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Down but not out: Youth depression and suicide
The promotion of positive mental and emotional wellbeing among young
people
3rd October 2013
Madeline Heaney Public Health Agency
Content
Trends & patterns
The approach we are taking
Policy
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Strategic Drivers• Refreshed Protect Life Strategy• Programme for Government • Bamford Action Plan 2012 – 2015• Mental Health Service Framework• Drugs & Alcohol, Poverty, Education, Inequality, • Research findings /recommendations including
– Providing Meaningful Care– National Confidential Inquiry
Improving Your Health and Wellbeing
The “Protect Life” Strategy – suicide prevention in Northern Ireland
Published October 2006
Large number of actions.
Refreshed Protect Life published in June 2012
Evaluation published November 2012
New combined strategy to be developed
Mental & Emotional Health of 16 year olds
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• 29% 16 year olds indicated potential psychiatric disorder
26% reported had experienced serious mental or emotional problem in last 12 months
Nearly 40% stressed often or very often
(The Mental & Emotional Wellbeing of 16 years olds in NI. PCC ,2010)
Mental & Emotional Health of Adults
• 39% under ‘quite a lot’ or ‘a great deal’ of stress (2010/11)
• Nearly one in five adults in NI with a potential psychiatric disorder (2010/11).
• More than 1 in 10 on medication from their GP for mood or anxiety disorders (2008). In North or West Belfast this rises to nearly one in seven.(NIHIMS)
• N.I 25% higher rate mental health problems than in England
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Number of registered suicides in Northern Ireland, 1991-2011
0
50
100
150
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35019
91
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
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2009
2010
2011
pNum
ber o
f reg
iste
red
suic
ides
NI rate of suicide (3 yr average) by gender and age, 2009-2011
0-14 15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+0
5
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15
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25
30
35
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45
50
0.7
21.4
44.0 43.144.9
34.636.9
34.9
29.226.5
18.420.1
13.712.3
16.8
25.5
0.2
8.211.0
9.5 8.4 9.1
15.0 14.3
9.98.2 8.4
4.82.0
5.82.9
0.0
NI registered suicide crude rate by gender and age 2009-2011
MalesFemales
Age Group
Rate
per
100
,000
Inequalities within NIRegistered Suicide rates per 100,000
population, 2006-2010
28.3
15.7
8.3
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10
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25
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Most deprived 20% NI average Least deprived 20%
Rate
per
100
,000
pop
ulati
on
Source NI Health & Social Care Inequality Monitoring System (HSCIMS) (p) - Rates are provisional until the publication of the HSCIMS fourth update bulletin
Inequalities within NIGHQ12 Scores
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PHA Intervention Model
Appropriate & accessible
services
BuildingCapacity &Resilience
Awareness
&Education
Early recognition
of signs &
symptoms
Crisis Response
and Postvention
Using & Building the
Evidence &
Test new ways if
evidence doesn’t exist
Coordination
Sharing good
practice
BuildingCapacity &Resilience Awareness &Education
Key Actions
• Early years interventions
• Social skills / resilience building
• Public Information Campaigns
• Regional & Local Training
programmes
• Regional and local resources
- A&E Leaflet
- Steps to Deal with Stress
- Local directories (Z-Cards)
• Local community grants
programmes
Early recognition of
signs & symptoms
Key Actions
Public Information Campaign &
Minding Your Head website (
www.mindingyourhead.info)
• Mentoring programmes for young
people
• Join work with ELB Youth workers
• Training targeting gate keepers
Appropriate & accessible services
Key Actions
Commission a range of C&V &
statutory services & ensure all areas
are covered
• Beating the Blues CCBT
• Support for vulnerable individuals
and families eg LGB&T
• Support for those who self harm &
their families
• Pilot Weekend Suicide Intervention
Service
Crisis Response and
Postvention
Key Actions
24/7 Lifeline & wraparound services
SD1 process with PSNI
Community Response Plans to
suspected suicide clusters or
community concerns
Support for individuals and families
who have been bereaved, including
young people
Key Actions
Roll out Self Harm Registry to all areas Action plans based on good practice guidelines from NICE & others
Commission research to evaluate what works here – Providing Meaning full Care’
Test new approaches if evidence doesn’t exist
Monitor progress
Pilot programmes to regional programmes
Using & Building the Evidence
& Test new ways if
evidence doesn’t exist
Contact Details
Madeline HeaneyHead of Health & Social Wellbeing Improvement & Strategic Lead for Suicide Prevention & promoting mental & emotional wellbeing
Public Health Agency182 Galgorm Road, BallymenaBT42 [email protected]+44 25311178
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