TY - JOUR
T1 - Social prescribing for children and young people
AU - Bertotti, Marcello
AU - Hayes, Dan
AU - Berry, Vashti
AU - Jarvis-Beesley, Paul
AU - Husk, Kerryn
PY - 2022/10/4
Y1 - 2022/10/4
N2 - Mental ill health in children and young people (ie, people
aged 10–19 years) is a global problem. In 2019, one in
seven children and young people had diagnosed mental
health conditions. The drivers for this high burden are
complex and include home-based and school-based
risks, lifestyle factors, and vulnerabilities due to disability,
discrimination, and socioeconomic circumstances.
There is no quick fix, but one holistic approach with
potential is social prescribing. Social prescribing is
gaining recognition globally, with significant policy and
research traction in England , where it is now included as
an all-age service in the 2019 NHS Long Term Plan. The
original adult model requires primary care practitioners
to refer an individual to a link worker, who supports
them to connect and participate in community-based
activities, primarily delivered by the non-profit sector.
AB - Mental ill health in children and young people (ie, people
aged 10–19 years) is a global problem. In 2019, one in
seven children and young people had diagnosed mental
health conditions. The drivers for this high burden are
complex and include home-based and school-based
risks, lifestyle factors, and vulnerabilities due to disability,
discrimination, and socioeconomic circumstances.
There is no quick fix, but one holistic approach with
potential is social prescribing. Social prescribing is
gaining recognition globally, with significant policy and
research traction in England , where it is now included as
an all-age service in the 2019 NHS Long Term Plan. The
original adult model requires primary care practitioners
to refer an individual to a link worker, who supports
them to connect and participate in community-based
activities, primarily delivered by the non-profit sector.
UR - https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/context/pms-research/article/1784/viewcontent/Bertotti_et_al_2022_SP_CYP_pre_pub_.pdf
U2 - 10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00248-6
DO - 10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00248-6
M3 - Article
SN - 2352-4642
VL - 0
JO - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
JF - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
IS - 0
ER -