Capita Mental Health in Schools Conference - Overcoming barriers to supporting mental health

cwmt.org.uk | @charliewtrust InOurHands.com | @pookyh

Overcoming the Barriers to Improving Mental

Health in Schools

Dr Pooky KnightsmithDirector: children, young people &

schoolsCharlie Waller Memorial Trust


#CapitaConf@PookyH

@charliewtrust


• PhD in child and adolescent mental health

• Focus on practical strategies

• Consultation with young people, their parents and the staff who work with them

• ‘Lived experience’

What are the barriers?

demand

budget

access

Are you sure about that?

demand


National data

Local area data

Student and staff voice

• Measure your staff and student views on the level of need

• Survey• Focus groups

budget

Make our money go

furtherGet more

money

How do we get best value?

Prevention & Early Intervention• PSHE – healthy coping• Signpost support• Training in early signs• Don’t ‘watch & wait’• Support whilst waiting• Work with feeder schools• Name a mental health lead

Relapse Prevention

• Identify and prioritise opportunities for prevention and early intervention• Email Pooky & ask for some free

training… [email protected]

cwmt.org.uk | @charliewtrust InOurHands.com | @pookyhHow can we get more money?

Securing Funding• Local Transformation Plan• Health as well as

education• Collaborate & cascade• Participate in research• Apply to trusts & funds

Evidence the impact

• Read local transformation plan and see if there is any funding you can access

access

Refer well

Invite CAMHS

inBuild

bridges

What can you get for free?


Find support for mental health and wellbeing of young people up

to age 25 across the UK

YouthWellbeing.co.uk

Funded training and workshops for staff, parents & pupils

inourhands.com/cwmt

cwmt.org.uk


MindEd is a free educational resource on

children and young people’s mental health for all adults.

MindEd.org.uk

My site – highlights resources, ideas and opportunities

inourhands.com

In Summary:

STOPAssuming and start

measuring

LOOKFor opportunities to

collaborate and access additional

funds

LISTENTo local priorities

and work with CAMHS to address

them


[email protected]@PookyH

Funded Mental Health Training

Pooky directs the children, young people and schools programme at the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust. We provide funded training and workshops on a range of mental health issues for pupils, parents and staff working with young people.

If you’d like us to support your school or organisation with INSET or workshops email: pooky @cwmt.org.uk or visit:inourhands.com/cwmt for further information

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