Academic Texts and Key Reports
Printer-friendly versionDetailed academic texts for mental health professionals and academics.
Youth Mental Health - what can go wrong?
- Teenage Mental Health: What helps and what hurts? Report On The Outcome Of Consultations With Teenagers On Mental Health (OMCYA, June 2009)
- SOS: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back - 16-25 Year Olds on Their Journey in to Adulthood (Young Minds 2006)
- Young Minds: Perspectives on the causes of mental health problems in children and adolescents (Young Minds, 2005)
- Truth Hurts (Mental Health Foundation, 2006)
- The Truth About Self Harm
- Cheers - Understanding the relationship between alcohol and mental health (Mental Health Foundation, 2006)
What is it like to grow up in Ireland today
How common are mental health problems in young people in Ireland today?
- Challenging Times: Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behaviours in Irish Adolescents (Lynch et al, 2005)
- The Male Perspective - Young men's outlook on life (NOSP, 2004)
- Young People's Mental Health - A report of the Lifestyle and Coping Survey (NSRF, 2004)
What do we know about youth suicide in Ireland?
- Suicide in Ireland - Everybody's Problem: A summary of the Forum for Integration and Partnership of Stakeholders in Suicide Prevention, Hosted by President Mary McAleese. Rapporteur Dr. Tony Bate (March 2005)
- Suicide in Ireland - A national study (Dept of Public Health, 2001)
- Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health & Children 7th Report: The High Level of Suicide in Irish Society (Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health & Children, 2006)
What do young people want to support their mental health?
- Listen Up! (Mental Health Foundation, 2007)
- Young People Have a Say! (Mental Health Foundation, 1999)
- Hear Me! (Mental Health Foundation, 1998)
Where are the gaps in services for young people?
- Amnesty International: Mental Health, the Neglected Quarter- Children (Amnesty International, 2003)
- Integrating mental health and primary care services: A Challenge for Psychiatric Training in Ireland (2007)
- Where Next? (Young Minds, 2003)
What are the economic costs of failing to intervene early?
- Lifetime Impacts (Mental Health Foundation, 2005)
- Counting the Cost (Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, 2004)
What works in youth mental health?
- Supporting Young People's Mental Health: Eight Points for Action: A Policy Briefing from the Mental Health Foundation (Mental Health Foundation, 2007)
- Bright Futures: Promoting Children's and Young People's Mental Health (Mental Health Foundation, 1999)
- Tuned Upside Down: Developing Crisis Services for 16-25 year olds (Mental Health Foundation, 2001)
- Listen Up! (Mental Health Foundation, 2007)
- Lancet article: Mental health of young people: a global public health challenge (Patel, Fisher, Hetric & McGorry, June 2007)
Resources for Professionals
- Hands On Scotland
- CAMH (UK)
- Child and adolescent mental health: A guide for healthcare professionals (British Medical Assocation, June 2006)
- Putting Participation into Practice: A guide for practitioners working in services to promote the mental health and well-being of children and young people (Young Minds, 2005)
- The Agenda for Children's Services: Reflective Questions for Frontline Service Managers and Practitioners (OMC &DoH, December 2007)
- The Agenda for Children's Services: Reflective Questions for HSE Senior Managers (OMC &DoH, December 2007)
- The Agenda for Children's Services: Reflective Questions for Policy Makers (OMC &DoH, December 2007)
