News 2020

THIS IS WHAT THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT IS DOING ON MENTAL HEALTH —- YESTERDAY THE UK GOVERNMENT SAID…..NOTHING After the Summer Recess, the UK Parliament and...

BACKGROUND The case for new Mental Health legislation was made following the Wessely Independent Review of the 1983 Act. The Review (although welcome) said little...

Over the past week, we have witnessed anger and outrage at the catastrophic mismanagement of A, B Tech and GCSE exam results. The focus has...

This useful guide from the Universities of Reading and Oxford is designed to help parents, carers and those who work with children and young people...

Through their Royal Foundation, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge enabled £1.8 million to support key workers and those with mental health problems arising directly...

The National Domestic Abuse Helpline has received an 80% surge in calls /for help in June amidst warnings of a looming autumn surge (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/23/domestic-violence-helpline-calls-80-june-amid-warnings-surge/). Domestic...

Teachers and health service providers have predicted a huge crisis in children’s mental health needs when schools re-open in September (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/19/therapists-and-teachers-warn-of-looming-mental-health-crisis). Ieso Digital Health puts...

Magic Breakfast is a charity that provides school breakfasts to vulnerable children. Their survey assessed teacher’s views on how food insecurity, in the context of...