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

Thursday, March 2, 2023

| CYP Now

Government must increase funding to boost the recruitment and retention of specialist mental health staff in order to reduce “unacceptable” waiting times for young people with eating disorders, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has warned.

Children’s mental health charity announces closure

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

| CYP Now

A children’s mental health charity based in Hampshire has announced its closure due to lack of funding despite data showing a 50 per cent increase in childhood mental illnesses over the last three years.

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

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Monday, February 28, 2022

| CYP Now

Schools may only be identifying “a fraction” of young people, particularly girls, in need of mental health support due to inadequate detection methods and a lack of training for staff, researchers have warned.

Guide to mental health support for teenagers and children

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Monday, February 14, 2022

| CYP Now

CYP Now looks at online resources to help parents and practitioners spot the signs of mental health issues in young people and offer support.

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

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

| CYP Now

A strategic partnership between teaching union NASUWT and charity Citizens UK is set to campaign for a complete roll-out of school counselling across the UK.

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

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Friday, January 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Increased time spent on social media, isolation from friends, and disrupted school routines are among factors behind a surge in young people being treated for eating disorders during the pandemic, experts have warned.

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

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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

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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’

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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.

Innovative schemes to support children’s mental health and wellbeing

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Online campaign launches to tackle youth loneliness

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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

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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

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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’

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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

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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

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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.

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

Children’s mental health charity announces closure

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

Guide to mental health support for teenagers and children

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

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

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’

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

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

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