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City dwellers ‘more prone’ to psychosis

Adolescents raised in cities are 40 percent more likely to report psychotic…

LeeMC2022

Instagram ranked most detrimental for young people’s mental health

Instagram and Snapchat are the most detrimental social media to young people’s…

LeeMC2022

Funding services in London that will help young people thrive

Alison Gowman, chairman of the City of London Corporation’s City Bridge Trust…

LeeMC2022

Long distance treatment figures spiraling for the young

Children with severe mental health problems are twice as likely to receive…

LeeMC2022

Mixed findings for mindfulness

Caution urged around investing further in school mindfulness lessons.

LeeMC2022

Let’s normalise conversations around maternal mental health

Today is World Maternal Mental Health Day and like many, I struggled…

Nadine Moore

Online psychiatric assessments could help the young access help sooner

Computer psychiatric interviews of young people had a diagnostic success rate of…

LeeMC2022

Supporting children and young people in crisis

Julie Penfold looks at the increasing prevalence of serious mental health issues…

Julie Penfold

Young People’s Mental Health – the Importance of Transitions

For young people struggling with their mental health, access to treatment and…

Sarah Graham

Young people’s mental wellbeing and the impact of the online world

Children and young people are spending longer than ever on the internet,…

Julie Penfold