Aim Children and Young People’s Empowerment Project:

Mental Health and Young People

www.chilypep.org.uk@Chilypep /Chilypep

� 15 years experience in participation and engagement work

� Sheffield CAMHS CYP-IAPT Participation Partner

� Issue based action groups: Mental Health, Young Carers,

Healthy Relationships, Young Healthwatch

� Having a voice & making change!!

Chilypep - who are we?

Why involvement of children

and young people?

“All children and young people have a right

to a say in any matter affecting them and

for their views to be taken seriously”

United Convention on the Rights of the

Child (Article 12)

� It’s good for their Mental Health and

Emotional Wellbeing!

� It’s part of their ‘treatment’ and

recovery

� Recognised protective factor for

Mental Well-being

• Enhancing Control

• Increasing resilience

• Facilitating participation and inclusion

(MWB Checklist – NMH Development

Unit)

Consultation – High number of

young people

Involvement – Recruited

young people for specific

activities

Influencing- Smaller

representative groups

PARTICIPATION

EvaluationCONSULTATION

EvaluationINVOLVEMENT – SERVICE DESIGN