Further education colleges often forced to refer students in mental health crisis to A&E, survey finds
Three quarters (74%) of further education colleges in England have been forced…
Two-thirds of children worried ‘all the time’, survey says
Almost two-thirds (63%) of 10 and 11-year-olds says they worry ‘all the…
Children and young people contact Childline about mental health problems every 11 minutes
One in 6 of all Childline counselling sessions focused on mental health…
Transgender youths who self-harm: perspectives from those seeking support
Incidents of self-harm in transgender youths are much higher than for their…
Young Offenders Institution appoints ex-offenders to be mental health service user representatives
Two teen ex-offenders have been appointed as the first service user representatives…
Hospital admissions for self-harm rise by 14% in past 3 years
Nearly 19,000 children and young people were hospitalised for self-harm in the…
Call for urgent action as half of Scotland’s health boards fail to meet child mental health treatment targets
The Scottish Government needs to take urgent action to increase investment in…
Twenty-five CCGs planning to spend less than £25 per head on children’s mental health, research reveals
Twenty-five clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England have planned to spend less…
Increased government funding for children’s mental health not reaching frontline, report finds
The increased funding promised for children’s mental health by the government is…
Third of young people in Lancashire have considered self-harm, survey finds
Nearly a third (28%) of young people in Lancashire say they have…