Children and Young People's Mental Health Indicators
Work has begun to establish a set of national indicators for children and young people and was launched at an event on 21st April 2008 in Glasgow.
The work will follow a similar course to that for the adult indicator set. It is planned that the final indicator set for children and young people will be published in 2010/2011.
Key early decisions for the indicators include:
- the framework within which the indicators will be developed and sit
- what age groups should be used for sub-sets of the indicators
An initiation document outlining initial thinking for the work together with a document showing some possible frameworks for the indicators were shared with delegates at the event on 21st April and informed debates around these issues. The event report summarises the event and the feedback from delegate discussion around specific issues posed to delegates.
This feedback will help inform the children and young people's work as it progresses. In light of certain feedback some of the thinking outlined in the initiation document may need to be revised, for example the age range that the indicators cover.
Contact for the indicators work
If you have comments on the indicators project or require further information please contact Jane Parkinson – jane.parkinson@health.scot.nhs.uk.
Last updated 7th August 2008