1/3 The Interim Report of the Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism, reinforces what we have long known that common mental health conditions and psychological distress have increased amongst young people. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69cbdb...

The mental health system is still failing too many young people. The Future Minds roadmap sets out what needs to change, from prevention to crisis care. Now is the time to act. 🔗 Full post + video on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/youngm... #YouthMentalHealth #FutureMinds

New briefing from @centreformh.bsky.social shows up to 70% of neurodivergent young people experience significant mental health symptoms at school. Services must adapt & provide strengths‑based, evidence‑led support. Briefing: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications... #Neurodiversity #CYP

Our response to the Chancellor’s Spring Forecast The Chancellor used her statement to focus on young people. But if the Government is serious about helping young people find meaningful employment, they must invest in their mental health. Read our full response: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Children and Young People's Mental ill-health is a barrier to school engagement & participation. Great to see the government reaffirm its commitment on Monday to expand mental health support teams from 60% of schools today to every school by the end of this parliament. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Delighted to partner with NPC to launch Unlocking Support, a new report mapping how to close gaps in mental health support for children & young people. We brought together funders, practitioners, schools, charities & young people to show where action is most needed www.thinknpc.org/resource-hub...

Children and Young People's Mental ill health has been a long standing barrier to school engagement and participation. Its great to see the government reaffirm its commitment to expand mental health support teams from 60% of schools today, to every school by the end of this parliament.

The governments reforms to EHCP comes at an essential time for what has long been a flawed and outdated system, leaving many children behind.

We had lots of updates in this week's newsletter! We shared a chance for young people to become Young Advisors for the #GoodChildhoodReport. Also a new report from Centre for Mental Health To receive news and opportunities from the sector, sign up to our newsletter: cypmhc.org.uk/join-our-new...

Delighted to see funding from @maudsleycharity.bsky.social to support delivery of the right care at the right time to young people facing mental health difficulties. This will make significant and long lasting impact across mental healthcare in South London.

We would like to wish everyone who will be receiving A level and GCSE results this month all the best. We know that the period around results day can bring intense stress, anxiety, and fear of failure, so we would like to share some resources in the comments below that you may find helpful 👇

Best of luck to all the Year 13s today. We hope you get the A level results you hope for. But if you don't, remember you have your own path to follow in life and this will never, ever define you.

New opportunity: join a young person’s advisory group and help shape research linked to youth justice and mental health. The Anna Freud Centre are keen to hear from people with experience of mental health services and/or the youth justice system. Get involved: forms.office.com/e/kSrfhHz22P

Children with speech and language challenges are more likely to have poor mental health but less likely to be able to access effective support. With @speechandlanguk.bsky.social, we're calling for action to tackle this inequity: tinyurl.com/4avhwckr #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MHAW

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek celebrates community, together for good mental health. Our community consists of our brilliant members. Each member is dedicated to improving the mental health of babies, children and young people, and we can't thank them enough for all they do. #ThisIsMyCommunity

🚨 Unless we see change, the mental health crisis across England is only going to get worse. Alongside 36 other organisations, we have written an open letter to the PM calling for a strategy that addresses the causes of rising mental illness, suicide and people out of work. 👉 bit.ly/4jMgCb6

New #funding announcement 📢 Grants for young women’s mental health available now! The Pilgrim Trust's fund aims to improve the mental health of young women (16-25) Learn more & check eligibility 👉https://www.thepilgrimtrust.org.uk/young-womens-mental-health-grants/

New from @mmhalliance.bsky.social: The Perinatal Mental Health Symptom Checker 💜 This tool helps parents spot signs of common and lesser-known mental health conditions during and after pregnancy. Please share: maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/parents #ItStartsWithAwareness

A new report from Class 13, crafted to provoke and challenge explores how systemic change can be achieved in education. The report explores topics such as education as the practice of freedom, inequity and looking beyond anti-racism. Read the report here: www.class13.org/wp-content/u...

Pleased to hear that @parentinfantfdn.bsky.social have been awarded more than £1 million to create a National Parent-Infant Relationship framework to develop best practice guidance to support parent-infant relationship pathways and improve provision👇 parentinfantfoundation.org.uk/parent-infan...

We’re proud to be one of 110+ orgs backing this joint briefing from @crae_official, @unicef.org & @nspcc.bsky.social for the Children’s Charities Coalition. Ahead of the Lords debate on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill today, we urge Peers to act. 📄 bit.ly/42CRDkw

A new paper has reported on the impact of young people's admissions to adult mental health wards. This is incredibly important during the current reforms of the Mental Health Bill. Young people must be admitted to age appropriate facilities. Read the paper here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Do you work in SEND? Take our short Workforce Survey and share it with your colleagues so we can design our training and resources to meet the SEND workforce’s learning and development needs. @ndtihello.bsky.social forms.office.com/e/LgGnRbEEVy

Are you a public affairs professional looking to make a difference in children's mental health? @cypmentalhealth.bsky.social, hosted by the Centre, is looking for a Public Affairs Adviser to influence policy & advocate for vital support for children & young people. Apply now 👉 tinyurl.com/4jdmpmrc

Loneliness significantly impacts our mental and physical health, but too often it remains undiscussed. @lisamcnally.bsky.social calls on local systems to tackle #loneliness as part of a neighbourhood health approach: tinyurl.com/ycke7h33

We are very excited to be recruiting for 2 posts at the Hearing Voices Projects at Mind in Camden! See below and please share with your networks/anyone who might be interested :) www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/mind-in... www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/mind-in...

The Government must act now to turn around the recent rise in mental health problems among children and young people. By investing in evidence-based, cost-effective prevention strategies, it can ensure every child has the best chance of good mental health: tinyurl.com/4dxsn69k #InvestInChildhood

Mental health problems can cast a long shadow over a child's life. But this isn’t inevitable. We’re backing @centreformh.bsky.social's advice to the Government so that every child has the best chance of good mental health: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications... #InvestInChildhood

We're proud to have signed a joint letter with @endchildpoverty.bsky.social written by Rosie - a mum pulled into poverty by the two-child limit to benefit payments, addressed to @RachelReevesMP. This policy has been in place for 8 years and must be scrapped. #AllKidsCount

This week, the Mental Health Bill entered Report Stage in the House of Lords. In this article, we explore what happened and the key themes for children and young people ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/naviga...

Today's news threatens children's mental health. ⬇️Spending on mental health services is being cut ⬆️Child poverty has increased This means we are now in a situation where need amongst cyp is rising, and funding for support is being cut. Read our full response⬇️ cypmhc.org.uk/todays-news-...

Yesterday we met with Baroness Merron, Minister for Mental Health, to discuss our Future Minds campaign. 🚨 Ahead of the Spending Review and NHS 10-year plan, we need the Government to deliver urgent investment in children's mental health to tackle the growing crisis: tinyurl.com/2dusu7xd

The @carequalitycomm.bsky.social have published their annual 'Monitoring the Mental Health Act' report setting out their key findings from engagement during 2023/24. The report continues to identify the increasing need and lack of support for young people⬇️ www.cqc.org.uk/publications...

Yesterday the Department of Work and Pensions published their green paper on welfare reforms. They're right to look at how the welfare system can be reformed, but, punitive cuts are not the answer and action is desperately needed to provide mental health support👇 cypmhc.org.uk/the-importan...

With over a million people waiting for a mental health service, the Government should be focusing on providing support, not cutting benefits. Yesterday's ministerial comments risk denying people's very real suffering & diverting resources from vital services. Our response in full 👇

🧵A new report by @edupolicyinst.bsky.social calls on the government to address the underlying causes of school absences- a key factor in the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. epi.org.uk/publications... (1/4)

👏Over 120 leading organisations in the education sector, have signed our open letter to the Chancellor. Together, we are advocating for children and young people from low-income households during the current Government Spending Review process. #fairedforall #faireducation

📢 New report 📢 Living with a mental health difficulty can make it harder to exercise our voting rights. We heard from people with mental health problems about the barriers they face to voting – and how these can be overcome: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...

Young people’s mental health is at crisis point - but we have an opportunity to make things better. Young Futures hubs could provide the change young people have been asking for - early, flexible support based in our communities 1/2

'Early support hubs' in different parts of the country already offer flexible, community-based advice and mental health support to young people. The blueprint sets out a vision for how to build on the existing network and deliver effective support for all young people. cypmhc.org.uk/publications...

The Government's Young Futures hubs are a timely opportunity to invest in early intervention mental health support for young people - something we've called for over years alongside our Fund the Hubs campaign partners. So we've set out a blueprint for designing & delivering these hubs 👇

The Government’s Young Futures hubs provide a key opportunity to provide community mental health support for children and young people. Young people tell us that this open access, early support is what that they want and need🧵 cypmhc.org.uk/publications...

The gov has published the consultation for their new Youth Strategy 📣 The strategy will explore how to support young people and ensure that every young person can thrive. The consultation is open to all young people aged 10-21 (25 for SEND) #Whatsyourorder www.iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-...

A new report by @cypmentalhealth.bsky.social highlights that government policies on children and young people are a step in the right direction but success will depend on implementation, resourcing and workforce. Read the report here👇 cypmhc.org.uk/publications...

A new report by @cypmentalhealth.bsky.social highlights that government policies on children and young people are a step in the right direction but success will depend on implementation, resourcing, and workforce. #MentalHealth Read the report here👇 cypmhc.org.uk/publications...

10 years have passed since Future in Mind. But the scale of crisis facing the children's mental health system remains bigger than ever🧵

A Guardian article explores the youth mental health crisis highlighting how youth is no longer one of the happiest times of life🧵 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

As Muslims observe Ramadan, Zainab explains how this time can also come with increased pressure for people struggling with their mental health - and sets out a framework for managing mental wellbeing during Ramadan: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/managing-my-... #Ramadan #MentalHealth

This new report by @centreformh.bsky.social explores the impact of perinatal mental health problems on women and their families. The report highlights the wide ranging benefits of targeted parenting support. Read the report here👇 www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...

As the #MentalHealthBill makes its way through Parliament and committee stage comes to an end, policy & public affairs assistant Zainab explains the key topics raised for both children and adults - and what happens next: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/navigating-t... @cypmentalhealth.bsky.social