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

Thursday, December 9, 2021

| CYP Now

Children from ethnic minorities, low-income families and LGBTQ+ communities have “faced the largest impact on their mental health” amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a report by MPs warns.

Childhood obesity increasing in under-fives after lockdown

News

Thursday, December 9, 2021

| CYP Now

Rates of obesity in four- and five-year-olds “have soared” over the last year, research has found.

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

News

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

| CYP Now

Virtual mental health pilots for children in care need improvement if they are to be rolled out UK-wide, after evaluation found that just one centre involved in the trial plans to carry on offering the support.

Rise in mental health workers

Analysis

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Policy developments help boost mental health workforce but councils need more funding, say experts.

Innovative schemes to support children’s mental health and wellbeing

News

Monday, November 29, 2021

| CYP Now

Charities, NHS trusts and volunteers across the UK are going above and beyond to offer services to improve young people’s mental health and wellbeing during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Mental health concerns spark home education rise

News

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

| CYP Now

Councils are reporting a marked increase in parents electing to home school their children, with Covid-19 related mental health concerns cited as a key factor.

MPs highlight impact of Covid-19 on deaf children’s mental health

News

Monday, November 15, 2021

| CYP Now

Nearly two-thirds of deaf children say measures taken to combat Covid-19, such as the use of face coverings, has worsened their mental health, MPs have warned.

Staff at children’s mental health unit 'burnt out', inspection finds

News

Monday, November 15, 2021

| CYP Now

A third of nursing staff at a child and adolescent mental health unit left in the space of a year amid a culture of low morale, insufficient support and lack of respect, a new report shows.

Young people set out recommendations for Care Review

News

Monday, November 1, 2021

| CYP Now

Young people with experience of the care system have issued a checklist of issues they want to be addressed by the Care Review.

Game over: the risks of children gambling

Features

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Harmful gambling among children and young people is an increasing concern. Charlotte Goddard explores the problem and what support is available to families and children’s services professionals.

How mental health support finds its place in schools

Best Practice

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Charity Place2Be provides schools with clinicians who take a whole-school approach to mental wellbeing while offering one-to-one support for specific needs.

Online campaign launches to tackle youth loneliness

News

Thursday, October 14, 2021

| CYP Now

An online campaign using a digital recreation of the night sky has launched to offer support to the 1.9m young people in the UK affected by social isolation.

Campaign to improve mental health support for young black men in prisons

News

Friday, October 8, 2021

| CYP Now

More than a third of UK adults think mental health support offered to young black men in prisons is not effective in preventing reoffending, research by a prisons charity shows.

World Mental Health Day: Key concerns, best practice and research around young people’s mental health

News

Friday, October 8, 2021

| CYP Now

Mental health in an unequal world is the theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day.

Girls in secure estate facing ‘high levels of trauma and risk of self-harm’

News

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

| CYP Now

Experts are warning that girls in the youth secure estate are facing high levels of mental health problems and are at an increased risk of self-harm.

Starmer pledges major investment in children’s mental health support

News

Thursday, September 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Labour leader Keir Starmer has guaranteed substantial investment in children’s mental health services, should his party win the next general election.

Fathers to walk 300 miles in memory of young daughters lost to suicide

News

Thursday, September 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Three fathers who each lost a young daughter to suicide are set to trek 300 miles to raise awareness of prevention and support for young people struggling with mental health issues.

Review backs CBT use in schools

Analysis

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

| CYP Now

Study backs use of cognitive behavioural therapy in schools but lack of training and resources are barriers.

Commissioning of therapies

Features

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

| CYP Now

Some children need therapeutic support that does not fit into existing contracts with providers, making it more expensive to commission. By jointly commissioning with health, councils can deliver effective services and control costs, explains Toni Badnall.

#Chances4Children: Mental health scheme launched for children of Scottish Armed Forces

News

Friday, September 24, 2021

| CYP Now

A charity supporting Scottish children whose parents are in the Armed Forces has launched a new mental health pilot for families.

School mental health leads programme launches

News

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

| CYP Now

The government’s delayed programme to train mental health leads to support school pupils gets underway this month, four years after the idea was first mooted.

Children's commissioner for England calls for urgent improvements to care system

News

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

| CYP Now

Investment in residential care, increased mental health support and more benefits for care leavers are paramount to improving provision for children in care, according to the children’s commissioner for England.

Pandemic’s mental health impact

Analysis

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

| CYP Now

Covid-19 has affected marginalised children’s mental wellbeing, which should shape practitioner support.

Letters to the Editor: Children will need support in ‘new normal’

Opinion

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

| CYP Now

From autumn, “bubbles” in schools are no longer needed and children under 18 years old don’t have to self-isolate if they are contacted by NHS Test and Trace as a close contact of a positive Covid-19 case. Edging closer to getting back to “normal”.

Childhood happiness in steep decline over last decade

News

Thursday, August 26, 2021

| CYP Now

The number of children unhappy with their lives has dramatically increased over the last decade, concerning new research warns.

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

Childhood obesity increasing in under-fives after lockdown

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

Rise in mental health workers

Innovative schemes to support children’s mental health and wellbeing

Mental health concerns spark home education rise

MPs highlight impact of Covid-19 on deaf children’s mental health

Staff at children’s mental health unit 'burnt out', inspection finds

Young people set out recommendations for Care Review

Game over: the risks of children gambling

How mental health support finds its place in schools

Online campaign launches to tackle youth loneliness

Campaign to improve mental health support for young black men in prisons

World Mental Health Day: Key concerns, best practice and research around young people’s mental health

Girls in secure estate facing ‘high levels of trauma and risk of self-harm’

Starmer pledges major investment in children’s mental health support

Fathers to walk 300 miles in memory of young daughters lost to suicide

Review backs CBT use in schools

Commissioning of therapies

#Chances4Children: Mental health scheme launched for children of Scottish Armed Forces

School mental health leads programme launches

Children's commissioner for England calls for urgent improvements to care system

Pandemic’s mental health impact

Letters to the Editor: Children will need support in ‘new normal’

Childhood happiness in steep decline over last decade

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