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...
A “landmark” study has been launched to inform the design of future mental health support for care-experienced children and young people.
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Early experience of socioeconomic disadvantage negatively impacts mental health through adolescence, according to research.
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Mental health charity says it plans to move volunteers into larger regional hubs and pilot remote call handling
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Whole-class mental health sessions in schools have a small but significant effect in reducing depression and anxiety symptoms, according to analysis led by researchers at UCL and Anna Freud. The Department for Education...
Whole-class mental health sessions in schools have a small but significant effect in reducing depression and anxiety symptoms, according to analysis led by researchers at UCL and Anna Freud. Read the full article on...
Some 500 schools with significant attendance and behaviour challenges will also benefit from an intensive programme unveiled today. Attendance and behaviour hubs, to be created around 90 schools with a track record of...
The Department for Education (DfE) has published a report exploring the extent to which students’ poor mental health contributes to school absenteeism in England among 13- to 16-year-olds. The report draws data...
The government is being urged to use the forthcoming spending review to commit to increasing the number of early support mental health hubs for young people. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young...
Mental health charities in England are struggling to cope with the number of sick patients referred to them by GPs, with under-qualified professionals increasingly tasked with treating the seriously ill. Read the full...
The tragic loss of a mother of three highlights how widespread perinatal mental illness is – and that care is patchy and underfunded
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