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Patchy mental health provision fails children in need of support

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Almost weekly since I was appointed to the post of children's commissioner, a teenager or a parent has told me of the struggle they have had in trying to get mental health support for themselves or their child.

The Pilgrim Trust

Funding

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

The Pilgrim Trust's young women's mental health programme strives to improve the mental health of women living in the UK between the ages of 16 to 25.

Halting the rise in eating disorders

Features

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

There has been a sharp increase in the number of children and young people with eating disorders. Experts explore the need for prevention and early intervention and the role of children’s services.

Mental health service reductions 'will put vulnerable children at risk'

News

Friday, March 25, 2011

| CYP Now

Proposed cuts to mental health services for children and young people in Lewisham will leave the most vulnerable at risk of harm, Unite has warned.

Young People and the Curse of Ordinariness

Features

Friday, April 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Nick Luxmoore; Jessica Kingsley Publishers; 9781849051859; 13.99; 144pp

Mental health early intervention projects offer 'outstanding value'

News

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

| CYP Now

Taxpayers save 8 for every 1 spent on parenting programmes, according to the latest study into the value of early intervention mental health projects.

Relate calls for statutory school counselling services

News

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

| CYP Now

By the time an average class of 30 pupils turns 16, eight of them will have experienced severe physical violence, sexual abuse or neglect and three will have suffered from mental health problems, a report by the charity Relate has found.

Revised assessment to offer comprehensive picture of young offender needs

News

Friday, November 11, 2011

| CYP Now

An assessment tool for young offenders that will forge closer links with health and children's services is set to be introduced to produce a fuller picture of the needs of children in the youth justice system.

Experts issue standards to help children with genetic condition

News

Monday, April 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Children diagnosed with 22q11 deletion syndrome should receive prompt referral to speech and language therapy services, according to the first-ever standards for those who work with those affected by the condition.

Health visitors 'should take lead on infant mental health'

News

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).

A Short Introduction to Understanding and Supporting Children and Young People Who Self-Harm

Other

Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

By Carol Fitzpatrick; Jessica Kingsley Publishers; ISBN: 978-1-84905-281-8; £12.99; 112pp

Gender identity disorder affects girls and boys equally, research shows

News

Thursday, June 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Male and female children are affected equally by gender identity disorder, the early results of a study suggest, countering the prevailing view that it is more common among boys.

Ask the Experts: Helping teenagers who self-harm

Other

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Daily roundup: Teenage pregnancy, jobs scheme, and advice service

Other

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Teenage pregnancy rates in Bradford halve in five years; Deputy PM to launch £50m jobs fund for young people; and new service opens for parents who are worried about teenagers, all in the news today.

Nice urges help for families of autistic children

News

Thursday, August 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Health and social services should identify the support needs of siblings and parents of children on the autism spectrum, according to new guidance.

MPs criticise 'unambitious' children's mental health green paper

News

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

| CYP Now

Government plans to improve young people's mental health support "lack ambition and will provide no help to the majority of children who desperately need it", a report by MPs has concluded.

Talking therapy drive ‘threatens long-term mental health treatment'

News

Thursday, February 7, 2013

| CYP Now

The government initiative to improve access to talking therapies is damaging services for young people with enduring complex mental health problems, psychotherapists have warned.?

Government vows to launch mental health check pilots later this year

News

Friday, June 1, 2018

| CYP Now

Delayed trials of mental health assessments for children entering the care system will launch later this year, the government has pledged.

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

News

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.

Councils cut back on young people's mental health services

News

Monday, March 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Two-thirds of local authorities have reduced funding for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) since the coalition government came to power, according to a survey.

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Patchy mental health provision fails children in need of support

The Pilgrim Trust

Halting the rise in eating disorders

Mental health service reductions 'will put vulnerable children at risk'

Young People and the Curse of Ordinariness

Mental health early intervention projects offer 'outstanding value'

Relate calls for statutory school counselling services

Revised assessment to offer comprehensive picture of young offender needs

Experts issue standards to help children with genetic condition

Health visitors 'should take lead on infant mental health'

A Short Introduction to Understanding and Supporting Children and Young People Who Self-Harm

Gender identity disorder affects girls and boys equally, research shows

Ask the Experts: Helping teenagers who self-harm

Daily roundup: Teenage pregnancy, jobs scheme, and advice service

Nice urges help for families of autistic children

MPs criticise 'unambitious' children's mental health green paper

Talking therapy drive ‘threatens long-term mental health treatment'

Government vows to launch mental health check pilots later this year

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

Councils cut back on young people's mental health services

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