Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health

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1 Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health A survey to help plan the services we offer to children and young people to promote and support their emotional wellbeing and mental health. Children and young people s emotional wellbeing and mental health impacts upon every area of their lives, from their educational achievements, their relationships with peers and the adults they come into contact with, to the choices they make in life everyday. Children and young people with good emotional and mental health are better able to contribute and achieve in life, and good mental health is also important for good physical health. As they grow up, children and young people may have some experiences that impact on their emotional wellbeing and mental health. Some are able to cope independently or with the support of a friend and family, while others may need a bit more help. To ensure that children and young people achieve the best chance of a happy and healthy life Surrey County Council, NHS Surrey and Surrey Clinical Commissioning Groups have agreed to look at planning a broader range of services for emotional wellbeing and mental health. About this survey The purpose of this survey is to understand what good emotional wellbeing and mental health should look like in Surrey, to identify the gaps and issues in our current service provision, and to plan what arrangement of services we need to put in place to meet the needs of children and young people, now and in the future. The findings from this survey will be used together with other information to help plan a broader emotional wellbeing and mental health service to children and young people. 1

2 Who is this survey for? If you are a parent or carer, a family member, or a professional that works with children and young people either directly or indirectly, we would like to hear your views. If you are a commissioner or provider organisation we would also like to hear from you. We welcome both individual responses and collective responses on behalf of a group or organisation. We are engaging children and young people through a variety of other appropriate channels. Timeframes Please complete this survey by 30 July We will share the findings of this survey with participants in September - October 2012 Confidentiality This is a strictly confidential survey and no participant will be personally identified by their responses. The information collected in Section A will be used for the sole purpose of communicating the findings of the survey. Participants can opt out of receiving further information if they wish. Returns Please return this survey to: Tina Fenwick Strategic Commissioning Children, Schools and Families Directorate Fairmount House Bull Hill Leatherhead Surrey KT22 7AX. 2

3 If you would like to request the survey in an alternative format, please contact Tina Fenwick (tel: , This survey will take approximately minutes to complete. Please allow yourself enough time. 3

4 What do we mean by emotional wellbeing and mental health? Emotional wellbeing and mental health is broad ranging. It includes being happy and coping with life s ups and downs, being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, and economic wellbeing. The National Child and Adolescent Mental Health Support Service (CAMHS) defines emotional wellbeing as: "A positive state of mind and body, feeling safe and able to cope, with a sense of connection with people, communities and the wider environment" SECTION A About You 1. I am responding to this survey as a: Parent or Carer Other Family Member (e.g. sibling) Professional (including strategic or operational) School representative Provider representative (including third sector) GP If you are a parent, carer or other family member please skip questions 2 to 6 on and go to question 7 on page 6. 4

5 SECTION A1 About You Professionals, school and provider representatives and GPs only. 2. Personal Information Name Organisation Title Role Address 3. I would like to be kept informed about the findings of this survey Yes No Comments / Preferences about receiving information 4. Which geographic location are you representing? Countywide North West North East South West South East Other (please specify) 5

6 5. Is this an individual or collective survey response? I am responding to this survey as an individual I am responding on behalf of my organisation, service or team (please specify): 6. Please write a summary sentence or statement explaining: Your organisation, service or team s core business What difference does your organisation, service or team make to children and young people to promote their emotional wellbeing and mental health? How do you do that? Who do you work with? Who are your key partners? 6

7 SECTION A2 About you Parents and Carers If you are a professional or a GP please skip questions 7 to 11 and go to question 12 on page 8 7. Is this an individual or collective survey response? I am responding to this survey as an individual parent or carer I am responding as the named contact for a collective response from a group of parents and carers. Group / organisation: 8. Where do you live? Elmbridge Epsom and Ewell Guildford Mole Valley Reigate and Banstead Runnymede Spelthorne Surrey Heath Tandridge Waverley Working Outside of Surrey 7

8 9. How many children and adults live in your household? Adults (including you) Children and Young People If you would prefer not to answer this question please skip to question I would like to be kept informed about the findings of this survey Yes No 11. If yes, please provide your contact details. Name Address Postcode Address Telephone 8

9 SECTION B What does good emotional wellbeing and mental health look like in Surrey? To ensure that children and young people in Surrey have the best chance of a happy and healthy life and are able to cope with life s ups and downs, we think it is important that they have: 12. Do you broadly agree that these are the right outcomes for children and young people in Surrey to promote their emotional wellbeing and mental health? Strongly Agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree I have comments to make Comments (please be specific): 9

10 13. What else do you think is important? What specific things would you see or hear about in your community if all children and young people are given the best chance of a happy and healthy life? Please be specific and concise

11 SECTION C people Understanding the needs of children and young The following groups of children and young people are at risk of poor emotional wellbeing and mental health. Young carers Gypsy roma traveller children Children from black and minority ethnic groups Children and young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and/or Disability Children at risk of abuse or neglect Children in Care or 'Looked After Children' Young people who use drugs frequently. Children and young people not participating in education, training or employment Vulnerable children and young people Children in poverty 14. Are there any other groups of children and young people who you think are at risk of poor emotional wellbeing and mental health, not included above? Please describe these groups below and explain why you think they are at risk. 11

12 15. What do you think are the most important factors for promoting good emotional wellbeing and mental health? Please tick up to 8 from the list below. Social skills and Problem Solving Skills Autonomy and a sense of independence A sense of purpose and future Secure early relationships Social support and social networks Being a planner, belief in control Humour Religious faith Capacity to reflect At least one good parent-child relationship Good standard of living Good morale In a school with positive policies for behaviour, attitudes, and anti-bullying Range of positive activities/leisure activities A sense of public contribution Friendships Affection Sense of belonging in the family and wider community Self-esteem Clear, firm and consistent discipline A positive home environment Healthy diet Support for education Healthy lifestyle Easy temperament Supportive long-term Economic wellbeing relationships Good communication skills Good housing Optimism, being positive about the future 12

13 16. What do you think are the most important warning signs to identify early and address? Please tick up to 8 from the list below. Specific learning difficulties Communication difficulties Delays in development Difficult temperament Physical illness Lower than expected academic attainment Low self-esteem Parental conflict Family breakdown Inconsistent or unclear discipline Hostile or rejecting relationships Failure to adapt to a child s changing needs Physical, sexual or emotional abuse Parental psychiatric diagnosis Parental criminality, alcoholism or personality disorder Death and loss including loss of friendship Socio-economic disadvantage Homelessness A disaster in the wider community Discrimination Other significant life events 13

14 SECTION D Services 17. What kinds of support and services are you aware of, either locally to you or across the county, that work well to promote emotional wellbeing and mental health? This could be any service, support, intervention, in any setting, delivered by any agency or organisation. Please be specific and concise What is it about these services that make them effective at promoting emotional wellbeing and mental health? For each service you have identified please tick up to three features or characteristics from the list below: Service 1 Service 2 Service 3 Value for money Timely and efficient Child centred Meets needs effectively Knowledgeable, friendly and welcoming staff Good relationships Consistent Appropriate Safe Responsive Good communication Informal Flexible Location Other (please specify) 14

15 19. Do you have any suggestions about how services could be improved to promote emotional wellbeing and mental health? This could include stopping services that don t work. Please be specific and concise. 20. Is there anything else you would like to tell us? 15

16 SECTION F Equality and Diversity Equality legislation requires that all public authorities can demonstrate that they engage effectively with specific groups of people when consulting with staff or the public to review or develop policy and procedures. In order to develop policies and practices that are fair to all, we need to ensure that we are hearing views from all groups within our society when we are consulting. Monitoring service users can help us understand if certain groups of people are not using a service and we can then take steps to understand why and improve the accessibility of the service. 21. Are you willing to answer some quality and diversity questions? Yes No If you have selected Yes please skip to question 22. Thank you for participating in this survey. Your views are important to us and they will help us develop and improve services to promote emotional wellbeing and mental health. We will share the findings of this survey with participants in September - October

17 22. How would you describe your ethnic group? Please tick one box Arab Asian or Asian British Bangladeshi Asian or Asian British Indian Asian or Asian British Pakistani Black or Black British African Black or Black British Caribbean Mixed White and Asian Mixed White and Black African Mixed White and Black Caribbean White British White Irish White Traveller (including Gypsy, Roma, or Irish traveller) Any other White background Chinese Other I would rather not answer If Other please give details: 23. Are you Male Female Trans gender female to male Trans gender male to female I would rather not answer 24. Which age band do you fall into? Under and over 17

18 I would rather not answer 25. Which of the following religious or faith group do you identify with? Buddhist Christian (includes Protestant, Catholic, Methodist and Evangelical) Hindu Jewish Muslim Sikh No religious/faith group Any other religion/faith - please give details I would rather not answer Any other religion/faith 26. Do you consider yourself to have a disability? Yes No Don't know I would rather not answer 27. Do you consider yourself to have a permanent and substantial condition or impairment but do not consider yourself to be disabled? Yes No Don't know I would rather not answer 28. What is your marital or same-sex civil partnership status? Never married and never formed a civil partnership Married Separated but still legally married Divorced 18

19 Widowed Living with partner In a civil partnership Separated but still legally in a civil partnership Formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved Surviving partner from a civil partnership I would rather not answer 29. Are you? Bisexual Gay man Heterosexual Lesbian woman would rather not answer THANK YOU Thank you for participating in this survey. Your views are important to us and will help us develop and improve services to promote emotional wellbeing and mental health for children young and people. 19