/ Families, children and young people
26 October to 1 November is National Care Leavers’ Awareness Week 2020. We want to take this opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges for looked-after children and young people who are leaving care, and to show what we are doing to support care leavers.
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We are calling on government, councils and the NHS to use our new suicide risk map to support mentally healthier communities.
/ Research
This year marks 70 years since the creation of the Mental Health Foundation. When the Foundation was initially started it was known as the Mental Health Research Fund and though it has changed in many ways over the years, mental health research is still at the core of what we do today.
/ Families, children and young people
Pressure as a young person: am I good enough?
/ Families, children and young people
The ONS has released a significant report today ‘Exploring loneliness in children, Great Britain: 2018’, which is an analysis of children’s (aged 10-15) reporting of loneliness and perception of their circumstances.
/ Families, children and young people
NHS Digital has published a new analysis to complement their 2018 publication on the mental health of children and young people in England.
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Political uncertainty can be challenging, regardless of our beliefs or where we might fall on the political spectrum.
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We know that most mental health problems develop by the age of 24. This means that our mental health can be particularly vulnerable during university. Suicides among university students are of particular concern.
/ Families, children and young people
The Mental Health Foundation welcomes the BBC’s development and launch of 'Own It', a new app that we believe can contribute significantly towards empowering children and young people to use the internet in a mentally healthy way.
/ Families, children and young people
For 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.
