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Record number of children waiting for eating disorder treatment

Thursday, August 19, 2021

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The number of young people waiting for treatment for eating disorders in England has reached record levels, latest NHS data shows.

Mental health to be key focus of education recovery, government panel confirms

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

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A coalition of health and education experts have committed to making mental health a key part of education recovery plans following the Covid-19 pandemic.

One in four young people worried mental health will impact work after pandemic

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Monday, July 5, 2021

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Young people are concerned that the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their mental health will hinder their ability to get a job and keep it, a think tank has warned.

MPs call for review of ‘dangerous’ weighing of primary school children

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Friday, April 9, 2021

| CYP Now

MPs have called for a review of weighing primary school children amid fears it could lead to negative body image and trigger eating disorders.

Training for school mental health leads ‘shelved before pandemic’, MPs told

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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The children’s commissioner for England has called for a boost to mental health support in schools after it emerged planned specialist training for teachers had been halted before the pandemic.

Mental health will be the biggest problem facing young people by 2040, doctors warn

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

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The biggest challenge facing children and young people by 2040 will be poor mental health, according to a Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) report.

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

| CYP Now

Four in 10 young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) have said they feel "unable to cope with life" since the start of the pandemic, new research from the Prince’s Trust shows.

Four in 10 CAMHS failed to adapt support services during lockdown, research shows

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Thursday, October 15, 2020

| CYP Now

Four in 10 child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) have not implemented any new online support for young people during the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

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Monday, February 25, 2019

| CYP Now

The dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) will be taught to all secondary school pupils, the Department for Education has announced.

Lottery fund confirms £500,000 grant to transgender children's charity

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

| CYP Now

The National Lottery Community Fund has confirmed it will not withdraw a half a million pound grant awarded to a transgender children's charity after a review found no evidence to support allegations.

Reform child mental health care or face crisis, government warned

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

| CYP Now

The government risks creating a mental health crisis, if it does not prioritise children's mental health in legislation reforms, academics and MPs have claimed.

Ombudsman criticises council over treatment of girl with 'school phobia'

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

| CYP Now

A council has been criticised by the Local Government Ombudsman for failing to consider alternative education for a child suffering from anxiety and "school phobia".

One in three secondary school pupils 'has mental health problem'

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Thursday, October 18, 2018

| CYP Now

A third of secondary school pupils are suffering from mental health problems, a survey by Action for Children has found.

Mental health checks for looked-after children to begin in June 2019

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

| CYP Now

Children will start receiving mental health assessments when they enter the care system from June 2019 as part of a delayed pilot project, it has emerged.

Young people in coastal areas 'less able to access mental health support'

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Friday, October 12, 2018

| CYP Now

Children with mental health problems in many coastal areas across Britain are less able to access support despite having greater need, according to evidence submitted to a parliamentary inquiry.

'Unreliable data' undermining efforts on children's mental health

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018

| CYP Now

Poor-quality data is undermining the government's understanding of its progress on children's mental health and whether additional funding has been spent as intended, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.

One in four children turned away by mental health services

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Sunday, October 7, 2018

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Children's mental health services are struggling to cope with a rise in demand and are turning away as many as one in four young people referred for support, a report has found.

Virgin poised to lose £23.8m child health contract

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Virgin Care is set to lose a £23.8m a year contract to run children's health services in the south west of England.

Children's mental health services 'turning away cannabis-related cases'

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Thursday, September 13, 2018

| CYP Now

Young people with mental health issues linked to cannabis use are being turned away from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), a report has suggested.

Health visitors 'should take lead on infant mental health'

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

| CYP Now

Health visitors should become the lead professionals in supporting families with infant mental health issues, according to the Institute of Health Visiting (IHV).

Campaigners criticise scale and pace of government's children's mental health plans

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Government plans to improve children's mental health have been criticised by campaigners after it was confirmed that efforts to boost support will not be introduced countrywide for at least four years.

Compulsory relationships education to include mental health sessions

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Thursday, July 19, 2018

| CYP Now

Compulsory relationships and sex education in schools will include sessions on mental wellbeing, the government has revealed.

MPs urge creation of new department for children

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Monday, June 25, 2018

| CYP Now

A new department for children should be established in order to drive efforts to improve mental health services for children and young people, a cross-party group of MPs and peers has said.

Think-tank urges fast-track graduate scheme for school mental health specialists

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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

| CYP Now

A major programme to recruit high-performing graduates to work in schools as mental health specialists should be introduced as part of efforts to tackle wellbeing among pupils, a think-tank has urged.

Campaigners push for 'wellbeing GCSE' to boost mental health in schools

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

| CYP Now

Pupils should be taught about meditation and a range of psychological therapies as part of a new "wellbeing GCSE" designed to improve children's mental health, academics have said.

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Record number of children waiting for eating disorder treatment

Mental health to be key focus of education recovery, government panel confirms

One in four young people worried mental health will impact work after pandemic

MPs call for review of ‘dangerous’ weighing of primary school children

Training for school mental health leads ‘shelved before pandemic’, MPs told

Mental health will be the biggest problem facing young people by 2040, doctors warn

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

Four in 10 CAMHS failed to adapt support services during lockdown, research shows

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

Lottery fund confirms £500,000 grant to transgender children's charity

Reform child mental health care or face crisis, government warned

Ombudsman criticises council over treatment of girl with 'school phobia'

One in three secondary school pupils 'has mental health problem'

Mental health checks for looked-after children to begin in June 2019

Young people in coastal areas 'less able to access mental health support'

'Unreliable data' undermining efforts on children's mental health

One in four children turned away by mental health services

Virgin poised to lose £23.8m child health contract

Children's mental health services 'turning away cannabis-related cases'

Health visitors 'should take lead on infant mental health'

Campaigners criticise scale and pace of government's children's mental health plans

Compulsory relationships education to include mental health sessions

MPs urge creation of new department for children

Think-tank urges fast-track graduate scheme for school mental health specialists

Campaigners push for 'wellbeing GCSE' to boost mental health in schools

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