SINGLE MEASURE

Contact with professional services or sources of support

Sweep Title: Wave 2
Dataset: Mental Health of Children and Young People in England Surveys (MHCYPS)

Question(s)

“Since 1st August 2020 have you been in contact with any of the following people or services because of worries about mental health or emotional, behavioural or concentration problems?”

Response scale

1. A teacher (for example, form teacher, head of year)
2. Someone from school based mental health support (for example, school counsellor)
3. Someone working in educational support services (for example, an educational psychologist or external specialist teacher)
4. Someone from primary health care (for example, a GP, practice nurse, or school nurse)
5. Someone from Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) (for example, child psychologist or psychiatrist, child mental health nurse, or family therapist)
6. Someone specialising in children’s physical health (for example, a hospital or community pediatrician, or occupational therapist)
7. Someone from social care (for example, a social worker or family support worker)
8. Other( please specify)
9. No contact with any professional/service

Participant age 17 - 23
Starts January 2020
Ends January 2021
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Receipt;
Informant: Young Person
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Current
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID MHCYPS-2499