Reaching out: looking at mental health support for young people in Somerset

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Summary of report content

Healthwatch Somerset wanted to understand whether children's and young people's mental health services are known to the target group and how effective they thought the promotion and delivery of the services were.  They co-designed a survey with young people to which 85 people responded.

  • 80% (49/60) of young people felt they needed support with their feelings in the past 12 months.
  • 47% (21/45) of young people who felt they needed support did not ask or look for it.
  • 11% (9/83) of respondents had not heard of any of the Somerset services offering direct support.
  • Young Somerset was the most contacted Somerset support service.
  • Schools are a crucial source of information and signposting for both young people and adults.
  • Many comments indicated a lack or limited knowledge of available support in Somerset.

The report contains six recommendations.

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General details

Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch Somerset
Publication date
Date evidence capture began
Date evidence capture finished
Type of report
Enter and View
Key themes
Written information, guidance and publicity

Methodology and approach

Was the work undertaken in partnership with another organisation?
No
Primary research method used
Survey
If an Enter and View methodology was applied, was the visit announced or unannounced?
N/A

Details of health and care services included in the report

Details of health and care services included in the report
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Targeted Mental Health in Schools Services (TaMHS)

Details of people who shared their views

Number of people who shared their views
85
Age group
0 to 12 years
13 to 15 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 24 years
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