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Mental health

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Funding 27 June 2023

The Pilgrim Trust

Young people report improvements in confidence, feeling ‘calmer’ and ‘more positive’ about life after taking part in weekly surf lessons with the Wave Project. Picture: Bella Rose Bunce

Features 30 May 2023

Riding the wave of social prescribing

A group of young people act as e-wellbeing youth ambassadors to keep the website’s content under review and up to date. Picture: e-wellbeing, YMCA Downslink Group

Best Practice 30 May 2023

Young people co-produce mental health directory

Trained actors, artists and musicians deliver weekly sessions that help children explore emotions through drama and music

Best Practice 25 April 2023

How classroom storytelling sessions target emotions

Young people face a 'postcode lottery' around wait times, research finds. Picture: Daisy Daisy/Adobe Stock

News 2 March 2023

Boost psychiatric workforce to reduce eating disorder wait times, ministers urged

Walker: ‘I’m very keen that we boost mental health support, but I don’t think the burden should be put on schools’

Features 28 February 2023

Interview: Education select committee chair Robin Walker MP

Three quarters of children’s services leaders are unable or rarely able to find therapeutic placements for children. Picture: Drazen/Adobe Stock

Other 31 January 2023

Therapeutic Care: Policy context

Access to nature and interaction with nature can have beneficial effects, particularly on individuals who are experiencing distress. Picture: Anna Tkach/Adobe Stock

Research 31 January 2023

Can the physical environment of residential children's homes make them feel more therapeutic? Recommendations from a rapid evidence assessment

Children take part in creative activities combined with Therapeutic Life Story Work. Picture: Hookmedia/Adobe Stock

Research 31 January 2023

Creative Life Story Work strengthens care relationships

Therapeutic approaches in residential care are increasingly being applied in services for fostered children. Picture: Gelpi/Adobe Stock

Features 31 January 2023

Therapeutic Care Special Report

Thrive schools say they are increasingly stepping into the breach as the public sector in particular is struggling to cope. Picture: dglimages/Adobe Stock

Analysis 3 January 2023

Economic crisis sees young people's mental health and wellbeing suffer

Pre-teens’ capacity to build digital resilience relies on their ability to recognise online risks. Picture: Olezzo/Adobe Stock

Research 3 January 2023

Using a socio-ecological framework to understand how 8-12-year-olds build and show digital resilience

Peer relationships play a key role in psychiatric care. Picture: Chanintorn.v/Adobe Stock

Features 3 January 2023

Legal Update: Mental health detention

Sport & Thought sessions give young people the space to play out their emotions and reflect on their feelings among peers

Best Practice 3 January 2023

How football sessions tackle mental health stigma

Learners are encouraged to develop child-centred ways of implementing change

Best Practice 29 November 2022

Champions of children’s health and wellbeing

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