Child mental health crisis exacerbated by closure of 1,000 Sure Start centres, says top psychiatrist
5 years, 6 months ago

Child mental health crisis exacerbated by closure of 1,000 Sure Start centres, says top psychiatrist

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Massive cuts to pre-school children’s centres in poorer areas have heaped pressure on children’s mental health services and are fuelling the UK’s current crisis, a leading child psychiatrist has said. About 1,000 Sure Start centres providing early years health and education services have closed in the past decade, according to Dr Bernadka Dubicka, who leads the child and adolescent mental health faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists. “We can’t talk about prevention, we can’t address the crisis in child and adolescent mental health, until we start looking at very young children,” Dr Dubicka told delegates at the NHS Confederation’s 2019 conference in Manchester. “We know there are many young children who really need our help and aren’t getting it, we have to invest in those services.” The child psychiatrist warned young people with learning disabilities, who are nearly five times more likely to develop a mental illness, were often being left to “end up in crisis”.

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Labour’s mental health reforms a ‘lip service’ that could worsen racial inequalities, experts warn
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Labour’s mental health reforms a ‘lip service’ that could worsen racial inequalities, experts warn

The Independent  

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6 signs your child’s mental health might be spiralling
3 months, 2 weeks ago

6 signs your child’s mental health might be spiralling

The Independent  

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BRYONY GORDON: New pupils were right to be scared this week... our schools are battery farms
4 months ago

BRYONY GORDON: New pupils were right to be scared this week... our schools are battery farms

Daily Mail  

In the end, it was my daughter’s fumbling attempts to knot her new school tie that broke me. Like most parents with a child starting at secondary school this term, the emotion had been building for weeks, operation ‘accept the fact your baby is no longer a baby and hasn’t been for a while’ in full swing from the moment …

Anxiety referrals for kids double in four years, with 4,000 under 18s diagnosed every week
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Anxiety referrals for kids double in four years, with 4,000 under 18s diagnosed every week

Daily Mail  

The number of children referred for specialist anxiety treatment has doubled in just four years, striking new figures have shown. This is up more than 100,000 on 2019/2020 when almost 99,000 were stuck in the queue A 2022 joint survey of 1,130 teachers conducted by the children's mental health charity Place2Be and the National Association of Head Teachers also found …

Why Britain’s mental health crisis threatens to doom a new generation
9 months ago

Why Britain’s mental health crisis threatens to doom a new generation

The Telegraph  

“For the past 10 or 15 years, we have had an increase in the percentage of people requiring mental health support,” says Smith, who focuses on treating young adults. Last year 1.2 million people were on the waiting list for community mental health services. A growing number of school children are suffering with mental health conditions, meaning that unless something …

Children's mental health 'crisis' with one in 12 needing help last year amid surging demand, report warns
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Children's mental health 'crisis' with one in 12 needing help last year amid surging demand, report warns

Daily Mail  

Soaring demand has plunged children’s mental healthcare into ‘crisis’ with one in 12 kids referred for help last year, a damning report reveals. Many children are forced to wait for care with the demand for support outstripping the availability of help, the report warns It shows nearly one million children and young people – 949,200 – were referred to Children …

Almost 70,000 children missing out on mental health treatment
10 months, 1 week ago

Almost 70,000 children missing out on mental health treatment

The Independent  

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Almost half a million children waiting to start mental health treatment, new figures show
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Almost half a million children waiting to start mental health treatment, new figures show

The Independent  

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Children face ‘significant challenges’ accessing mental health support – charity
1 year, 1 month ago

Children face ‘significant challenges’ accessing mental health support – charity

The Independent  

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Mental health ‘top reason for children contacting Childline’
1 year, 3 months ago

Mental health ‘top reason for children contacting Childline’

The Independent  

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‘Mental health emergency’ as urgent referrals for under 18s triple
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Mental health emergency’ as urgent referrals for under 18s triple

The Independent  

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To the mums and dads with teenagers in mental health units: I’m taking action to help your child
1 year, 6 months ago

To the mums and dads with teenagers in mental health units: I’m taking action to help your child

The Independent  

Throughout history, mental illness has frequently been misunderstood. That’s why I’ve confirmed the current inquiry into the tragic deaths of mental health inpatients at NHS trusts across Essex will become a public inquiry. To the mums and dads with teenage children in mental health units, to the patients across the country seeking support close to where they live, and to …

Mental health hospitals are ‘making children worse’, leading charity warns
1 year, 7 months ago

Mental health hospitals are ‘making children worse’, leading charity warns

The Independent  

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I was a child with mental health problems. Nothing excuses the way I was treated
1 year, 8 months ago

I was a child with mental health problems. Nothing excuses the way I was treated

The Independent  

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Young people’s mental health services are in crisis – here’s how we fix them
1 year, 8 months ago

Young people’s mental health services are in crisis – here’s how we fix them

The Independent  

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Two thirds of children detained under Mental Health Act are girls, children’s commissioner report warns
1 year, 10 months ago

Two thirds of children detained under Mental Health Act are girls, children’s commissioner report warns

The Independent  

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Millions of mental health patients ‘facing NHS delays or missing out’
1 year, 10 months ago

Millions of mental health patients ‘facing NHS delays or missing out’

The Independent  

Millions of people with mental health problems, including children with eating disorders, are missing out on NHS treatment or face lengthy waits, the National Audit Office has said. The NAO said current mental health services are under “continued and increasing pressure”, with many people using them also reporting poor experiences. The watchdog noted the Covid pandemic had disrupted NHS performance, …

Child mental health has never been more important
1 year, 11 months ago

Child mental health has never been more important

The Independent  

This forthcoming week marks children’s mental health week, shining a spotlight on the importance of children’s and young people’s mental health. Against this backdrop, our mental health services are however facing overwhelming and unprecedented pressures, which existed even before the pandemic and are becoming further exacerbated by the cost of living crisis. Against the perfect storm of a mental health …

Warning over mental health services without new cash injection
2 years ago

Warning over mental health services without new cash injection

The Independent  

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Surge in mental health problems among teenagers is ‘national emergency’ Government warned
2 years, 1 month ago

Surge in mental health problems among teenagers is ‘national emergency’ Government warned

The Independent  

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NHS ‘needs thousands more staff to meet cost of living crisis demands’
2 years, 1 month ago

NHS ‘needs thousands more staff to meet cost of living crisis demands’

The Independent  

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Most parents struggling with mental health or finances – Unicef UK
2 years, 2 months ago

Most parents struggling with mental health or finances – Unicef UK

The Independent  

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The cost of living crisis is wreaking havoc on our children’s mental health
2 years, 3 months ago

The cost of living crisis is wreaking havoc on our children’s mental health

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Are we sleepwalking into a male mental health crisis?
2 years, 3 months ago

Are we sleepwalking into a male mental health crisis?

The Independent  

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NHS fails on mental health targets as waiting list rises 1.2 million
2 years, 4 months ago

NHS fails on mental health targets as waiting list rises 1.2 million

The Independent  

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Hundreds of children in mental health crisis facing ‘unacceptable’ A&E waits every week
2 years, 5 months ago

Hundreds of children in mental health crisis facing ‘unacceptable’ A&E waits every week

The Independent  

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Children offer to buy food with their pocket money as cost of living mounts
2 years, 9 months ago

Children offer to buy food with their pocket money as cost of living mounts

The Independent  

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The crisis in child mental health is the Tory government’s badge of shame
2 years, 11 months ago

The crisis in child mental health is the Tory government’s badge of shame

The Independent  

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Record number of children referred for serious mental health issues in pandemic
2 years, 11 months ago

Record number of children referred for serious mental health issues in pandemic

The Independent  

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Children waiting up to two years for mental health treatment amid ‘scandalous’ postcode lottery
3 years ago

Children waiting up to two years for mental health treatment amid ‘scandalous’ postcode lottery

The Independent  

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‘I’ve waited days and hours for a bed’ : Mental health services facing ‘desperate’ situation
3 years ago

‘I’ve waited days and hours for a bed’ : Mental health services facing ‘desperate’ situation

The Independent  

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'The story of COVID is going to be the kids who don't make it': Plea to boost regional mental health care
3 years, 1 month ago

'The story of COVID is going to be the kids who don't make it': Plea to boost regional mental health care

ABC  

It was the third time in 12 months that Jen's 15-year-old son had attempted suicide. More mental health care promised Many regional Victorian parents feel like their children have to reach crisis point before they can receive mental health care, as chronic shortages in the sector spark lengthy waitlists. Victoria's mental health royal commission has recommended every region be equipped …

More than a million waiting for mental health treatment with one in 10 doctor posts empty
3 years, 3 months ago

More than a million waiting for mental health treatment with one in 10 doctor posts empty

The Independent  

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Depression rates are dropping... but they're still nearly twice as high as they were pre-Covid
3 years, 3 months ago

Depression rates are dropping... but they're still nearly twice as high as they were pre-Covid

Daily Mail  

Rates of depression in Britain are starting to fall after shooting up during the Covid pandemic, official data shows. This more than doubled to a record 21 per cent last winter after two brutal waves of the epidemic and three lockdowns, with women and young people worst affected. The ONS estimates that the proportion dropped to 17 per cent last …

Record number of children being referred to mental health services
3 years, 3 months ago

Record number of children being referred to mental health services

The Independent  

A record number of people aged 18 and under have been referred to mental health services, according to new analysis. More than 190,200 people aged 18 and under were referred to mental health services during these these months in 2021, according to the body’s analysis of NHS Digital data. “The pandemic has had a devastating effect on the nation’s mental …

One in five children waiting three months to be seen by mental health specialists
3 years, 3 months ago

One in five children waiting three months to be seen by mental health specialists

The Independent  

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Victoria's Chief Psychiatrist urges parents to check child mental health in COVID pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

Victoria's Chief Psychiatrist urges parents to check child mental health in COVID pandemic

ABC  

Victoria's Chief Psychiatrist Neil Coventry has urged parents to "reach out" to their children to have frank conversations about anxiety and stress during lockdown. Dr Coventry appeared at today's press conference to address rising community concern over the impact of the state's extended lockdowns on child mental health. "I want to really focus on a particularly vulnerable subset of our …

Young children are having panic attacks about play dates after lockdowns
3 years, 6 months ago

Young children are having panic attacks about play dates after lockdowns

The Independent  

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Children’s mental health services reach breaking point as Covid sees demand soar
3 years, 7 months ago

Children’s mental health services reach breaking point as Covid sees demand soar

The Independent  

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Pupils to have access to NHS mental health support at school to tackle pandemic impact
3 years, 8 months ago

Pupils to have access to NHS mental health support at school to tackle pandemic impact

The Independent  

More than a million pupils will be given access to mental health support as part of efforts to tackle the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. By 2023, nearly 3 million pupils – or 35 per cent of England’s student population – are expected to have access to an NHS mental health support team at school. NHS England said the “dramatic …

‘I found my daughter sobbing on the floor, begging to die’
3 years, 8 months ago

‘I found my daughter sobbing on the floor, begging to die’

Daily Mail  

How could any mother ever come to terms with the horror of learning their child wants to take their own life? Seeing that her daughter’s anxiety was getting worse, Suzanne took her to see their GP, who she hoped would refer Issy to the local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. ‘I kept trying to work out when I should …

Due to Covid, youth mental health problems have gone from niche to mainstream
3 years, 8 months ago

Due to Covid, youth mental health problems have gone from niche to mainstream

The Independent  

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'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis
3 years, 11 months ago

'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis

NPR  

'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis Enlarge this image toggle caption Audra Melton for NPR Audra Melton for NPR A bag of Doritos, that's all Princess wanted. Sponsor Message That's because there are fewer outpatient services now available to children, she says, and because the children showing up at ERs "are more serious." "Especially when I can …

ER visits, long waits climb for kids in mental health crisis
4 years, 1 month ago

ER visits, long waits climb for kids in mental health crisis

Associated Press  

When children and teens are overwhelmed with anxiety, depression or thoughts of self-harm, they often wait days in emergency rooms because there aren’t enough psychiatric beds. While ER visits for many health reasons other than COVID-19 declined early in the pandemic as people avoided hospitals, the share that were for kids’ mental health-related visits climbed steadily from mid-April through October, …

ER visits, long waits climb for kids in mental health crisis
4 years, 1 month ago

ER visits, long waits climb for kids in mental health crisis

The Independent  

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Child protection referrals surge after first lockdown as councils report rise in mental health issues
4 years, 1 month ago

Child protection referrals surge after first lockdown as councils report rise in mental health issues

The Independent  

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The full toll of Covid-19 on children’s mental health won’t be known for years
4 years, 7 months ago

The full toll of Covid-19 on children’s mental health won’t be known for years

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez is a primary care pediatrician, director of pediatric telemedicine and assistant professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. In the midst of a global pandemic with a rising death toll, these vague symptoms, experienced by children without the ability to verbalize or advocate for themselves, can be easily overlooked in the country’s response. …

Lockdown: Fears grow over long-term impact of pandemic on young people’s mental health
4 years, 7 months ago

Lockdown: Fears grow over long-term impact of pandemic on young people’s mental health

The Independent  

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More than a quarter of young people rejected for mental health treatment
5 years ago

More than a quarter of young people rejected for mental health treatment

The Independent  

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Number of children admitted to A&E with mental health problems jumps 330 per cent over past decade
5 years ago

Number of children admitted to A&E with mental health problems jumps 330 per cent over past decade

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Reduced community services and rising mental health issues among Britain’s youth …

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