Study finds children’s screen time has replaced outdoor play
A report by the Association of Play Industries (API) reveals that children have never moved so little and points to substantial evidence that screens are a key reason. In fact, by the age of eight, the...Read more
500,000 children in UK to receive mental health support
At the start of 2019, in the UK there will be new Mental Health Support Teams available to cater to more than 470,000 children and young people. The teams will operate in 25 different areas and...Read more
Children’s mental health ‘at risk’ as Brexit talks begin
With negotiations on the UK’s departure from the European Union beginning today, the Children’s Commissioner for England has accused the UK government of neglecting the situation of the more than half-a-million European Union children living...Read more
New report links children’s mental health to climate change
A new research report has found links between rising incidences of natural disasters related to climate change and mental health problems in the populations affected, including, particularly, children and young people. Victoria Derr reports. Around the globe, children and families are...Read more