Screen time and children's mental health : Screen time and children's mental health
/ 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?
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Preventing mental health problems in children more important than ever : Preventing mental health problems in children more important than ever
/ 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.
Young fathers and mental health : Young fathers and mental health
/ Families, children and young people
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.
Excellence in Youth Work: See Me Youth Champions : Excellence in Youth Work: See Me Youth Champions
/ Families, children and young people
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.
Becoming a parent is hard work : Becoming a parent is hard work
/ Families, children and young people
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.
Motherhood, friendship and mental health : Motherhood, friendship and mental health
/ 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.
Celebrating the teams who support mothers : Celebrating the teams who support mothers
/ Families, children and young people
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.
Is it wrong to lie to a person with dementia? : Is it wrong to lie to a person with dementia?
/ Families, children and young people
We need to give much more consideration to the values we use when supporting and caring for people living with dementia, especially as they are a group that can be at high risk for developing wider mental health problems.
Why relationships are so important for children and young people : Why relationships are so important for children and young people
/ Families, children and young people
Our relationships with our children are critical for their healthy development.
Social media and young people's mental health : Social media and young people's mental health
/ Families, children and young people
In this blog, Brayan Herrera, a year 12 student who has been on placement with Mental Health Foundations Policy and Research team from Haggerston School, East London, as part of the Inspire Initiative, discusses the positive and negative impacts of social media on young peoples mental health.