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Impacts of racism affects mental health across generations

A briefing by the Centre for Mental Health and King’s College London finds that racism has far-reaching impacts on parents, their children, and the relationships between them. Based on research with both parents and teenagers from UK racialised communities, it finds that both past and present experiences of racism can affect mental health across generations of a family. The briefing calls on the government to commit to tackling all forms of racism through a cross-government strategy. It also says that the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England should fully resource work with racialised communities to design more racially equitable mental health support.

CentreforMH_Briefing62AConstantBattleFinal_0.pdf (centreformentalhealth.org.uk)

CentreforMH_Briefing62AConstantBattleFinal_0.pdf (centreformentalhealth.org.uk)

Younger people in prisons and YOIs more likely to be admitted due to violence or self harm, analysis shows

An analysis by the Nuffield Trust has shown serious challenges remain over the health and care of children in young offender institutions, as well as for younger people in prisons across the country. Missed appointments and admissions relating to violent incidents or self-harm are far more common among younger people in prisons, while support within the system for people with neurodivergent conditions remains a concern, with diagnoses of ADHD associated with higher hospital admissions for violence among young adult males.

Growing up inside (nuffieldtrust.org.uk)

Government plans to create a smokefree generation

The Government has published its proposed actions to tackle smoking and youth vaping and sets out wider measures to support existing smokers to quit smoking.

If you would like to read more on health improvement measures including smoking cessation, please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk and ask for a copy of the latest Make Every Contact Count bulletin.

Stopping the start: our new plan to create a smokefree generation – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Inclusive Health Framework for NHS published

NHS England has published a framework on the role the NHS plays in improving healthcare and how partnerships across sectors such as housing and the voluntary and community sector play a key role in addressing wider determinants of health. Inclusion health is an umbrella term used to describe people who are socially excluded, who typically experience multiple interacting risk factors for poor health, such as stigma, discrimination, poverty, violence, and complex trauma.

NHS England » A national framework for NHS – action on inclusion health

Learning Disabilities and Autism Bulletin

The latest Learning Disabilities and Autism Bulletin produced by the Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Evidently Better team is now available. If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

10 October 2023 – Evidently Better