News stories relating to child psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in both individuals and groups, while also exploring the physiological and neurobiological processes that underlie certain functions and behaviours.
Longfield: Rate of progress in CAMHS is not good enough
The current rate of progress in CAMHS is still not good enough for the majority of children who require help but are not receiving it, Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said.
Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, said: “I welcome the progress that is being made in some parts of the country [...]
Benefits of having a Head of Well-Being revealed
Schools should all appoint a Head of Well-Being, a report from Nuffield Health has found.
The report ‘Improving wellbeing in schools’ found that putting a dedicated role into schools with responsibility for wellbeing can make a positive difference to the emotional and physical wellbeing of students and staff.
Robert Shadbolt, Head Teacher at Wood Green Secondary School [...]
Mental health assessment pilots planned for June 2019
Pilot projects to assess the mental health of children entering care will be launched from June 2019, it has emerged.
Following the publication of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Green Paper, the Department for Education (DfE) has funded a pilot scheme to give children in care better mental health assessments as they enter the [...]
Quarter of children referred for CAMHS treatment denied support
Quarter of children referred for CAMHS treatment denied support
One quarter of children with mental health problems are being denied specialist help from child and adolescent mental health services, the Education Policy Institute has warned.
A report from the EPI based on Freedom of Information requests found that 24.2% of children referred to specialist mental health services [...]
CAMHS funding 'not making it to frontline'
CAMHS funding 'not making it to frontline': over a quarter of the funding for child and adolescent mental health services is not making it to frontline services, it has emerged.
Labour MP Luciana Berger asked a parliamentary question as to what proportion of the proposed budget for child and adolescent mental health services transformation has been [...]
Self-harm figures reinforces need to tackle mental health crisis, says LGA
The Local Government Association has warned that figures published by The Children's Society on self-harm among young people reinforces the need to tackle the crisis in children's mental health.
The charity's annual Good Childhood report revealed that almost one quarter of 14-year-old girls reported self-harming in just a year. One in six of the 11,000 children [...]
