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This Eighth National Conference which this year will be held virtually focuses on Saving Young Lives – Preventing Suicide in Children and Young People. By attending this one day conference you will hear from expert speakers on how your services can reduce preventable suicides and save young lives. Through national updates, case studies from multi-agency settings and lived experience insight, this conference aims to set the scene for progress already being made and what needs to change to improve resilience, wellbeing, mental health support and effectively prevent suicide in children and young people.
This conference will cover The Mental Health of Children and Young People in England 2023 report and will feature a speaker who worked on the final report. The conference will also use case studies to demonstrate interventions that work in health, schools, universities and multi-agency settings. The conference will examine adherence to Caldicott Principles of information sharing, as well as digital wellness and the potential impact of the Online Safety Bill.
“Today’s report shows the continued unprecedented pressures faced by young people and reflects the increased demand for NHS children’s mental health services. It is vital that any child or young person struggling, or their family, reaches out for help so they can get the care they need.”
Claire Murdoch, NHS Mental Health Director, November 2023
“According to data by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), analysed by Young Minds, suicide rates among young people aged 15-19 in England rose by 35 per cent from 2020 to 2021. In 2020, 147 young people aged 15- 19 in England took their own lives. This rose to 198 in 2021. This is the highest number in over 30 years.”
YoungMinds 2023
This conference will enable you to:
Network with colleagues who are working to improve services, practice and treatment to reduce preventable suicides and save young lives
Discuss the national data and evidence base currently on young suicides, and use this to direct and target service improvement and interventions
Reflect on the lived experience
Understand the impact of viewing online self-harm and suicide content has on individuals
Implement a preventative approach to treating young people in CAMHS services
Understand how you can work to increasing young people’s resilience & self-compassion
Improving information sharing to prevent suicide in young people & children
Deliver effective multi- agency working to support “high risk” young people
Reflect on the relationship between suicide and self harm
Work in innovative ways with schools to improve support and wellbeing
Identify key strategies for improving access to services for high risk groups such as university students and LGBTQ+ young people
Developing your skills in supporting children and young people in crisis
Understand how we can better support bereaved relatives and families
Improve information sharing to support suicide prevention in young people
Self assess and reflect on your own practice
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes