Supporting children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis: framework

Footnotes

1 https://youngscot.net/ysobservatory/youth-commission-mental-health

2 Mental health - distress framework for collaboration: multi-agency partnership approach - gov.scot

3 Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014: Guidance on Part 10: Aftercare

4 National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2021 - updated 2023 - gov.scot

5 GIRFEC resources - Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) - gov.scot

6 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

7 Mental health of adolescents

8 Equality - Means ensuring that everyone has the same rights, opportunities, and access to resources, often aiming to create a level playing field where individuals are not treated less favourably because of their background or protected characteristics. It is about treating people with dignity and respect, aiming for equal outcomes.

9 Equity - Refers to fairness and impartiality, focusing on ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to achieve the same, or similar, outcomes. It acknowledges that people have different, unique circumstances and, therefore, allocates the specific, tailored resources and support needed to overcome barriers.

10 Facts and Figures | CYPMHC

11 Youth Commission on Mental Health Services - Young Scot Corporate

12 Mental health and wellbeing strategy - gov.scot

13 Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Joint Delivery Board: final report - gov.scot

14 Child and family mental health: Joint Strategic Board - gov.scot

15 Review: Crisis responses for children and young people – a systematic review of effectiveness, experiences and service organisation (CAMH‐Crisis) - Edwards - 2024 - Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Wiley Online Library

16 Article 12 requires the views of the child to be given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child

17 Multi-Agency Partnership Approach to Distress: Framework for Collaboration

18 A Right to Speak Supporting Individuals who use Alternative and Augmentative Communication - gov.scot

19 "Minority stress describes the effect of additional stressors experienced by members of minority groups. These experiences can include direct discrimination; societal and structural marginalisation; or the anticipation of experiencing stigma/discrimination and can be compounded by overlapping and intersecting factors. Experiencing minority stress can have significant impacts on both mental and physical health outcomes."

20 How to be a good adult | The Knowledge and Skills Framework

21 Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014: Statutory Guidance on Part 3: Children’s Services Planning – Second Edition 2020

22 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (SCOTLAND) ACT 2014: Statutory Guidance on Part 3: Children’s Services Planning – Second Edition 2020

23 Sub national planning approach across NHS Scotland Scottish Government update | Scottish Parliament Website

24 Mental health and wellbeing in the Scottish islands: A review of the literature - University of the Highlands and Islands

25 Trends in Rural Scotland: a working paper (2025) - gov.scot

26 Urgent and unscheduled care - Healthcare standards - gov.scot

27 National Risk Framework to Support the Assessment of Children and Young People - gov.scot

28 Getting it right for every child – Practice Guidance 1 – Using the National Practice Model – 2022

29 GIRFEC wellbeing resources (SHANARRI) - gov.scot

30 Admission to acute medical wards for mental health concerns among children and young people in England from 2012 to 2022: a cohort study - PubMed

31 Summary - The Scottish Health Survey 2024 - volume 1: main report - gov.scot

32 8091 Children in crisis: describing mental health presentations to a paediatric emergency department at a district general hospital in England | Archives of Disease in Childhood

33 Life at age 17: initial findings from the Growing Up in Scotland study (Sweep 11)

34 Underwood et al., 2023; Bailey, 2022; Lavis, Burke and Hastings, 2019; Mental Health Foundation, n.d.

35 Scotland's Population Health Framework - gov.scot

36 Our Understanding of Self-Harm - Self harm strategy and action plan 2023 to 2027 - gov.scot

37 Creating Hope Together: suicide prevention strategy 2022 to 2032 - gov.scot

38 Health and Social Care Service Renewal Framework - gov.scot

39 National Performance Framework - gov.scot