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Play therapy helps children who don’t easily find the right words for their experience. Picture: Andy Shell/Adobe Stock

Other 1 March 2022

Using therapeutic play to help children express feelings

Music therapy intervention can support children’s ability to relate to adults and peers. Picture: kegfire/Adobe Stock

Other 1 March 2022

How music therapy supports children in therapeutic settings

Girls are going to greater lengths to hide feelings of unhappiness, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 28 February 2022

Increasing numbers of girls with mental illness risk being missed by schools, experts warn

Experts advise asking children open questions about their mental health. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 14 February 2022

Guide to mental health support for teenagers and children

The pilot aimed to encourage looked-after children to discuss mental wellbeing. Picture: Motortion/Adobe Stock

Analysis 1 February 2022

Lessons from mental health pilots

Campaigners are calling for the roll-out of counselling across primary and secondary schools and colleges. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 26 January 2022

Teaching union joins forces with charity in call for school counselling boost

Young people spent more time online during the pandemic, experts say. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 14 January 2022

Isolation and social media among factors behind surge in eating disorders during pandemic, charities warn

Genette Laws, Southwark’s director of commissioning, with borough young leaders

Analysis 22 December 2021

Support hubs campaign gains impetus

Illustration: Barnawi/Adobe Stock

Funding 22 December 2021

Your Best Friend Fund

Olivia Richards wanted to explore the mental health benefits of reading and writing

Best Practice 22 December 2021

Benefits of literacy, US and Canada

Young black men are among groups struggling to access support, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 9 December 2021

Marginalised children worst hit by Covid mental health crisis, MPs warn

One in seven children aged four and five is classed as obese, research warns. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 9 December 2021

Childhood obesity increasing in under-fives after lockdown

The pilot needs further refinement before being rolled-out UK-wide, an assessment by DfE found. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 1 December 2021

Mental health pilot for children in care ‘needs more refinement’

In February there were 305,802 children and young people in contact with mental health services. Picture: Fizkes/Adobe Stock

Analysis 30 November 2021

Rise in mental health workers

Volunteers have provided Oxfordshire County Council with worry monsters. Picture: Oxfordshire County Council

News 29 November 2021

Innovative schemes to support children’s mental health and wellbeing

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