The goal of this profile is to support an intelligence driven approach to understanding and meeting children and young people’s mental health. It is for:
- commissioners
- service providers
- clinicians
- service users and their families
Users can benchmark their area against England, region or similar populations. It collates and analyses a wide range of publicly available information on:
- identification of need
- protective factors
- primary prevention: adversity
- primary prevention: vulnerability
- services
- exploring inequality
Exploring Inequality
In November 2021, an Exploring Inequality domain was added to this profile. This includes the following metrics:
- population characteristic
- deprivation grouping
For an introduction on content and using this new domain, go to Exploring Inequality.
To go to the available metrics, go to Inequality in detail.
Knowledge Base
The Knowledge Guide for Mental Health and Wellbeing JSNA
The Children and Young People's section of the Knowledge Guide for Mental Health and Wellbeing JSNA offers:
- expert advice
- links to policy
- links to evidence
You should use this toolkit in conjunction with the return on investment resources. Its goal is to support local commissioners in designing and implementing mental health and wellbeing support services.
NICE publications
The National Institute for Health and Care Experience (NICE) publishes a range of guidances that is relevant to Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing, including:
- early years
- social and emotional wellbeing in primary education
- social and emotional wellbeing in secondary education
- transition from children to adults’ health or social care services
NHS Digital publications
NHS Digital publish a collection of mental health data and interactive dashboards in the Mental Health Data Hub which includes mental health data relating to children and young people in England.
Department of Health
Children and Young’s People’s Mental Health is a key focus of national policies, including:
- Closing the Gap: priorities for essential change in mental health (2014)
- Future in Mind (2015)
- The Five Year Forward View for Mental Health (2016)
The Care Quality Commission (CQC)
In 2022, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published an update of the ‘Review of children and young people's mental health services’, originally published in 2017. Phase One of the reports looks at the quality and accessibility of these services and a subsequent thematic review includes recommendations to address issues within mental health services.
Other links
- Child Health Profiles
- Mental Health and Wellbeing JSNA
- Improving the mental health of children and young people report
Supporting Documents
Contact us
For enquiries or feedback relating to the Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing pages, email healthcare.variation@dhsc.gov.uk