Be Healthy
PRACTICE EXAMPLES, TOOLS and RESOURCES
2. BEING HEALTHY
2.1
Tools and resources
Health policies & guidance – National: England
Grief Matters
Improving health care for BME children and young people in and leaving care
LGA and Sport England - Sport playing its part
DoH - Self assessment tool for commissioning health services
NCB Healthy Care Programme Handbook
Disabled children standard - National Service Framework for children, young people and maternity services
Promoting the health of Looked After Children - DoH
National Service Framework for children, young people and maternity services standards summary
Health policies & guidance – National: Scotland
Delivering a Healthy Future - An action framework for children and young people’s health in Scotland
2.2
Tools and resources
Pathway plan - physical and emotional health needs
Surrey 16+ - Mental health and emotional screening policy
Pathway Plan - Bath and NE Somerset
2.3
Tools and resources
Health information for young people
Birmingham - Access to health information
2.4
Tools and resources
Health training and information materials for staff and carers – National
Healthy care training for foster carers and residential social workers
Teenage Pregnancy Unit - Guidance for Field Social Workers, Residential Social Workers and Foster Carers on providing information and referring young people to contraceptive and sexual health services
World Health Organisation - Standards for adolescent friendly health services
2.4
Practice examples
Access to youth friendly health advice & information
Access to Health Advice - East Riding
Access to Health Advice - Hull
Access to Health Advice -Tower Hamlets
Health Information - N. Somerset
2.5
Tools and resources
Access to counselling & mental health services
Mental Health Guide for parents and professionals
NSF models of good practice in CAMH’s
2.5
Practice examples
Counselling services - Hull
Counselling services - Tower Hamlets
2.6
Practice examples
Young parents' support, information and access to health services
– Not yet available
2.6
Tools and resources
Young parents' support, information and access to health services - National guidance
Teenage pregnancy and looked after children - resource for teenage pregnancy coordinators
Teenage Parents - Who cares? Guide for Commissioners
Parenting support - Guidance for Local Authorities in England
National Service Framework for children, young people and maternity services
Reaching Out to Pregnant Teenagers - Sure Start
National Teenage Pregnancy Strategy -accelerating the strategy till 2010
2.7
Tools and resources
Access to drug and alcohol misuse services
Surrey - Drug use screening tool
Surrey - Drug use screening tool guidance notes
Hull - Information about drug and alcohol support services for young people
Scottish Effective Intervention Unit - Substance misuse assessment
2.8
Practice examples
Financial assistance for health costs – Not yet available
2.9
Tools and resources
Interagency protocols on access to health services
East Riding - Health Professional role and responsibilities
Redcar and Cleveland - Roles and responsibilities of designated nurse
2.10
Tools and Resources
Transition to adult mental health services
CAMHS Standard - National Services Framework for children, young people and maternity services
2.11
Practice examples
Interagency leisure and health promotion services
Health funded nurse – Hull
Leisure pass provision -Tower Hamlets
Medway – Leisure and Health services for young people
Thurrock – Access to sexual health services
2.12
Tools and resources
Health knowledge assessment tool – young people’s needs, rights and responsibilities - Not yet available
2.13
Tools and resources
Young people’s health status and access to services assessment tool
Hull - 60 second survey on healthy eating
NCB Healthy Care Programme Handbook