23rd May, 2022 7:58 am
Experts say many others are denied help, and ‘relentless’ rise in demand could overwhelm NHS More than 400,000 children and young people a month are being treated for mental health problems – the highest number on record – prompting warnings of an unprecedented crisis in the wellbeing of under-18s. Experts say Covid-19 has seriously exacerbated problems such as anxiety, depression... View Article
19th January, 2022 1:42 pm
Mentally ill children face being sent to England for treatment as Scottish hospitals are struggling to cope with a surge in disorders such as anorexia and self-harm that emerged during lockdown. Dr Mairi Stark, a paediatrician at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh, said every mental health bed in Scotland was full at the weekend. Distressed... View Article
14th July, 2021 8:12 am
Pupils are worried about their future due to impact of lockdown school closures and deaths in the family, study finds. Children are suffering from a range of “Covid-related” anxieties including germ-phobia and a fear of failure, a study has found. The most common mental health problem affecting young people is anxiety, according to a paper published by the National... View Article
3rd June, 2021 8:47 am
Our children deserve better than this half-hearted plan Sir Kevan Collins comment from The Times When I was appointed education recovery commissioner in February, I was set a single exam question: what should be done to help children catch up learning lost in the pandemic? During a 40-year career in education, I have been accountable for the performance of hundreds... View Article
