Children and young people

Analysing the Budget: will it increase or decrease the prevalence of mental health problems in Britain?

This week’s budget contained measures, both positive and negative, that are likely to affect child poverty - which is linked to the mental health of children, young people and their parents. Laura Bernal and Emma Wilson from the Mental Health Foundation's Policy Team review the potential impact.

Learning Disability Week 2015: our thoughts so far...

Employment lead, Keith Bates, heads to Malaysia for 'Big Society' discussions around learning disabilities

Building Great Britons

We need to provide upstream interventions which promote mental health and wellbeing for children and young people.