RHS portlet MHH - Join HH

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RHS portlet MHH - who's who

Who's who

Find out who's who in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

RHS portlet MHH - Glossary

Glossary

Don't know what that word means?

Take a look in our glossary

RHS portlet MHH - what yp found helps

What young people have found helps them

Research and tests are useful, but it won’t tell us everything. Here are some positive things that young people say help them when they are feeling sad or worried.

  • Talking to their pet
  • Eating nice food or chocolate
  • Having a hug
  • Listening to music
  • Writing things down
  • Go for a run
  • Make a list of all the things to look forward to in the future

What we think

We agree that there are things that we can all do to help ourselves. Having a good diet, exercise, and feeling that people understand and care for us can all help. But, there might be times when we need more help.

 

Your rights

Working out what your rights are can be tricky. In this section, we've made it as easy as possible for you to find relevant, clear and useful information.

There are some important things for you to remember:

Confidentiality

The person seeing you should explain how any information you give them might be shared, and about your right to talk to someone on your own.

Consent

The person seeing you should check that you agree with the help they are suggesting and explain the possible choices if you do not agree.

Your needs

If you or your family need help from an interpreter or want information in a certain way, then the doctor or the person working with you should try and organise this

Complaints

If you are not happy with the help you have received, all services should have complaints procedures. See our complaints page.

Advocacy support

An advocate is someone independent who can offer you support in speaking about what help you want. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2001, you have a right to an advocate if you want to make a complaint about your care from a mental health service.

A note about the United Nations Convention

Legally (according to United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) you have the right to say what you think should happen when adults are making decisions that affect you and to have your opinions taken into account.

And..

You have the right to get, and to share information as long as the information is not damaging to yourself or others.

Find more about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

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