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Overcoming the Barriers to Improving Mental

Health in Schools

Dr Pooky KnightsmithDirector: children, young people &

schoolsCharlie Waller Memorial Trust

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@charliewtrust

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• 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

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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… pooky@cwmt.org

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?

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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

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

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

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pooky@cwmt.org@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