
MAPS Study
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The official account for the Mental Health Access to Paediatric Wards Study (MAPS), a @NIHR funded study | Banner illustrations by @studiobeci
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Last year, 144 children and young people with mental disorders in England were physical restrained for NG feeding in paediatric wards. 90% white 77% girls 65% for anorexia nervosa National audit The Chatty Dietitian Dasha Nicholls adc.bmj.com/content/early/…






New OA qualitative paper from National Institute for Health and Care Research STADIA study, led by Dr Kristina Newman Louise Thomson, highlighting: •mismatch between expectations & outcomes of #CAMHS referrals •guidance for improving referral journeys 👉doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmm… Main trial findings coming soon!




📢 Our Second 'Editor's Pick' of July! ✍️ Individuals with #ARFID can present across the weight spectrum and individualised comprehensive health assessments are vital. Lee D Hudson Nadia Micali Dasha Nicholls Simon Chapman ARFID Awareness UK 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/46qPSY1



On the outside, looking in: sibling experiences of adolescent inpatient mental health care nationalelfservice.net/?p=202973 Lottie Shipp appraises a qualitative study that explored young people’s experiences of their sibling being admitted to a mental health inpatient unit.

Half of adults who have a mental health difficulty experience symptoms by age 14. Enhancing the ‘scaffolding’ of support around children when they first begin to struggle can prevent mental ill health. Find out more in this report funded by BBC Children in Need 👇 centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/p…


