My Health, Our Future: Background

• ‘My Health, Our Future’ has been an iterative process building on a pilot study in 2015/16. The project was informed by the vision of Future in Mind, a report headed by Norman Lamb MP in 2015.

• The Future in Mind report and the subsequent local CAMHS Transformation Plans have co-production at their core. This means that we (HWS) are well placed to help commissioners understand the needs of ’s children and young people.

• The pilot engaged 500 secondary school students via a live interactive survey. This was followed by workshops with 100 Health and Social Care students. The data collected was used to inform a theatre production and community engagement event hosted by students at the Thomas Gainsborough School.

• 90 second film My Health, Our Future: Background

• Due to the success of the pilot project, we have been funded to engage with eight more schools across Suffolk (‘My Health, Our Future’).

• Our objective is simple: to engage C&YP via a whole-school approach, including their curriculum, local services and their understanding of mental health and wellbeing issues.

• The outcomes are three-fold:

Ø the project forms a part of Suffolk’s Emotional Wellbeing Plan (CAMHS Transformation Plan);

Ø the responses have been used to create bespoke reports for each school involved. This has allowed schools to truly understand the needs of their students, leading to new forms of engagement and changes to the curriculum; and

Ø the students completing the online survey have been upskilled on issues surrounding mental health and wellbeing. Methodology

• An online survey was co-produced and tested with year 10 students at . Thereafter, other schools have added additional questions on issues that are pertinent to their school.

• Schools embedded the survey into their Personal, Social, Health and Economic lessons over the academic year (most from Jan – July).

• The surveys have been used as a lesson plan, providing an interactive experience for students.

• At present, this has resulted in over 6,000 responses from secondary students aged 12-18 (this will rise to 6,500 – 8,000 responses by July 22nd 2017 when the survey closes). The eight schools: profile and response rates

Healthwatch Suffolk are currently engaging with eight schools:

Responses to date Response rate (%) Survey Status School Population 665 660 99% Open Mildenhall College Academy 1073 897 84% Closed 1315 653 50% Open 810 465 57% Open 683 445 65% Open 1874 737 39% Open 1224 1204 98% Closed Northgate High School 1672 957 57% Open

Total 9306 6015 69% (average) The eight schools: geographic location

Current coverage across Suffolk The eight schools: geographic location The eight schools: geographic location The eight schools: geographic location The eight schools: geographic location Additional outcomes and the learning process

• The data derived from the responses is being presented at local and national levels, including:

Ø CQC’s National Thematic Review of Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services; Ø The East of Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care’s Delphi study into community-based service models to promote mental health and wellbeing (NHSE); Ø The EWB2020 Stakeholder Group (Suffolk’s CAMHS Transformation Plan); and Ø Suffolk’s Schools Coordination Group.

• We have created and distributed additonal materials to promote the project, and signpost students and safeguard vulnerable groups; the latter are also being used by community groups, the emergency services and Suffolk’s mental health trust (inc. Youth Council).

• The schools involved have gained insight into the needs of their pupils, which has helped them to redirect funding for counselling and engagement services.

• Commissioners have – for the first time – a representative data set that can reliably inform the Emotional Wellbeing Plan 2020. Signposting and safeguarding

• We have developed a poster and A5 postcard that aims to share information with young people about sources of support for better mental health and wellbeing.

• There has been an excellent response to these materials locally and we have made them widely available to statutory bodies (e.g. the police and hospitals) as well as schools and local organisations. The response from local organisations and networks on social media has also been very positive.

A5 signposting postcard Signposting and safeguarding

A4 / A3 signposting poster The eight schools: Prize Draw

• Healthwatch Suffolk are also encouraging young people in the county to get creative about their understanding of mental health and wellbeing.

• We have tasked students attending the schools with submitting something that is personal, powerful and that represents what mental health and wellbeing means to them.

• To date, we have received over 60 submissions.

• The artwork and poetry will be included in each school report to give them a personalised touch.