Mental Health of Children and Young People in England Surveys (MHCYPS)
Measures describe a question asked to a participant during a survey or an item of information requested from a manager when they fill out a data return. For example, ‘Who do you live with?’ is a measure and the possible responses might be, mother, father, brother, sister etc.
| Need/provision/receipt | Description of measure | Start Year | Age range | Age from | Age to | Informant | Multiple rater | Reporting term | Sweep title | Standard instrument | Question/Data item | Response scale | Notes | Physical health measures | Dataset | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipt; | Using social care services support for mental health issues | 2023 | 17-25 | 17 | 25 | Participant | No | Current | Young Person Questionnaire (17 to 25 years old) | No | “Since {textfill year ago date}, have you been in contact with any of the following people or services because of worries about your mental health or emotional, behavioural or concentration problems? |
1. A teacher or member of college or university staff (for example, tutor, |
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| Provision; | Young carer responsibilities - number of hours | 2023 | 17-25 | 17 | 25 | Participant | No | Current | Young Person Questionnaire (17 to 25 years old) | No | How many hours a week, on average, do you spend doing this?” ANALYSIS:”Young Person: Average number of hours a week spends on caring responsibilities |
1. Less than one hour |
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| Provision; | Young carer responsibilities | 2023 | 17-25 | 17 | 25 | Participant | No | Current | Young Person Questionnaire (17 to 25 years old) | No | “Apart from anything you do as part of paid employment, do you look after, or give any regular help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either long-term physical ill-health, mental ill-health, disability; or problems related to old age?” ANALYSIS:”Young Person: Whether has any caring responsibilities” |
1. Yes |
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| Receipt; | Using social care services support for mental health issues | 2023 | 8-16 | 8 | 16 | Parent | No | Current | Parent Questionnaire (of children aged 8 to 16 years old) | No | “Since {textfill year ago date}, have you or {if NickNameP=RESPONSE: “NicknameP”, else:”first_name”} been in contact with any of the following people or services because of worries about {if NickNameP=RESPONSE: “NicknameP”, else:”first_name”}’s mental health or emotional, behavioural or concentration problems? G_Multi_II1”ANALYSIS:”Parent: Whether been in contact with services about child’s mental health inpast year |
1. A teacher (for example, form teacher, head of year) |
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| Provision; | How many hours of caring responsibilities child has | 2023 | 8-16 | 8 | 16 | Parent | No | Current | Parent Questionnaire (of children aged 8 to 16 years old) | No | “How many hours a week, on average, does {first_name} spend doing this?” ANALYSIS:”Parent: Average number of hours a week child spends on caring responsibilities” |
1. Less than one hour |
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| Provision; | Whether child has caring responsibilities | 2023 | 8-16 | 8 | 16 | Parent | No | Current | Parent Questionnaire (of children aged 8 to 16 years old) | No | “{if Age2022=16: “Apart from anything {if NickNameP=RESPONSE: “NicknameP”, else:”first_name”} does as part of paid employment, does {if Gender=1: “he”, Gender=2: “she”}”, if Age2022=7-15: “Does {if NickNameP=RESPONSE: “NicknameP”, else:”first_name”}”} look after, or give any regular help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either long-term physical ill-health, mental ill-health, disability; or problems related to old age?” ANALYSIS:”Parent: Whether child has any caring responsibilities”_x000D_ |
1. Yes |
General health |
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| Provision; | Receipt of carer's allowance | 2022 | 6-16 | 6 | 16 | Participant | No | Current | Wave 3 | No | Which, if any, of the following types of payments are you {If CRLIVEPA [LAST ITERATION]=1: “or your partner”} currently receiving? |
1. Jobseeker’s Allowance |
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| Provision; | Hours spent caring | 2022 | 6-16 | 6 | 16 | Participant | No | Current | Wave 3 | No | “Apart from anything you do as part of paid employment, do you look after, or give any regular help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either long-term physical ill-health, mental ill-health, disability; or problems related to old age?” “How many hours a week, on average, do you spend doing this?”” |
Part 1: Part 2: |
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| Provision; | Hours spent caring | 2022 | 6-16 | 6 | 16 | Participant | No | Current | Wave 3 | No | “How many hours a week, on average, does {first_name} spend doing this?” |
1. Less than one hour |
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| Provision; | Providing care to others | 2022 | 6-16 | 6 | 16 | Participant | No | Current | Wave 3 | No | Does {if NickNameP=RESPONSE: “NicknameP”, else:”first_name”}”} look after, or give any regular help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either long-term physical ill-health, mental ill-health, disability; or problems related to old age?” |
Yes |
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| Provision; | Is parent a carer | 2020 | 6-16 | 6 | 16 | Parent | No | Current | Wave 2 | No | “Apart from anything you do as part of paid employment, do you look after, or give any regular help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either long-term physical ill-health, mental ill-health, disability; or problems related to old age?” |
1. Yes |
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| Provision; | Is child a young carer | 2020 | 6-16 | 6 | 16 | Parent | No | Current | Wave 2 | No | “Does (child’s name) look after, or give any regular help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either long-term physical ill-health, mental ill-health, disability; or problems related to old age?” |
1. Yes |
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| Receipt; | Child looked after by social care services | 2017 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Parent | No | Over lifetime | 2017 sweep | No | Has your child ever spent any time being “looked after” by social services? |
Yes |
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| Receipt; | Contact with professional services or sources of support | 2020 | 17-23 | 17 | 23 | Young Person | No | Current | Wave 2 | No | “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?” |
1. A teacher (for example, form teacher, head of year) |
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| Receipt; | Contact with professional services or sources of support | 2020 | 6-16 | 6 | 16 | Parent | No | Current | Wave 2 | No | “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?” |
1. A teacher (for example, form teacher, head of year) |
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| Receipt; | Contact with professional services or sources of support | 2019 | 17-22 | 17 | 22 | Young Person | No | Current | Wave 1 | No | “Between 1st March 2019 and 1st March 2020, have you or (first name) been in contact with any of the following people because of worries about (first name)’s mental health or emotional, behavioural or concentration problems?” |
1. Some in your family or a close friend |
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| Receipt; | Contact with professional services or sources of support | 2019 | 5-16 | 5 | 16 | Parent | No | Current | Wave 1 | No | “Between 1st March 2019 and 1st March 2020, have you or (first name) been in contact with any of the following people because of worries about (first name)’s mental health or emotional, behavioural or concentration problems?” |
1. Some in your family or a close friend |
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| Receipt; | Looked after by social care services - number of school moves | 2017 | 0-16 | 0 | 16 | Child | No | Over lifetime | 2017 sweep | No | How often did you move schools as a result of being looked after? |
Enter a numeric value between 0 and 50 |
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| Receipt; | Looked after by social care services - moving schools | 2017 | 0-16 | 0 | 16 | Child | No | Over lifetime | 2017 sweep | No | Did you move schools as a result of being looked after? |
Yes |
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| Receipt; | Looked after by social care services - number of times | 2017 | 0-16 | 0 | 16 | Child | No | Over lifetime | 2017 sweep | No | How many times have you been looked after? |
Enter a numeric value between 0 and 50 |
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| Receipt; | Looked after by social care services | 2017 | 0-16 | 0 | 16 | Child | No | Over lifetime | 2017 sweep | No | Have you ever spent any time being “looked after” by social services? |
Yes |
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| Receipt; | Child looked after by social care services - number of school moves | 2017 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Parent | No | Over lifetime | 2017 sweep | No | How often did they move schools as a result of being looked after? |
Enter a numeric value between 0 and 50 |
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| Receipt; | Child looked after by social care services - moving schools | 2017 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Parent | No | Over lifetime | 2017 sweep | No | Did your child move schools as a result of being looked after? |
Yes |
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| Receipt; | Child looked after by social care services - number of times | 2017 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Parent | No | Over lifetime | 2017 sweep | No | How many times has your child been looked after? |
Enter a numeric value between 0 and 50 |
MHCYPS |
Overview
Aims
The Surveys of the Mental Health of Children and Young People (MHCYP) are a series of national surveys of the mental health of children and young people. Each survey involves interviewing a large, stratified probability sample of children and young people, and their parents and teachers. The primary aim of the surveys is to collect robust data on a range of topics relating to the mental health of children and young people to improve understanding of the state of children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing and inform the design of mental health services.
Institution
NHS Digital
Geographic coverage - Nations
England;
Start date
2004
Minimum age at recruitment
2
Sample Size
3,667
Sample
Study design
Repeated cross-sectional study
Sample details
Children and young people (aged 2 to 19 years old) in England were asked to take part in the survey. Contact details were obtained from the NHS Patient Register.
Sex
All
Sample Characteristics
Children and young people
Sample size at most recent sweep
3,667 children and young people
Data
Data Access
https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-of-children-and-young-people-in-england/2021-follow-up-to-the-2017-survey/data-sets
Complementary Data
N/A
Genetic Data Collected
Linked Data
No
HDR UK Innovation Gateway
Additional information
Website
Notes
Related Measures
Covid-19 data collection, Diet and nutrition, Education, Household composition, Housing, Mental health measures, Neighbourhood and community, Parenting and family, Physical health assessment, Sleep problems, Social support, Socioeconomic status and deprivation, Work and employment,
Study Code
MHCYPS
Reference paper(s)
https://files.digital.nhs.uk/97/B09EF8/mhcyp_2021_rep.pdf
Funders
NHSdigital DoHSC