NHS ombudsman warns of years-long waits and patients paying thousands to go private as demand for services soars
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The Centre for Young Lives has published its annual State of the Nation report, collating data and indicators to track trends in poverty, mental health, education, safeguarding, housing, special educational...
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a report on children and young people’s mental health services, examining referrals, access to treatment, waiting times, and service investment in England...
Experts say educators are under-equipped to help children with rising mental health needs
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NHS leaders urge ministers to tackle huge rise in depression, anxiety, psychosis and eating disorders since Covid hit.
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The Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) has published a report estimating the costs and benefits of addressing unmet maternal mental health needs in the UK. The research, conducted by the London School of Economics...
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. The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy...
Queen’s University Belfast has published a new research study, jointly funded by the NSPCC and the ESRC, looking at the recognition and understanding of the mental health needs of young people who have experienced...
The Centre for Mental Health has published a report providing economic analysis of investment in mental health support for children and young people aged between 0 and 25 in England. Findings include: there is...
The NHS can no longer treat every child with an eating disorder, a leading psychiatrist has warned, as “worrying” figures reveal hospital admissions have risen 41% in a year. A dramatic surge in cases during the...
Women’s Aid has published two reports highlighting the long-term impact on the mental health of women and children who have experienced domestic abuse. The first report provides a review of the literature relating to...
While most return ‘safe and well’, cuts in services mean too many are at serious risk of disappearing again
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By September the number of referrals made to Liverpool’s child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) team had already surpassed more than 3,500 received during the whole of last year Read the full article...
