Author The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Published by The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, January 2017
State of Child Health Report 2017 - link to full report
SUMMARY
Researchers started by using surveys, interviews and activities to ask 326 children and young people which issues were important to them to help them work out which areas to focus on. They then analysed data from a number of different sources.
Children and young people told the researchers that adults working in health services do not always communicate effectively with them. They were keen to see greater use of technology such as having information emailed rather than delivered through the post. They also thought PSHE (personal, social, health and economic education) lessons were not effective enough and more time should be devoted to specific subjects like drugs and alcohol. Mental health was a particular concern. Many children and young people thought mental health education should be specifically taught from primary school upwards. The kind of food available at school was another issue. Children and young people said healthy choices tended to be more expensive or unavailable.
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