More than 1 in 10 children (11%) aged between 10 and 15 say they have no one to talk to or wouldn't talk to anyone in school if they feel worried or sad, according to a new survey commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation.
Read : 1 in 10 children have no one to talk to in school when worried or sadThe Peer Education Project is a secondary school-based educational programme that aims to give young people the skills and knowledge they need to safeguard their mental health and that of their peers.
Read : Peer Education Project (PEP) OverviewWeCAN was funded by the Health and Social Care Alliance to enable Mental Health Foundation Scotland to work with young people that have long-term physical health conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, asthma, and spina bifida.
Read : WeCANThe Peer Education Project is a low-cost, evidence-based and effective approach to addressing the challenges children and young people are facing with their mental health and well-being.
Read : Peer Education Project ScotlandFor the first time in 13 years, new statistics about the mental health of children and young people in England have been released by NHS Digital.
Read : What statistics show about children's mental healthThe Becoming a Man (BAM) programme is a mental well-being intervention adapted from the US that aims to support young men’s personal development by taking into account their lived experience and the often difficult environments they must navigate.
YouTuber Haley is trying to show girls how their Instagram heroes tweak their bodies digitally, presenting unrealistic – in fact, unreal – images of themselves to their followers.
Read : Pretty as a pixelMany debate about the wider effects of screen time on children and young people. So, what does the evidence say?
Read : Screen time and children's mental healthEvery child deserves the chance to grow up healthy, happy, safe, and supported. Childhood health inequalities in Scotland are deeply unjust, but they are not inevitable. Scotland needs a bold, joined-up preventative policy approach, rooted in equity and empathy to effectively tackle these inequalities.
Read : Tackling childhood health inequalities in ScotlandPressure as a young person: am I good enough?
Read : Am I good enough?