ArticleJCPP advances2021
A drop-in centre for treating mental health problems in children with chronic illness: Outcomes for parents and their relationship with child outcomes.
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- "Accessible and Acceptable" Drop-In Mental Health Services for Children With Long-Term Conditions: A Mixed-Methods Exploratory Analysis of Integrated Services From a Health Equity Perspective.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Clinical effectiveness of drop-in mental health services in paediatric healthcare settings: a non-randomised multi-site study for children, young people and their families.BMC health services research · 2025Trial
- Evaluation of a mental health drop-in centre offering brief transdiagnostic psychological assessment and treatment for children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions and their families: a single-arm, open, non-randomised trial.Evidence-based mental health · 2021Trial
- Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a mental health drop-in centre for the siblings of young people attending a paediatric hospital.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community · 2025Article
- Association between atopic disorders and mental ill health: a UK-based retrospective cohort study.BMJ open · 2025Article
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- Efficient Sufficiency: A qualitative evaluation of a 1 year pilot study of young people and parents accessing a mental health drop-in centre in a paediatric hospital.Child: care, health and development · 2023Article
- Beyond theJCPP advances · 2021Article
- A drop-in centre for treating mental health problems in children with chronic illness: Outcomes for parents and their relationship with child outcomes.JCPP advances · 2021Article
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Abstract
Background: Children with chronic health conditions and their parents are at greater risk of developing emotional and behavioural problems compared to their physically healthy peers. The psychological impact on parents is crucial to understand given the relationship between parental mental health and child emotional and behavioural difficulties. This study was part of a broader research project examining the acceptability, feasibility and impact of a 'Mental Health and Psychological Wellbeing Drop-in Centre' in a paediatric hospital providing access to support and intervention for children and their families. This paper aimed to investigate the impact of the centre on parents ( Methods: Parental anxiety and depression were assessed using the GAD-7 and PHQ-9 at baseline and 6-month post-baseline. Child mental health was assessed using the parent-report Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). If parents had significant mental health needs, a brief intervention/signposting to relevant services was provided. Results: At baseline, 48% of parents scored above clinical threshold for anxiety and 41% for depression, and parent reported child SDQ scores were correlated with parental anxiety and parental low mood. Self-reported parental anxiety and low mood decreased at 6-months post-baseline (parental anxiety: mean decrease = 2.29 [1.22-3.36], Conclusions: Assessing and providing a brief treatment to address the mental health needs of parents of children with comorbidity may bring important benefits. It is recommended that children's mental health services consider assessment of parental mental health as part of routine care.
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