey results reinforce the urgent need for more funding to support the growing demand for children and young people’s mental health services.

Read more here.