There is much to report as we continue to brace the north
easterly winds and long for spring.
The RCGP has acknowledged Youth Mental Health as a clinical priority
area and I was appointed the Clinical Champion for this task in late March.
Although the post is unfunded I am hoping that with the expertise of CIRC and the
networks the Adolescent Health Group has forged we will be able to bid for
funding to advance a number of projects.
At our stakeholders group in January it was recognized that responding
to self-harm continues to be a major area
of concern for young people, their parents, GPs and teachers
Young Minds, with Cello ( a health
focused insight and strategic marketing group) recently conducted a very useful piece of work which
speaks to us all and indicates the scope of the problem and the paucity of
adults often available for young people to talk with.
Please check out the full report:
http://www.youngminds.org.uk/about/our_campaigns/cello_self-harm
Young people’s mental health, as well as sexual health, body image and safeguarding will all be
addressed at our forthcoming One Day Educational event on April 26th
at the Friends’ Meeting House, London (opposite the new HQ of the College).
We have had an excellent response for registration. Places
are still available. For more information please go to the following link
or book directly at
www.rcgp.org.uk/courses-and-events/business-development/one-day-essentials/
ode-adolescent-health-26-april-2013.asp
March also saw the annual meeting of the American organization:
SAHM celebrate 45 years of adolescent health and medicine in Atlanta. It was ‘totally awesome’.
My report on the amazing array of speakers, workshops, hot
topics and clinical updates will be available in next month’s blog.
We visited the Martin Luther King Museum whilst there- a truly inspirational place to spend time.
Finally, NICE have issued the latest guidelines concerning common mental health disorders in CYP: Conduct
Disorder.
You can read my BMJ rapid response here:
Greetings to all
Jane
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