Mental Health

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Green paper on children and young people’s mental health

A green paper has been published setting out the Government’s ambition to ensure those children and young people who need help for their mental help...
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Views sought on restraint and restrictive intervention for children and young people

The Government is consulting on draft guidance it has produced on reducing the need for consent and restrictive intervention for children and young pe...
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Improving mental health support for children and young people in care

In February 2016, the Department for Education announced the creation of an Expert Working Group to ensure that the emotional and mental health needs ...
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Advice on safeguarding children returning to the UK from Syria

The Department for Education and the Home Office have produced guidance on safeguarding British children who have travelled to Syria and are now retur...
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Focus on mental health in schools

The Department for Education has published results of its research into mental health provision in schools and colleges. The research included a natio...
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Mental health provision in schools and colleges

The Department for Education (DfE) has published research into mental health provision in schools and colleges. The research included a national surve...
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Research highlights challenges in responding to harmful sexual behaviour

Research from the National Children’s Bureau has highlighted a lack of confidence in many professionals when dealing with children who are displayin...
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Rise in exam stress for children

The pressure of exams and the stress it causes children has been highlighted by Childline, who delivered over 3,000 counselling sessions on the subjec...
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Exam results being prioritised over wellbeing

Over 80% of teachers believe that the focus on exams has become disproportionate to the wellbeing of pupils, according to the mental health charity Yo...