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Better access to school nurses will lead to better mental health – YoungMinds

Commenting on the Government’s plans to make it more accessible for pupils in England to get in contact with school nurses, YoungMinds Director of Campaigns and Policy Lucie Russell said: “School nurses can play a vital role in supporting pupils when they feel like that they can't cope. Providing emotional support when times are tough like at exam time can greatly reduce the likelihood of a young person's problems spiralling into mental illness. “We also welcome the involvement of young people in shaping these plans too often young people are ignored when it comes to service design.

Looked after children and young people say ‘I’m not like Tracy Beaker’ - YoungMinds

Today (Monday 13th February 2012) YoungMinds the UK’s leading children and young people’s mental health charity launches a worrying report highlighting the stigma surrounding the mental health of Looked after Children and Young People.The report ‘Improving the Mental Health of Looked After Young People’ is released today following recent figures that revealed more applications were made last month to take children into care than ever before. Around 60% of Looked after Young People have some level of mental health problem. With ever increasing numbers of children being taken into care

100,000 children and young people could be hospitalised due to self-harm by 2020 warns YoungMinds

By 2020, 100,000 children and young people could be hospitalised each year because of self-harm according to the figures revealed by the UK’s leading children and young people’s mental health charity, YoungMinds. The figures obtained in a parliamentary question by Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson reveal that in England: · Over the last ten years inpatient admissions for young people have increased by 68% due to self-harm · Last year alone hospital inpatient admissions for under 25s increased by 10% due to self-harm. · Amongst females under 25 there has been a 77% increase in the

‘Is our target driven school system damaging children’s wellbeing?’ asks YoungMinds

Today (Tuesday 8th November) the YoungMinds Annual Debate will examine whether our target driven school system is damaging children’s mental health and wellbeing. The evening will also see the launch of YoungMinds in Schools – a two year programme funded by the Department for Education aiming to improve the outcomes for children and young people with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. YoungMinds Annual Debate will be chaired by BBC Home Editor, Mark Easton and feature panellists:Fiona Millar, journalist and education campaignerMatthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the

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