The Mental Elf

Professor Irwin Sandler from Arizona State University speaks about adversity and resilience in children and families, as he prepares for his keynote talk at the Coming Together for Action Conference on 8th Oct 2020.

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Sally Raphel is currently Policy Chair and Consultant at the International Society for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses, but her 60 year career has included an impressive array of national and international leadership roles in mental health nursing, as well as numerous national and international publications and presentations. Most recently she has focused her efforts on advocating for children’s mental health.Sally will be giving a talk at the #Together4Action2020 conference on Fri 9th Oct entitled: Small Numbers can be a Force for Policy Change Through Coalitions and Collaborations: https://whova.com/portal/webapp/comin_202010/Agenda/1234460She promises to tell us how healthcare professionals can approach advocating for children’s mental health care policy.Find out more about the #Together4Action2020 conference: https://www.bhjustice.org/coming-together-for-action-2020Register for #Together4Action2020: https://whova.com/portal/registration/comin_202010/

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Prof Sofia Gruskin, Director of the Institute on Inequalities in Global Health at the University of Southern California, speaks about health and human rights, the pandemic and the new Pompeo Commission.Follow #Together4Action2020 on Twitter on 24th Sep 2020 as Prof Gruskin receives the 2020 Max Hayman Award from the Global Alliance for Behavioural Health and Social Justice.

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Dr Polly Waite from the Co-Space study speaks about the impact that the COVID-19 lockdown has had on the mental health of children and young people.

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Ceri Owen speaks about her personal experience of managing her physical health and severe mental illness.

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Children show increase in mental health difficulties over COVID-19 Lockdown – but same pattern not seen in teenagersOver a one-month period in lockdown: •Parents/carers of primary school age children taking part in the survey report an increase in their child’s emotional, behavioural, and restless/attentional difficulties.•Parents/carers of secondary school age children report a reduction in their child’s emotional difficulties, but an increase in restless/attentional behaviours. •Adolescents taking part in the survey report no change in their own emotional or behavioural, and restless/attentional difficulties.•Parents/carers of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and those with a pre-existing mental health difficulty report a reduction in their child’s emotional difficulties and no change in behavioural or restless/attentional difficulties.Parents/carers of children aged 4-10 years of age reported that over a one-month period in lockdown, they saw increases in their child’s emotional difficulties, such as feeling unhappy, worried, being clingy and experiencing physical symptoms associated with worry, according to early results from the Co-SPACE study, asking parents and carers about their children’s mental health through the COVID-19 crisis. More than 10,000 parents have now taken part in the Co-SPACE (COVID-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents, and Children in Epidemics) survey led by experts at the University of Oxford. Parents/carers also reported that their children’s behaviour had got worse over time, with an increase in behaviours such as temper tantrums, arguments and children not doing what they are asked. Parents/carers in the survey also reported that their children showed greater levels of restlessness/fidgety behaviour and difficulties concentrating over the one month period. Perhaps surprisingly, the same pattern was not seen in the older age group of 11-16 year olds. Teenagers themselves reported no change in their emotional difficulties between the two time points and their parents/carers reported that they felt that their child’s emotional difficulties had actually improved. Neither teenagers nor their parents reported any changes in their behaviour over this time but parents felt that their children were more restless and had more difficulty concentrating over time. Tom Madders, Campaigns Director at YoungMinds, said:"This research suggests that many younger children have found it increasingly hard to cope as the lockdown period has gone on, which may be because of loneliness, fears about the coronavirus or a loss of the routines and support that come with school. The picture appears to be more variable for older children in this study. Following the anxiety and uncertainty of going into lockdown, some are likely to have found the restrictions more difficult as time as gone on, while others - including those who feel safe and secure at home but who find school challenging – may have adapted well to their new reality. For those young people, going back to school after a long break may well be tough, and it's vital that there's a re-adjustment period where wellbeing is prioritised. "It's also important to recognise that some of the most vulnerable young people in our society - including those who have experienced abuse, violence or neglect - are often the hardest to identify. We need to ensure that effective support is available for all children who need it now and as restrictions lift."http://cospaceoxford.com/surveyhttps://emergingminds.org.uk/co-space-study-4th-update/

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Prof Tony David, Director of the UCL Institute of Mental Health, explains why mental health research is so important during the coronavirus pandemic, and why he hopes researchers will register their studies in the new COVID-19 and Mental Health Studies Register.

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Dr Lade Smith CBE encourages black and minority ethnic mental health staff to participate in the #COVIDMentalHealth survey.Complete the survey now https://elfi.sh/covidmh-survey

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Laura Guilfoyle, Specialist In-Patient Physiotherapist at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, speaks about her work encouraging physical activity in mental health patients.

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Kate Honeyford, Business Support Manager and PA to the Head of Research at MPFT, speaks about her work delivering research on physical and mental health.

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