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Mind meets money: How can data impact youth mental health policy and practice?
PCMIS were fortunate to be invited to the ‘Mind meets money’ event recently,
co-hosted by IMRY (Institute of Mental Health Research at York) and a range of renowned researchers from different disciplines across the University of York.
The event provided an ideal and open forum for stakeholders across the region to hear from members of the University’s research body who work closely with policy makers. Discussions focused on the current pathway offering and challenges of ensuring data and resources are put into evidence-based policy making to inform everyday practice.
With a new government in place, this is an ideal time to review how scarce funds are spent in services and what is the most cost-effective way of using our limited resources to prevent and improve poor mental health outcomes in children and young people.
The well attended event included researchers and clinicians such as Prof Bernadka Dubicka (HYMS, Chair of YYMHRF), Dr David Zendle (Department of Psychology), Prof Tim Doran (Department of Health Sciences) Prof Richard Cookson (Centre for Health Economics), Dr Amy Barker, (Centre for Health Economics), Prof Cheti Nicolett (Department of Economics and Related Studies) and Prof Lina Gega, (HYMS and Director of IMRY).
Talks started with an introduction to the new York Smart Data Donation Service which will be a leading hub for online behaviour research. Followed with a focus on health inequalities and the unintended consequences of policy making. Drawing on considerable experience and reflecting on challenges of policy implementation in highly controversial areas, where there is little agreement even among experts
Experts spoke of the economics of mental health, in response to challenges faced by researchers, teachers, clinicians, policy makers, parents and the young people themselves. Their work involves complex methods that answer questions about the cost of specific mental health problems and the comparative value of relevant interventions and care pathways.
Amy Barker, Centre for Health Economics, shares data on increasing referrals for CAMHS in 2021.
Professor Lena Gega closed the event with further details about the introduction of the ‘Children and Young People’s Mental Health Policy Group‘. This group of experts and stakeholders will provide cross-disciplinary evidence-based responses to improve emotional wellbeing and life satisfaction in children and young people.
PCMIS was developed at the University of York, in partnership with mental health researchers in the Department of Health Sciences. PCMIS is informed by current research at the University and heavily supports the studies, putting us in a unique position to improve treatment outcomes for services.
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