Health Promotion in the Voluntary Sector Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing Through Collaborative

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Health Promotion in the Voluntary
SectorImproving Mental Health and
WellbeingThrough Collaborative Working

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Action in Mental Health

• Started in 2000
• Covering Epping Forest
• Positive action for people experiencing mental
  health problems in Epping Forest

Registered Charity No. 1082223
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Vision and Core Values

• Improving the quality of life for people of all
  ages
• Forging the link between mind, body and spirit
• Promote social inclusion
• Work towards active integration within the
  community
• Promote equality of opportunity for service users
• Challenge oppression and quality
• Promote equal opportunity in all areas

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AIMs Projects

• Drop in Club for adults
• Stop the Stigma Campaign
• World Mental Health Day events and forums
• other inclusion projects currently under
  development
• TeenAIM

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Why young people?

• Young Minds (2003) 1 in 5 young people experience
  anxiety and depression
• MIND 1 in 4 experience a MHP each year
• MH impacts on self esteem risk taking behaviour
  overall health

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TeenAIM Young Peoples Mental Health Promotion
Project for 13-19s

• Who we are
• Laura Stancevic Project Co-ordinator
• Angie Pearson Drop In Counsellor Workshop
  Support
• Volunteers
• Trustees and advisors on young peoples issues

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What we do

• Emotional health promotion project to young
  people in Epping Forest District
• Helping to spread awareness and stop the stigma
  that often surrounds mental health
• Non-clinical intervention
• Drop ins (Counselling)
• Workshops and community awareness
• Signposting and information

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Examples

• September 2004 launch
• at EFC
• Displays,
• Community awareness
• Volunteers
• Video project
• Schools - assemblies, PSHE/Citizenship workshops

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Who we work with

• Schools and Colleges (Pastoral team/ LSU)
• Youth Centres and Information Centres
• Connexions Personal Advisors
• Statutory Services
• CAMHS Tier 2 Workers
• Voluntary sector
• School Nurses and Counsellors
• PCT Health Promotion Department

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Mental Health Promotion GroupSchools and Youth
Settings

• Task Force
• PCT Health Development Advisor
• School Nurses
• Tier 2 CAMHS Workers
• Connexions Targeted Team Personal Advisor
• TeenAIM Voluntary Sector
• Pool resources, knowledge, skills and time

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Wheres Your Head at? Project

• Secondary School in Epping
• 1st pilot Year 8 PSHE Class
• 7 sessions in their PSHE lesson covering
• Mental Health and Mental Illness
• Self Esteem
• Assertiveness
• Giving and receiving criticism
• Dealing with anger

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April 2005 Giving and receiving criticism
session
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Why?

• Ambitious task of raising awareness and challenge
  the stigma of mental health
• Early intervention and preventative work
• Highlight need for further funding and attention
• Challenge previous misconceptions about mental
  health
• Awareness and information can prevent problems
  escalating

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The evidence

• Audit Commission (1999) pursue opportunities to
  promote MH
• MHF Bright Futures role of schools
• Brooker (2003) DFES multi agency working
• DoH (2004) Making it Happen a guide to
  delivering Mental Health Promotion
• Clarke et al (2003) access outside of MH
  environment

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Childrens National Service FrameworkDOH(2004)
www.dh.gov.uk/policyandguidance

• Standard 1 Promoting health and wellbeing,
  identifying needs and intervening early
• Standard 9 The mental health and psychological
  wellbeing of children and young people
• All staff working with children and young
  people to contribute to mental health promotion
  and early intervention

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The Future

• Funding through to 2006
• Issues for the Voluntary Sector
• Continue with partnership working

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References

• Audit Commission. (1999) Children in Mind Child
  and Adolescent
• Mental Health Services (London Audit
  Commission).

Brooker, R. (2003) Model Practice. In Young
Minds Magazine 63 (pp27-29).
The Mental Health Foundation (1999) Bright
Futures Promoting Children and Young Peoples
Mental Health (London The Mental Health
Foundation).
Department of Health (2004) Making it Happen
a guide to delivering mental health promotion
(online) www.doh.gov.uk accessed November 2004.
Clarke, M. Coombs, C. Walton, L. (2003) School
Based Early Identification and Intervention
Service for Adolescents A Psychology and School
Nurse Partnership Model. In Child and
Adolescent Mental Health volume 8 no 1( pp34-39).
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Contact details

• Action in Mental Health (AIM)
• 1st Floor Carlton House
• Hemnall Street
• Epping
• Essex
• CM16 4NQ
• 01992 576307
• www.aim-uk.org
• teenaim_at_aim-uk.org