British Psychological Society reports on ‘eroded’ playtime and children’s wellbeing
The British Psychological Society is campaigning for 'Time to Play' in schools,…
Senior mental health lead training to be implemented in schools and colleges
The government have announced an incentive to implement senior mental health leads…
How can we safeguard children and young people’s mental health post-pandemic?
Questions around how children and young people can bounce back from the…
New resource launched to monitor children and young people’s mental wellbeing in schools and colleges
A toolkit has been launched for schools and colleges to support the…
Psychological first aid in times of crisis
In this guest blog for World Mental Health Day, David Trickey talks…
Pilot sites to trial new approaches to children and young people’s mental health and secure services to go live
Six pilot sites across the country will go live on October 1…
NHS organisations get extra £25 million to improve mental health of children and young people
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England have been allocated an extra £25…
Financial incentives to improve mental health care for children and young people and A&E users launched
Two new financial incentives to improve mental health care for children and…
Healthy bodies and minds – the power of sport on children’s mental health
In this guest blog, consultant psychotherapist Brenda McHugh talks about the benefits…
Inadequacy of mental health services ‘a ticking time bomb’ say GPs
Most GPs believe mental health services for young people are inadequate, with…