The mental health impacts of divisive policies in schools – learning from the past
David looks back at the damaging impact of Section 28 on young LGBT people, and calls on the system to learn from its past
Type: Blog
Children of the millennium
Behavioural problems are the most common form of child mental health difficulty, and can put children at risk of a lifetime of disadvantage
Type: Publication
Fact sheet: Children and young people’s mental health
Key stats and facts about children and young people’s mental health in one handy fact sheet.
Type: Page
The decade of delay
Children face an average 10-year wait between experiencing symptoms and receiving help.
Type: Page
How mental health can be affected at various stages of development
The different mental health challenges faced by children at different ages.
Type: Page
Missed opportunities
We reviewed recent evidence about children’s mental health, and found that children wait on average 10 years before receiving help.
Type: Publication
Children of the new century
The mental health findings of the Millennium Cohort study of 11-year-olds across the UK.
Type: Publication
Investing in children’s mental health
Investing in children’s mental health services will bring a lifetime of benefits to young people, their families, communities and the economy as a whole.
Type: Publication
The lifetime costs of ADHD
The high costs of ADHD support an economic case for early intervention. But despite most families seeking help, only a minority of children receive the appropriate treatment.
Type: Publication
Wanting the best for my children
Wanting the best for my children looks at the experiences of parents and how systems might work better to support families managing early behavioural difficulties.
Type: Publication