This guideline covers the planning and management of end of life and palliative care in for infants, children and young people (aged 0–17 years) with life-limiting conditions. It aims to
Read More
Young people who self-harm have been fundamentally let down by successive governments, a health minister has acknowledged in the Lords. Lord Prior of Brampton said the “appalling” level of self-harm
Read More
The First Minister has announced an extra £2.5 million to improve cancer care for children and young people in Scotland. Nicola Sturgeon made the pledge as she opened the Teenage
Read More
Police used Tasers when dealing with children at least 538 times last year and fired them on 43 of those occasions, according to a new report. The total number includes
Read More
Sex and relationships education (SRE) should become mandatory in schools, the chairman of the Education Select Committee has said. Neil Carmichael told MPs that SRE is needed in the face
Read More
Young carer Roni Bridges has had to grow up fast as at the age of 10 she helps care for her mum and two-year-old twin sisters. Her mum Michelle suffers
Read More
More than two-thirds of adolescents who suffer from depression could see long-term benefits from receiving one of three psychological treatments – of which only one is currently recommended on the
Read More
More than one in seven of the country’s Year 10 students are neglected in some way by their parents or guardians, a new study suggests. The findings of the Children’s
Read More
Specialist mental health services are turning away almost a quarter of youngsters seeking help, a new report suggests. One in four youngsters who are referred by their GPs or teachers
Read More
A disabling disease which drains energy out of sufferers is to be tackled with a new online treatment trial of more than 700 children and teenagers. Those with Chronic Fatigue
Read More