Introducing the youth residential rehabilitation service: An operational and experiential overview of a psychosocial residential support option for young people experiencing mental health challenges

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Spies ◽  
Priscilla Ennals ◽  
Rebecca Egan ◽  
Philippa Hemus ◽  
Regine Gonzales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Rehabilitation Service ◽  
Mental Health Challenges ◽  
Residential Rehabilitation

scholarly journals School Disengagement and Mental Health Service Intensity Need Among Clinically Referred Students Utilizing the interRAI Child and Youth Mental Health Assessment Instrument

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janell A. Klassen ◽  
Shannon L. Stewart ◽  
Natalia Lapshina
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Young People ◽  
Health Service ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Service Intensity ◽  
School Disengagement ◽  
Clinically Referred ◽  
Mental Health Challenges

Although mental health challenges are widespread, impacting 1 in 5 children and youth, only 25% of these young people receive the required mental health supports. Unmet mental health needs are strongly associated with functional impairments including poor self-care, interpersonal challenges, and school difficulties among young people. School disengagement, or a student's lack of involvement in education through interest, curiosity, motivation, and active participation, is associated with a wide array of detrimental outcomes including chronic mental health difficulties, conduct and delinquent behaviors, criminal justice involvement, and unemployment in adolescence and adulthood. Disengagement observed within the school setting may be indicative of underlying mental health challenges and reflective of service intensity need. The current study extends the literature by examining the relationship between school disengagement and mental health service intensity need among 14,750 clinically referred students across elementary and secondary school utilizing the interRAI Child and Youth Mental Health instrument. Findings indicated that more than 25% of clinically referred students were at heighted risk for school disengagement and required high-intensity services. Further, mental health service intensity need was positively associated with risk of school disengagement among students, along with the specific reason for referral (i.e., psychiatric symptoms, harm to self, harm to others, or addiction or dependency), after controlling for sex and age. Implications of the findings are explored within the context of the school setting and future directions are suggested.

scholarly journals Diary of a Mental Health Peer Worker: Findings From a Diary Study Into the Role of Peer Work in a Clinical Mental Health Setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Wyder ◽  
Helena Roennfeldt ◽  
Stephen Parker ◽  
Gabrielle Vilic ◽  
Karen McCann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Mental Health Disorder ◽  
Rehabilitation Service ◽  
Clinical Diagnoses ◽  
Residential Rehabilitation

Introduction: The importance of peer support workers in mental health care delivery has been extensively advocated for in mental health policy frameworks. However, there has been limited research examining the implementation of paid peer workers in clinical settings. This study explores the experience of paid peer support workers integrated within a clinically-operated community-based residential rehabilitation service for people diagnosed with a mental health disorder experiencing challenges living independently in the community.Methods: A general inductive approach was taken in the analysis of diaries completed by a newly employed peer workforce. These diaries focussed on what they viewed as significant interactions in fulfilling their role. Composite vignettes were generated to illustrate key themes.Findings: Thirty-six diaries were provided; these reported unplanned and spontaneously occurring interactions. Peer workers emphasized the importance of connecting with people while they were engaging in everyday activities as an opportunity for personal growth of the residents. The diaries also focussed on the peer workers' ability to connect and establish trust by sharing similar experiences with residents or family members. Peer workers also believed that they brought a different perspective than clinical staff and were able to refocus attention from clinical diagnoses and symptoms to other aspects of the resident's lives.Discussion: Peer support workers described their work as flexible, responsive, and adaptable to the resident's needs. They believed that their roles brought a different lens to interactions on the unit and fostered a more inclusive and personal way of working for the team.Conclusion: To ensure that peer workers can engage authentically with residents and family members, it is critical that the role and principles of peer work are valued and understood by all.

“Companion, friend, four-legged fluff ball”: The power of pets in the lives of LGBTQ+ young people experiencing homelessness

Sexualities ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 136346072098690
Author(s):  
Rachel M Schmitz ◽  
Zachary T Carlisle ◽  
Jennifer Tabler
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Young People ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Positive Power ◽  
Lgbtq Youth ◽  
Stable Housing ◽  
Mental Health Challenges ◽  
Manage Mental ◽  
Manage Mental Health

Experiences of homelessness are challenging for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ+) young people. LGBTQ+ young adults without stable housing endure mental health struggles stemming from multiple structural disadvantages. In navigating stressors, LGBTQ+ young people may develop bonds with companion animals, or pets. Demonstrating the diverse ways LGBTQ+ young adults manage mental health challenges while homeless, we qualitatively analyzed the narratives of 17 LGBTQ+ young adults (18–25) surrounding their pet relationships. Participants emphasized the positive power of pets in their lives to help offset stressors. These findings illustrate how marginalized young people manage their mental health through informal resources. Incorporating companion animals could potentially enhance services for LGBTQ+ youth experiencing marginalization.

Baker's Dozen: A Program of Training Young People as Mental Health Aides

1971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Fishman ◽  
Lonnie E. Mitchell ◽  
Clarissa Wittenberg
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People
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