Reviewing mental health provision for 16-25-year-olds in Liverpool
As identified by the Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Board’s Strategic Partnership, a priority for Liverpool is to review and strengthen the current 16-25 mental health services provision and access.
Merseyside Youth Association’s RAISE Mental Health Promotion Team is hosting a series of consultations with young people. The team are also looking to speak to and hear from people working with young people, as well as parents, carers and foster carers.
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- Consultation aims
- Are you a young person aged 16-25?
- Do you work with young people?
- Are you a parent, carer or foster carer of a young person aged 16-25?
Consultation aims
Young people’s views
Led by Rosie Jackson, Children & Young People’s Mental Health Promotion Worker, these consultations will allow young people to share their views on various issues related to their mental health and the support available. We will be exploring the young people’s mental health needs, prevention methods, the services they access, the gaps they experience in these services and their awareness of the themes and services that relate to them:
- What are the challenges, issues and needs they face in relation to their mental health?
- How do they feel about the support that’s available?
- How do they feel about how/when/where you can access this support?
- Is there specific support they would like to access that they can’t/don’t exist?
We aim to:
- Evaluate the current mental health pathway for those aged 16-25.
- Give young people a space to voice their thoughts and opinions on the current offer, such as exploring what services they are aware of and how accessible these are.
- Finally, develop an action plan for the offer going forward, keeping young people’s voices at the heart of this.
The young people will be assured they are here to influence change. By giving their voice due weight, the aim is to pave a new pathway that holds true to Liverpool’s youth voice.
Are you a young person aged 16-25?
Do you want to have your say about mental health in Liverpool?
We want to understand, from your perspective:
- What are young people’s mental health needs? Common feelings, emotional challenges and mental health symptoms.
- What support and advice do young people need in relation to their mental health and emotional wellbeing? What’s out there? How to access it? What’s working well? What needs to change?
We’re running a series of mini-hacks exploring a range of themes, including anxiety, depression, mental health needs associated with leaving care, self-harm, eating disorders and more.
In return for your time, you’ll receive a £15 voucher, plus refreshments.
Do you work with young people?
- What are the challenges, issues and needs they face in relation to their mental health?
- How you feel about the support that’s available.
- How you feel about how/when/where young people can access this support.
- Is there specific support you think young people should be able to access that they can’t, or doesn’t exist?
- Do you know what support is available for young people aged 16-25?
Merseyside Youth Association’s RAISE Mental Health Promotion Team is hosting a series of consultations and inviting those working with young people to share their views and experiences.
Are you a parent, carer or foster carer of a young person aged 16-25?
- What are the challenges, issues and needs they/you face in relation to their mental health?
- How do you feel about the support that’s available for young people.
- How do you feel about how/when/where your young person can access this support.
- Specific support you would like your young person to access that they can’t or doesn’t exist?
- Do you know what support is available for young people aged 16-25?
We’re holding hour-long online consultations.
Parents, carers and foster carers of young people who have received mental health support are invited to attend one of the following sessions:
24th Oct, 4-6 pm
1st Nov, 2-4 pm
Parents, carers & foster carers of young people who are currently receiving mental health support are invited to attend one of the following sessions:
12th Oct, 2-4 pm
20th Oct, 2-4 pm
About the young people’s consultations
The consultations will adopt the Lundy Model of participation with youth voice. This model credits successful youth participation to be built on four parts:
- space
- voice
- audience
- influence.
This model will be fostered into the consultations to offer a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for young people and encourage them to voice their views and thoughts. At these consultations, young people will have an audience of professionals from a range of mental health organisations and sectors that want to support their vision and help them create an effective mental health offer for this age group.