/ 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.
/ Families, children and young people
As thousands of 18 year olds in the UK have begun, or are about to begin, their university experience, starting with the infamous ‘freshers’ week, now is an opportune moment to discuss the mental health crisis in universities.
/ Families, children and young people
Many debate about the wider effects of screen time on children and young people. So, what does the evidence say?
/ Families, children and young people
Now is a particularly exciting time to be joining the Foundation because of its commitment to prevention and the leadership role it continues to play in this field. Most importantly, effective prevention avoids the considerable distress that mental ill-health causes children and their families and ensures that young people can plan for their future with hope, not fear.
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Young fathers face significant and specific challenges which can affect their mental health. In this blog, we'll explore some of them and what we can do about them.
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This year, in partnership with NHS Health Scotland, we sponsored Scotland’s first ‘Mental Health and wellbeing’ award at YouthLink Scotland’s National Youth Work Awards 2018 to recognise the power of youth work when it comes to helping young people to stay mentally well.
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Many young mothers face additional challenges, on top of those that all parents may experience. For many young parents, coping with adversity was a part of life long before they became a parent.
/ Families, children and young people
To mark International Friendship Day, a ‘Tea & Talk’ in Glasgow with four new mums, chatting about the importance of friendship for their mental health.
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This Mother’s Day, I’m feeling particularly grateful to the NHS services who enabled me to carry on mothering my children through our darkest hour.
