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There has been a sharp increase in the number of children...
Policy reforms, practice examples and evaluation of children's mental health interventions, from prevention and early intervention through to crisis treatment. See our archive of case studies, research and features.
There has been a sharp increase in the number of children...
If you’re a frontline children’s services professional, you...
With a growing number of children and young people facing...
Nadim Saad talks to CYP Now about the importance of...
Derren Hayes speaks to the director of the Nuffield Family...
Social prescribing is increasingly being offered to children...
Lauren Morling and Sihana Bina of Coram International set...
The cost to the UK of perinatal mental health difficulties...
Therapeutic provider uses an approach rooted in the...
There has been a recent rise in interest from policymakers...
Provider of two large group settings supports boys in care...
Harmful gambling among children and young people is an...
Some children need therapeutic support that does not fit...
Sarah Helton visited Denmark in 2018 as part of a study trip...
Children’s mental health has long been characterised by long...
The pandemic has required children’s social care to embrace...
Homelessness charity in West Midlands uses...
Islington Council has implemented trauma-informed practice...
Adverse childhood experiences can have far-reaching negative...
A year on from the emergence of the coronavirus and onset of...
Chief executive of The Children’s Society sets out his...
The psychotherapist and co-founder of charity Jamie’s Farm...
Research has shown that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)...
Commissioners should consider how best to meet the mental...
To mark International Women’s Day this month, Charlotte...
With rises in children coming into care and reporting mental...
Experiencing traumatic events can have a lasting negative...
Much work with disadvantaged young people focuses on fixing...
The "allostatic load" on children caused by chronic stress...
As children's mental health needs increase, schools,...
Care Quality Commission report reveals cases of young people...
Childhood bereavement is common but many children don't get...
Feeling lonely can harm children's wellbeing, so a new guide...
New school-based teams and practitioners aim to provide...
Partnerships are crucial to ensure transformation plans...
Getting enough sleep is vital to children and young people's...
The government's 10-year vision for the NHS sets out key...
Knowledge of adverse childhood experiences should be used to...
Derren Hayes talks to Emma Thomas, chief executive of...
Experts say review of children's social media use must...
Characteristics of mental health assessments for children in...
Council leaders and professional organisations say mental...
This review paper, co-authored by international academics...
As concerns persist over children and young people's mental...
This small-scale study aimed to explore these issues by...
Advocates of closer working between schools and mental...
Leaders back calls from an expert working group for the...
Safeguarding in child and adolescent mental health services...
The Child X case highlights failures across the mental...
Teachers are to be trained how to respond to pupils in...
Post-pandemic initiative aims to improve community health...
Young people with lived experiences of mental health...
Primary in Dagenham trains its staff to deliver Thrive...
Cornwall's HeadStart Kernow rolled out an intensive training...
Brighter Futures for Children's Mental Health Support Team...
Youth ambassadors collaborate with service providers on...
Creative Classrooms gives children and teachers the...
Young carers get breaks from family responsibilities to...
Training empowers practitioners to lead change in early...
Anna Wardley visited Denmark to speak to leading experts and...
Trained psychologists were based at a youth club in Haringey...
Free service offers young people one-to-one and group...
Teacher Olivia Richards visited programmes in the US and...
Charity Place2Be provides schools with clinicians who take a...
Teacher and director of mental health and wellbeing at...
More than Mentors trains young mentors in school and...
Sheffield Futures’ social prescribing model offers early...
Anti-bullying initiative with a special focus on helping...
Early years healthy living programme promotes children’s...
The Children’s Society is using virtual reality with...
Leap Confronting Conflict (Leap) co-ordinated three separate...
The rugged, remote and inhospitable nature of much of the...
“Outstanding”-rated adoption agency Family Futures provides...
Secure Stairs has been delivering practical solutions to...
Weekly sessions of peer support give children and families a...
A south London-based project is using creative expression as...
YMCA WiSE, YMCA Downslink Group's support service, helps...
The Key Education Centre has trained all staff to understand...
Family Support, an independent local authority trading...
Experience of both care and custody is not unusual -...
Programme delivers a whole-school approach to mental health.
Pupils at secondary in largely Asian community take part in...
Helps teachers improve mental health support skills.
Supports families to improve and maintain positive mental...
Calm Harm app helps children and young people manage the...
Free internet safety resource for pupils in Key Stage 2.
StreetGames' project could be the first initiative to...
West Midlands-based Cove Care provides step-down placements...
Knowsley Council-backed community interest company supports...
The latest in a series of articles about emerging...
Group of young people in Newcastle and Gateshead recruited...
Young people in East Sussex worked with the council, NHS,...
Mental health problems have been rising rapidly in the...
Children's professionals across social care, health and...
Schools, health professionals and the voluntary sector join...
London charity will recruit peer mentors to support young...
Specialist children's homes provide an alternative to...
Researchers from Keele University, the University of...
Evaluation of a creative, relational approach to life story...
This study explores how digital resilience operates in...
Researchers from the University of Southampton wanted to...
More than a third of UK children are overweight or obese....
Study assesses how children’s home provider uses...
It is estimated that around 1.2 million people in England...
This document seeks to piece together the evidence about...
The Commission for Equality in Mental Health was set up in...
Young people’s mental health is getting worse with those in...
In this brief commentary, Dalton and colleagues set out the...
Several studies have shown that childhood maltreatment is...
In their practitioner review, Lacey and Minnis consider the...
Researchers at the University of Leicester wanted to measure...
The presumed causal relationship between ACEs and poor life...
This study conducted a systematic review of information and...
The primary aim of this exploratory study was to examine the...
The increase in young people suffering poor mental health...
Researchers from Cardiff University wanted to find out what...
This evidence summary attempts to answer the question, "What...
The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the...
DfE commissioned this study to further understanding of the...
Hub4Leaders partnered with The Carnegie Centre of Excellence...
It is crucial for schools to be able to identify early all...
For many vulnerable children, the digital environment can be...
Although the phrase "screen time" is not typically part of...
International research has consistently found young people...
Academics analysed trends in mental health outcomes among...
Video interaction guidance (VIG) uses video to help parents...
This article provides evidence on the psychobiological...
This article discusses the potential of the "recovery...
This article summarises current theory and research...
Researchers from the University of Exeter set out to examine...
Research into whether the locus of control of children in...
Researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute at Oxford...
This article discusses the evaluation of a tiered...
Barnardo's Participation Project sought to develop ways of...
Young people affected by street gangs and those at risk of...
Children and young people's access to timely and appropriate...
The provision of self-harm prevention and intervention in...
Children who experience traumatic events such as car...
Researchers examine whether specific experiences such as...
Four studies on: Effectiveness of mindfulness for children...
A research team led by University College London and the...
Study of the economic impact of youth mental health services...