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Primary and secondary care approach to paediatric mental health conditions: a novel model of care
The enforced isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in mental health issues and severity of presentations to emergency departments in Ireland. Long waiting lists for both Psychology and Psychiatry are further impacting on children’s mental well-being. We proposed the creati...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8905931/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36053655 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001285 |
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author | Power, Edmond Taaffe, Sarah McLoughlin, Patricia Sharif, Farhana |
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description | The enforced isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in mental health issues and severity of presentations to emergency departments in Ireland. Long waiting lists for both Psychology and Psychiatry are further impacting on children’s mental well-being. We proposed the creation of a ‘Happiness Toolkit’ that can be given to children on presentation to their primary or secondary care provider with a mental health issue. The toolkit is comprised of six evidence-based techniques that are proven to boost self-esteem, develop resilience and promote positive mental health. A leaflet detailing the practices along with a physical ‘box’ that the children must make were created. This resource may therefore provide immediate support to those children that may endure long waiting periods, sometimes greater than a year and a half, for referral to tertiary services. Our toolkit allows children and their families to engage in positive mental health practices that may prevent regression during this waiting period and lead to improved mental health or cessation of symptoms. |
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spelling | pubmed-89059312022-03-25 Primary and secondary care approach to paediatric mental health conditions: a novel model of care Power, Edmond Taaffe, Sarah McLoughlin, Patricia Sharif, Farhana BMJ Paediatr Open Review The enforced isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in mental health issues and severity of presentations to emergency departments in Ireland. Long waiting lists for both Psychology and Psychiatry are further impacting on children’s mental well-being. We proposed the creation of a ‘Happiness Toolkit’ that can be given to children on presentation to their primary or secondary care provider with a mental health issue. The toolkit is comprised of six evidence-based techniques that are proven to boost self-esteem, develop resilience and promote positive mental health. A leaflet detailing the practices along with a physical ‘box’ that the children must make were created. This resource may therefore provide immediate support to those children that may endure long waiting periods, sometimes greater than a year and a half, for referral to tertiary services. Our toolkit allows children and their families to engage in positive mental health practices that may prevent regression during this waiting period and lead to improved mental health or cessation of symptoms. BMJ Publishing Group 2022-03-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8905931/ /pubmed/36053655 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001285 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Review Power, Edmond Taaffe, Sarah McLoughlin, Patricia Sharif, Farhana Primary and secondary care approach to paediatric mental health conditions: a novel model of care |
title | Primary and secondary care approach to paediatric mental health conditions: a novel model of care |
title_full | Primary and secondary care approach to paediatric mental health conditions: a novel model of care |
title_fullStr | Primary and secondary care approach to paediatric mental health conditions: a novel model of care |
title_full_unstemmed | Primary and secondary care approach to paediatric mental health conditions: a novel model of care |
title_short | Primary and secondary care approach to paediatric mental health conditions: a novel model of care |
title_sort | primary and secondary care approach to paediatric mental health conditions: a novel model of care |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8905931/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36053655 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001285 |
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