Psychology and Therapy

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.

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.

Government timescales for children’s mental health slammed as lacking urgency

30/07/2018
Est. Reading: 5 minutes

The government will roll-out its new approach to tackling children and young people’s mental health problems to at least a fifth to a quarter of the country by the end of 2022-23.

In its response to the consultation on ‘Transforming children and young people’s mental health: A green paper,’ the government said the first wave of [...]

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New government department for children should lead work on mental health

27/06/2018
Est. Reading: 3 minutes

A new government Department for Children should be established to lead reforms to children’s mental health, a cross-party group of MPs and peers has recommended.

The Department for Children should be headed by a Secretary of State with the responsibility of cross-departmental audit and scrutinised by a new Select Committee, the All Party Parliamentary Group on [...]

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CAMHS restructuring makes it difficult to treat young people, says report

26/06/2018
Est. Reading: 3 minutes

CAMHS restructuring makes it difficult to treat young people, says report: it is becoming increasingly hard to provide effective care and treatment for children and young people with mental health problems, the Association of Child Psychotherapists has warned.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services are not only “chronically underfunded”, but the way in which services are [...]

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Blog: The government’s agenda for childrens mental health

25/06/2018
Est. Reading: 3 minutes

WillisPalmer’s head of operations Harriet Jannetta on the government’s green paper for childrens mental health and why the grants agreed need to be distributed at a local level so that it gets to those who need it.

The issue of children’s mental health has become a significant agenda item for this government. Partly because of recent [...]

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Mental health specialists should be working in schools

25/06/2018
Est. Reading: 3 minutes

An education thinktank is calling for a new cadre of pre-clinical mental health specialists to be working in schools.

A report by LKMco and social enterprise MindsAhead said a new school-based mental health development programme should be established, building on the successes of Teach First, Think Ahead, Unlocked Grads and FrontLine in a bid to tackle [...]

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Special report: Childrens Mental Health

21/06/2018
Est. Reading: 9 minutes

Clare Jerrom takes a look at the government’s proposals to improve childrens mental health services and why the plans have been criticised as ‘lacking ambition’.

The government has pledged to improve children and young people’s mental health services and published a green paper late last year.

Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health [...]

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