Social media use has contributed to a rise in self-harm among teenage girls, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has suggested. The Cabinet minister also accused digital platforms of doing “absolutely nothing”
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A third of 15 to 18-year-olds assessed by a charity are suffering from mental health and emotional well-being issues. The research from Action for Children suggests that 33% of the
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A project to reduce social isolation and increase independence among young wheelchair users has been launched by the First Minister. Nicola Sturgeon met youngsters at an event run by charity
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Teenage drinking in Scotland has dropped dramatically in recent years, research has shown. Weekly drinking among 15-year-olds declined from 41% in 2002 to 11% of girls and 14% of boys
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Prisoners are at risk of being freed without having finished treatment programmes aimed at cutting reoffending, a report has warned. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) found there are
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There has been a spike in the number of young people seeking counselling about child-on-child sexual abuse, Childline has said. The children’s charity said it held 3,878 counselling sessions with
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An emoji-powered jukebox has been created to help young people talk about how they’re feeling. SeeMe is launching the initiative after new research revealed only around a quarter (26%) of
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The way social media impacts young people’s mental health needs to be better understood, according to new research by the Centre for Mental Health. The charity has published a briefing
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CELCIS (the Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland) has published a new briefing going behind the common headlines that indicate only a small proportion of care experienced
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The proportion of children and young people who report having a mental health condition has risen six-fold in around two decades, a new study has found. In 1995, just 0.8%
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