Effective Interventions for Sleep Difficulties: The Better Sleep Programme's Impact Case Study

The Better Sleep Programme (TBSP) was awarded a grant by UEA Health and Social Care Partners in 2022, with the focus on making it easier for young people to access help for sleep difficulties across the wider health and social care system, spanning prevention and early intervention, community support and urgent and emergency care (including CYP crisis provision) and incorporating NSFT, primary care, social care and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) services.

Young people experience high levels of sleep difficulties that significantly affect their mental health. Despite this, sleep difficulties are rarely addressed within mental health services.

The Better Sleep Programme has adapted Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) to be suitable for young people with mental health difficulties.

After showing positive outcomes in secondary mental health services, Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Commissioning Board have funded us to improve access to help with sleep across the wider youth mental health system.