NSPCC warns parents home alone children face higher risk of injury
Parents have been warned their children could be at greater risk of accident or injury if they are left at home alone. The NSPCC revealed its helpline received 453 calls
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Guidance: Barnardo’s launch new baby brain workout
Parents can help babies develop a healthy brain with a fun, new activity programme launched by children’s charity Barnardo’s. The ‘baby brain workout’ is made up of 15 simple activities
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Report: CentreForum Children & Young People’s Mental Health: State of the Nation
The CentreForum Think Tank have published their first report on children and young people’s mental health. Their new research has revealed the problems young people face when trying to access
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‘Earlier diagnosis needed’ to help families of children on autism spectrum
Families of children with autism are “struggling” because they are not being diagnosed early enough, experts have said. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are being delayed in getting access
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Kate to guest edit website to raise profile of child mental health issues
There has never been a more important time to talk about the mental health of the nation’s children, The Huffington Post UK’s editor-in-chief said, as he prepared to welcome the
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Views sought on Northern Ireland’s services for autism and mental health
The Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) and Public Health Agency (PHA) want to hear about your experiences to help shape how care is delivered in Northern Ireland. 10,000 Voices
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Resources: New publications on Child Protection, Mental Health, Kinship Care from RiP
Research in Practice (RiP) have published a series of new publications which examine how we can meaningfully involve children and young people, gain a better understanding of adolescent mental health,
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Webwatch: Dementia Explained – demystifying the condition for children and young people
Alzheimer’s Research UK has created a website called ‘Dementia Explained’ to help young people better understand dementia as a new poll reveals that nearly three in ten parents in the
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Consultation: CoramBAAF – The future of fostering in England
CoramBAAF is consulting on a draft position statement about the future of fostering in England and would like the views of members, foster carers and those with experience of being
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Children from poorer backgrounds more likely to suffer from severe mental health
Children whose parents are from poorer backgrounds are more likely to suffer from mental health problems, according to new research from the UCL Institute of Education (IOE) in conjunction with
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