YPBMF Host mental health podcast for Research In Practice

Victoria, the YPBMF Steering Group Rep hosted a podcast with Nicole and Jasmine from the Drive Forward Foundation’s  Policy Forum, focusing on care leavers mental health.  This is part of a series of podcasts that Research in Practice have produced on this topic which share the views of care experienced young people, examples of good practice and research findings.

The series of 5 podcasts are:

• Conversations with young people about the mental health and wellbeing support that care leavers encounter – Hosted by Victoria, YPBMF Steering group representative, with young people from the Drive Forward Policy Forum.  This conversation is really honest about some of the challenges but also offers some very practical ideas that leaving care and health professionals can take that will make a difference.
• Good Practice: Conversation with Northamptonshire’s Children’s Trust Leaving Care Team
• Good Practice: Conversation with Newham’s Leaving Care Specialist Nurse
• Good Practice: Conversation with Pure Insight, who deliver support to a number of North-West local authorities.
• Research: Research findings explore the national picture, barriers to effective support and what good practice looks like – with Lys Eden from Foundations on their research

The podcasts are available on Research in Practice’s podcast (available on all of the regular podcast providers) and can also be found on the Research in Practice website.

Please do share these podcasts with people across leaving care and health services, who want to support care experienced young people mental health and wellbeing.

Other Resources:

• Take a look at YPBMF’s Health & Mental Health In Their Own Words report – sharing the views of 200+ care experienced individuals on the topic
• NLCBF & Drive Forward Foundation run a quarterly online Community of Practice focused on Care Leavers’ mental health for leaving care and health professionals.