We engage with society to raise awareness of the mental health and wellbeing issues that affect children and young people. We regularly publish blogs and messages to address topical issues in education and mental health.
The Prince’s Trust’s new advert vividly shows the adversity young people can face. What can we do about it? Young people today are facing tremendous adversity. Gang violence, family break ups, bullying, being taken into care, poverty and being a young carer are all... read more
The facts are that a quarter of people, on average, will experience a mental health problem and 75% of adult mental health problems (not including dementia) start before the age of 18. If the average adult has around 100 ‘real’ friends, then 25 of them are likely to... read more
The mental health and emotional wellbeing of our young people is of national importance and it is only right that finally it is beginning to get serious attention from national politicians. The Department for Education’s own reckoning is that on top of the 10% of... read more
