The government has launched a consultation on its green paper on children and young people’s mental health.
World Suicide Prevention Day is on Sunday 10 September 2017 and the theme this year is ‘Take a minute, change a life’.
Every year, more than 800,000 people worldwide take their own life and up to 25 times as many make a suicide attempt. A recent study commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation revealed that nearly two in three people in Britain have faced mental health issues. Offering a listening ear can make all the difference.
Hertfordshire’s specialist team which supports children and young people suffering from eating disorders featured on national radio this week.
Healthy Young Minds in Herts is backing Begin Before Birth’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week #IMHAW17, which runs from 12-16 June 2017.
Childline has launched an app to provide counselling to young people in need of help directly through their mobile devices.
The app is called 'For Me' and can be discreetly installed on your phone because if someone happens to see your phone or iPad, they can't tell it's a Childline service.
It's free, it's secure and it's designed by young people for young people.
