Throughout 2021-22 Common Room was commissioned to engage with young people as part of the NHS England National Quality Improvement Taskforce for children and young people’s mental health inpatient services. This work included establishing a Young Persons Advisory Group made up of six young people with lived experience of staying in children and young people's mental health inpatient settings across England.

The group was tasked with creating a resource to help improve responses to suicidal feelings and self-harm incidents in inpatient settings.

Working alongside Pat Grace, the designer, the group created a series of posters using quotes directly from young people who have lived experience of staying in inpatient settings. The posters are aimed at different audiences who may be present in a children's inpatient setting; children & young people, staff, visitors and family members or carers.

The group also produced a Team Briefing Sheet to share other quotes they felt weren't appropriate to display, but still needed to be heard by staff. They hope that this sheet can be used in the units to promote some discussions around improvement and change.

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