Cyber-bullying and lack of sleep have a bigger impact on children’s mental health than social media use, a study has found. UK researchers found a significant link between children who
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The Mental Welfare Commission has updated its website with aims of making it more user friendly, and including a wider range of information. Kate Fearnley, executive director (engagement & participation)
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Rising numbers of youngsters are seeking counselling due to anxiety over exam results, according to Childline. The NSPCC-run service said it had provided more than 1,400 counselling sessions to children
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A new initiative will see students and care home residents in Sheffield join together to create friendships and combat loneliness. The ‘Together’ initiative has been launched in partnership with Student.com,
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Young children can pick up on their parents’ relationship problems – leaving them more likely to worry or scare easily, scientists say. The research also indicates expectant parents’ emotional struggles
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A smartphone app designed to manage negative emotions and periods of anxiety could help to reduce self-harm in young people, according to research. BlueIce is a prescribed app – meaning
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A health trust is carrying out an internal investigation after a paranoid schizophrenic killed his mother following his discharge from hospital care. Lee Sowerby (pictured), 45, had already received two
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A University of Salford mental health nurse has graduated at a ceremony, after overcoming a life-threatening illness. Jennifer Wiles joined Salford in the September 2015 intake but contracted Viral Encephalitis
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Mentally ill children are being forced to travel hundreds of miles for NHS treatment, with one child sent 339 miles from their home, an investigation has found. Data for England
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This is the fourth regional report from the Northern Ireland Self-Harm Registry. The most recent report covered the period 2012-2015 and this report builds on previous work and includes annual
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