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In this month's edition...
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Young people's mental health
The Young People's Health Partnership have published their response to the Green Paper on 'Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision'. It highlighted the need for mental health support from prevention through to specialist services for all young people aged10 – 25. Clinks contributed to this response through the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance. Read the response here
Mental health service for veterans
NHS England has launched the NHS Veterans’ Mental Health Complex Treatment Service, further expanding the range of care and treatment available for veterans. The local community based service is for ex-forces personnel who have military attributable complex mental health problems that have not improved following previous treatment. Patients will benefit from an enhanced range of intensive care and treatment that may include (but is not limited to) support for substance misuse, physical health, employment, accommodation, relationships and finances, as well as occupational and trauma focused therapies. Families will also be offered care and support where appropriate. Find out more here
Social care changes
The Secretary of State for Health has outlined seven key principles that will guide the Government’s thinking ahead of the social care green paper, which is to be published later in 2018. His principles are: quality and safety embedded in service provision; whole-person, integrated care with the NHS and social care systems operating as one; the highest possible control given to those receiving support; a valued workforce; better practical support for families and carers; a sustainable funding model for social care supported by a diverse, vibrant and stable market; greater security for all – for those born or developing a care need early in life and for those entering old age who do not know what their future care needs may be. He added that innovation will be central to all of these principles and that embracing technology will be essential. Read speech here
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Accessible cancer support
Cancer Research UK is holding a focus group with people with accessibility needs to help make their information more accessible [16th May, Leeds, free]. It would like to find out what information from their website will be most useful to users with accessibility needs and lower literacy levels, and what is the best way to access this information. It is specifically looking for people with learning disabilities and people from communities with lower literacy levels and where additional access to information is needed. These communities include people with lower literacy levels that have been through the criminal justice system.
Find out more here
The voluntary sector in care
NHS England is holding 'Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships, Integrated Care Systems and the Voluntary Sector' webinar [7th June 2018 10:30 – 11:30, online, free]. The webinar will explain the current state of play of sustainability and transformation partnerships and integrated care systems, the new local structures for health and care services. It will look at how NHS England has been working with the Health and Wellbeing Alliance and other organisations to support voluntary sector engagement in system change. To register your interest in this webinar and receive log in details, please e-mail england.voluntarypartnerships@nhs.net with STP webinar in the subject header.
Sex work and addiction
The Nelson Trust is holding its Annual Conference [21st June, cost and location tbc] ‘From SWOP to EXIT - Approaches to transcending street sex work and addiction’. This event will explore and advocate for systemic changes in approaches to street based sex work and addiction. This event is aimed at statutory and voluntary services, community based street sex worker and addiction services, health and social work professionals. To book your place please contact: melissa.atherton@nelsontrust.com
Social prescribing
The NHS is holding 'Social Prescribing and an update from NHS England' Webinar [11th July 10am – 11am, online, free]. This is a chance to hear more from the NHS England team who work on Social Prescribing, the developments in the programme over the recent year and aspirations for the future. There will also be the opportunity to hear from a voluntary sector partner on the way that they are involved in social prescribing and some of the benefits that have been seen by patients. Register your interest and access details to log on by e-mailing england.voluntarypartnerships@nhs.net
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Prison healthcare
The Ministry of Justice, HMPPS, the Department of Health, Public Health England and the NHS have published an updated national partnership agreement for prison healthcare, setting out their priorities for the coming three years. The National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare in England sets out: the defined roles of the five partners; their commitment to working together and sharing accountability for delivery through our linked governance structures; their core objectives and priorities for 2018-21; and how they are working together to improve our data and evidence so that we can better understand the health needs of people in custody and the quality of health and social care services delivered to people in prisons. Read the agreement here
Transgender people
Community Innovations Enterprise has published a report on the health and social care needs of people with transgender identities in contact with the criminal justice system called 'Inside Gender Identity'. The report is based on a literature review and interviews with stakeholders, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organisations and people with transgender identities within the criminal justice system. The report sets out nine recommendations, including: healthcare providers should ensure equality and diversity training includes transgender identities; people with lived experience should be involved in providing support for other people with transgender identities in the criminal justice system; and there should be more research into the health and social care needs of transgender people. Read the report here
Young and homeless
Homeless Link has published its latest Young and Homeless report, funded by Land Aid and Comic Relief. The top three support needs of the young people that participated in the research were: not being in education employment or training (44%), a lack of independent living skills (41%) and mental health problems (35%). Despite the prevalence of mental health issues, 63% of respondents said there were significant barriers to young people accessing mental health services. Read the report here
The impact of debt
The Royal Society for Public Health has published 'Life on Debt Row', a report examining the effect of debt on health and wellbeing. Families of people involved in the criminal justice system, and those leaving prison, can struggle with debt The report includes a league table of credit types according to their impact on people's mental health. Credit unions proved to have the least serious impact on mental wellbeing, while payday loans and unauthorised overdrafts proved to have the worst effect on mental wellbeing. Read the report here
Drug use in the UK
Public Health England has published its 'Focal Point' annual report which presents data, analysis and context on: the prevalence of illegal drug use; national and regional policy and legal framework; prevention and treatment of drug use; the drug situation in prisons; drug-related deaths, disease and other harm; and the illegal drug market. Read the report here
Behaviour that challenges
A report jointly published by the Prison Reform Trust and University of Leeds called 'Behaviour that challenges', examines sexual offending amongst people with learning disabilities and/or autism. It looks at the challenges faced both by the individuals themselves and the professionals and practitioners who work with them, suggesting practical ways forward and recommendations for improving outcomes. The report explores why people with learning disabilities and/or autism may get into trouble over an alleged sexual offence, which may include a lack of opportunity for appropriate sexual expression; limited knowledge about sex and sexuality; and cognitive distortions or poor understanding of the social sanctions attached to sexual offending. Read the report here
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Are prisons becoming safer?
This blog by Graham Duncan writing for the Centre for Mental Health discusses the drop in the number of suicides in prison, and whether this means safety is improving. He notes that assault and self-harm incidents are on the increase. Graham writes 'The reduction in suicide has to be acknowledged, but much more needs to be done to ensure prisons become safe places for both those people sent by the courts to reside in them and for the staff who work in them.' Read the blog here
Health, housing and care
Homeless Link has published a blog on the National Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for improving health and care through the home, of which they were signatories. The renewed MoU incorporates some of the key changes to the policy context since the last iteration and reflects on the achievements of the signatories so far. It also sets out some future indicators of success. In the MoU, over 25 stakeholders give a renewed commitment to joint action across government, health, social care and housing sectors to improving health through the home. Read the blog here
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Small grants for young people
The BBC Children in Need Small Grants programme will consider applications requesting grants of up to £10,000 to support projects for up to three years with a total request of £30,000. Registered charities and not-for-profit organisations in the UK can apply if they are supporting children and young people of 18 years and under who are experiencing disadvantage through: Illness, distress, abuse or neglect, any kind of disability, behavioural or psychological difficulties, and/or living in poverty or situations of deprivation. The deadline for applications is 13th May. Find out more here
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Substance misuse in prison
The latest Substance Misuse in Prisons Service Specification has been published by NHS England and will be used from April 2018 to commission against. This service specification describes a fully recovery orientated, integrated prison substance misuse treatment service, which covers traditional drugs of abuse, psychoactive substances, illicit abuse of prescribed and over the counter drugs and alcohol. Find out more here
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