Publication Database

Beyond Adversity

07-Jul-16

Young Minds

Young Minds has published a report looking at the mental health needs of young people in England who face complexity and adversity in their lives.

Mental Health

Transforming mental health services for children who have experienced abuse

01-Jun-16

NSPCC

NSPCC as part of the It's time campaign have released a review of the local transformation plans, and how well they are addressing the mental health support needs of children.

Mental Health

Our future: a Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing

11-May-16

The Lancet

Self-harm is the largest cause of death among 20 to 24-year-olds in the UK, followed by road injuries, the two causes together responsible for 650 deaths in 2013, according to a global report that finds that the health of young people. In the UK, 329 young people aged 20 to 24 died from self-harm in 2013.

Mental Health

Report into young offender institution finds self-harm and violence increasing

01-May-16

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons

Inspectors of Glen Garva, a young offender institution (YOI) holding 515 young men aged between 18 and 21, found self-harm and violence at a young offender institution�have risen.

Mental Health

National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness

01-May-16

The University of Manchester

The University of Manchester report finds that: 46% of all suicides in people under 20

Mental Health

Centre Forum Commission on Children and Young People's Mental Health: State of the Nation

01-Apr-16

Centre Forum

The Centre Forum report identifies that children and young people with mental health problems are still not getting the right treatment�

Mental Health

Coming in from the Cold

24-Mar-16

ACEVO

An ACEVO report on loneliness among young people in London. It calls for the new Mayor of London should commit to appointing a Deputy Mayor for Young People to provide oversight of young people�s services across London, and ensure that their needs are met. The report fousses on people aged 16 to 32 year olds and estimates that the health, crime and unemployment costs, in part associated with loneliness, in the capital add up to some �34.5 billion. The damage done by loneliness to the young themselves can range from poor physical and mental health, a suppression of future job/earning opportunities or a drift into gangland culture.

Mental Health

What Works To Enhance Inter-Parental Relationships And Improve Outcomes For Children?

01-Mar-16

Early Intervention Foundation

The quality of the inter-parental relationship, specifically how parents communicate and relate to each other, is increasingly recognised as a primary influence on effective parenting practices and children�s long-term mental health and future life chances

Mental Health

Five Year Forward View for Mental Health for the NHS in England

01-Feb-16

NHS

Formed in March 2015, the independent Mental Health Taskforce has brought together health and care leaders, people using services and experts in the field to create a Five Year Forward View for Mental Health for the NHS in England. This national strategy, which covers care and support for all ages, was published in February 2016 and signifies the first time there has been a strategic approach to improving mental health outcomes across the health and care system, in partnership with the health arm�s length bodies.

Mental Health

The Challenge of Being Young in Modern Britain

01-Feb-16

YMCA

The report explains how 34% of teenage boys and $9% of girls have been on a diet in an effect to change�their body shape. This evidence shows that those struggling with body image are less likely to engage�in their own learning and take part in school. Daniel Rees, operations director for YMCA training in�central London, said: �Boys� body image is increasingly under scrutiny with images in the press and�social media. For many this is quite a serious issue and this has an impact on their social and�educational life. �Their lack of self-confidence then impacts their education because they see�themselves as being overweight and they don�t want to be sat in a classroom. They just feel they are�under a lot of pressure to look and feel a certain way"

Mental Health