Implementing care for physical and sexual health for youth accessing mental health services
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Individuals with mental health difficulties (MHD) have a substantial reduction in life expectancy compared to the general population. It is increasingly recognised that mental health services need to improve physical healthcare as a priority. Sexual health, including consideration of high-risk sexual behaviours, medication side effects, and challenges in romantic relationships, is a further important but under-recognised aspect of overall health. We discuss some of the current issues relating to physical and sexual health, with a particular focus on youth with MHD and how we might implement holistic care in Ireland. Prioritising the resourcing of these issues could facilitate the implementation of a Shared Model of Care as recommended in Ireland's National Mental Health Policy, Sharing the Vision.
Authors: Allyson J. Gallant, Michelle Doody, Brian O’Donoghue, Walter Cullen, Ellie Brown, Louise Doyle, Agnes Higgins, Rebecca Murphy, Sara Burke, Leona Ryan, Olivia Longe, Donal O’Keeffe, Colm McDonald, Yulia Kartalova-O’Doherty, Gary Donohoe, Brian Keogh, Lorna Staines, David Mongan, Mary Cannon, Caroline Wilson, David McEvoy, Shaakya Anand-Vembar, Colm Healy, David Cotter, Karen O’Connor, Catherine Darker, John Paul Lyne
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7116751441