Young people Archives - Centre for Mental Health

Mapping the mental health of the UK’s young people

This map tool draws from the latest data to show prevalence of mental health difficulties across the UK, including rates of eating disorders and self-harm, hospital admissions and secondary care referrals, and wider factors such as loneliness, school absence and bullying.

Type: Publication

A space to be me

This report shares findings from our Young Changemakers programme, which supported young Black people to create social action projects addressing the links between racial injustice and poor mental health.

Type: Publication

Building mentally healthier systems for children and young people

Kadra and Andy summarise key takeaways from our first Mentally Healthier System Leaders Network event, where members discussed how to build better, more equitable mental health services for children and young people.

Type: Blog

Not in school

Research shows that escalating rates of mental health problems among young people, long waiting lists and rejected referrals fuel school absences.

Type: Publication

Mental health services in the UK in 2023: what the latest NHS Benchmarking findings tell us

Andy Bell paints a picture of what mental health services in the UK in 2023 look like, based on data from the NHS Benchmarking Network.

Type: Blog

The state of children and young people’s mental health in 2023

Zainab and Nick summarise NHS Digital 2023 data on young people’s mental health.

Type: Blog

Podcast: The intergenerational impacts of racism

Thea Joshi is joined by Centre for Mental Health’s Associate Director for Policy, Kadra Abdinasir, to discuss the way racial trauma affects multiple generations of a family.

Type: Blog