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Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health
One of the recommendations within the report, Future in Mind, was the creation
of mental health services passports, created by the young person alongside their
practitioners and for them to take ownership of. This helps them to communicate
their personal story when moving between services.
A Activity 1: Passports
Type the link below into a browser and watch the video about
passports that help children to move through the treatment
system and prevent them having to tell their story over and over to
different professionals. Make notes in the space below.
https://youtu.be/pUe3-SCaxls
Despite all of these provisions, not every child or young person gets the help they
need, and all too often problems escalate to a crisis point. There is now a national
recognition of the need to make dramatic improvements to mental health services
in the UK, including those for children and young people.
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