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Category: Child Mental Health Charter

News and updates for the Child Mental Health Charter Campaign.

Children’s Mental Health Week 1-7 February 2021

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Place2Be launched Children’s Mental Health week in 2015 and continues to promote it each year. For Children’s Mental Health Week

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‘INCREASING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS’ COVID’S ‘DEVASTATING LEGACY’ TO CHILDREN : BBC, 30th January 2021

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A child is unlikely to be severely impaired physically by Covid, but its effect on their mental health is potentially

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As yet another report calls out the “EPIDEMIC IN CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH” we ask: “So what – if anything – will be done about it?”

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The Children’s Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, has published her fourth annual report on the state of children’s mental health

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15/01/21 – Dr Lisa Cameron MP, SNP Spokesperson for Mental Health, speaks to Nursery Management Today

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Dr Lisa Cameron, MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow has been interviewed by Nursery Management Today Magazine about her

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New Year Cheer for Children’s Mental Health!

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Parliament resumed yesterday for Statements from the Prime Minister and also the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson. Dr

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WALES’S RESPONSE TO CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH – helen Clark Writes

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The Child Mental Health Charter Campaign has received a response (link below) from the Welsh Government to an enquiry about any

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As We enter a Further Lockdown, Phil Royal Shares Quotes on the Effect of the Pandemic on Children’s Mental Health

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Quotable quotes on the effect of the pandemic on children’s mental health ‘The Covid-29 crisis poses the greatest threat to

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‘Ikea-style ‘Do It Yourself’ approach to mental health won’t do,’ says Child Mental Health Charter Campaign

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Barely 48 hours after the dawn of 2021, mental health services are again outcasts from the optimistic future envisioned by

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Catherine West MP Puts Mental Health on the Map in the Comprehensive Spending Review Debate – Helen Clark Writes

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A big ‘thank you’ to Catherine West (Labour MP for Hornsey and Wood Green) for putting mental health services on

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CHANCELLOR TIPPED TO ANNOUNCE NEW MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES – Helen clark Writes

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HEADLINE PRIORITY IN COMPREHENSIVE SPENDING REVIEW PLANS Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is set to announce a new £500

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Government money for research into effects of pandemic on children’s mental health is but one small step – BMJ

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https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3942 One of six research projects to receive a share out of £495,000 out of £2m government funding looking at

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29/09/20 – A New Early Day Motion for a Covid-19 Recovery Mental Health Strategy for Children

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Child Mental Health Charter Campaign Manager Helen Clark is delighted to introduce a new campaigning Early Day Motion: A Covid-19 recovery

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Dr Lisa Cameron MP Questions Secretary of State Matt Hancock

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Watch and listen here Today Dr Lisa Cameron MP served notice on Secretary of State Matt Hancock that a nation

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A Strategy for Children’s Mental Health – Helen Clark writes

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On 21st July 2020, Dr Lisa Cameron MP tabled the following Question: ‘To ask the Secretary of State for Education,

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Over half of parents say their greatest worry since the pandemic is their child’s mental health

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The Child Mental Health Charter Campaign has called upon the Government to prioritise children’s mental health on their return to

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Children Returning to School are already Showing Anxiety Disorders

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Children back at school are showing clear symptoms of distress. Yet the Government has failed to address the effects of

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Children’s Society Predicts Crisis as Schools Open – Helen Clark Writes

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The Children’s Society and Labour Opposition Leader Sir Keir Starmer MP have predicted a severe service crisis as children return

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Minister commits to publish White Paper to ‘pave the way’ for a reform of the original 1983 Mental Health Act.

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BUT WHEN? AND WHERE IS THE MENTION OF CHILDREN? The Child Mental Health Charter Campaign is grateful to Labour MP

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DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE ANNOUNCE FUND TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19

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Through their Royal Foundation, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge enabled £1.8 million to support key workers and those with

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A Record 80% surge in calls to National Domestic Abuse Helpline spells danger for children – Helen Clark Writes

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The National Domestic Abuse Helpline has received an 80% surge in calls for help in June amidst warnings of a

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Impact of summer camp cancellation on children’s mental health

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The latest threat to children’s mental health and wellbeing is the mass cancellation of summer camps according to worried parents

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Services will be ‘deluged’ by mental health referrals when school doors open in September, experts predict

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Teachers and health service providers have predicted a huge crisis in children’s mental health needs when schools re-open in September

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IS PRIME MINISTER JOHNSON TEARING UP PROMISE TO REFORM THE 1989 MENTAL HEALTH ACT? Helen Clark Asks . . .

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Campaigners desperate for a new Mental Health Act during the course of this Parliament may have their hopes dashed after

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Child Suicides May Have Increased During Lockdown

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CHILD SUICIDES MAY HAVE INCREASED DURING LOCKDOWN New research from the National Child Mortality Database suggests that child suicides may

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10/08/20 – WILL THERE BE EXTRA RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS THAT WILL NEED CHILD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES POST-LOCKDOWN? – BARONESS MASSEY ASKS IN THE LORDS

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Read the full debate here. My Lords, some children who have been out of school for such a long time

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Helen Clark Writes in Nursery Management Today – Let a Fairer Deal for Children be a Legacy of COVID-19

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Our Lead Author, Helen Clark, has an article in the latest issue of Nursery Management Today, in which she writes:

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Children’s Mental Health – Reply from the Secretary of State for Education to Dr Lisa Cameron MP

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You may remember back in May that Dr Lisa Cameron and 65 fellow MPs wrote to Gavin Williamson about the

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The Effect of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Children’s mental Health and a New Early Day Motion – helen Clark Writes

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In  the December  2019 Queen’s Speech, Boris Johnson announced his intention to reform the 30-year-old 1989 Mental Health Act during

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23/06/20 – Playgrounds to Re-Open at Last – Helen Clark Writes

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Helen Clark, APPG Lead Author, has welcomed the announcement today that Prime Minster Boris Johnson is releasing the nation’s children

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22/06/20 – risks for children relative to Covid-19 – Robin Sutcliffe of the Children’s Play Policy Forum Writes

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At this crucial stage in the Covid-19 lockdown there has been a lack of clarity on the statistics relating to

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07/06/20 – The First 1001 Days Movement Calls for a Cabinet Minister for Children

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This week is Infant Mental Health Awareness Week. Leaders of nearly 80 organisations, under the banner of the First 1001

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04/06/20 – When Can Children Play Out Again? The API Writes to the PM

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As we learn the lessons from COVID-19,  I hope that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will kick-start his new-found zeal to

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18/05/20 – Mental Health Awareness Week : but new survey shows one in four children and young people with mental health problems can’t get help – Helen Clark Writes

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This is Mental Heath Awareness Week and this year’s theme is ‘Be Kind.’ But the words are bound to feel

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16/05/20 – Royal College of Psychiatrists say that COVID-19 effect will see mental health services ‘overwhelmed’ without urgent financial investment – HELEN CLARK WRITES

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The Royal College of Psychiatrists have said that with inadequate current resources and no guarantee of future urgent financial investment

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14/05/20 – When can our children go out to play? Ask the Government to set the date!

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Today, APPG member organisation the Association of Play Industries (API) issued a statement following our response yesterday to their original

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13/05/20 – Play again ignored by the Government in its ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown – Helen Clark Writes

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 As commentators, experts and members of the public pore over the Government’s eagerly awaited ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown – play,

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08/05/20 – Prioritising play when schools re-open will help children’s mental health say experts – Helen Clark Writes

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Mental health experts have asked Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, to encourage teachers to prioritise play when the Government gives the

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03/05/20 – COVID-19, children and social and economic inequality – Helen Clark Writes

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In April 2018, the APPG on A Fit and Healthy Childhood published ‘The Impact Of Social And Economic Inequalities On Children’s

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21/04/20 – Coronavirus fears spark huge increase in child anxiety levels – Helen Clark Writes

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Parliament resumes today and MPs, who will be adapting to new ways of working, have a first opportunity after the

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11/04/20 – New Research Seeks to Tackle Impact of COVID-19 on Young People’s Mental Health – Helen Clark writes

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The University of Oxford has set up a research project, aiming to track children and young people’s mental health throughout

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06/04/20 – Starmer Upgrades Mental Health Role to Shadow Cabinet Post – IN ITs OWN RIGHT. Helen Clark writes

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Helen Clark, Lead Author for the APPG on A Fit and Healthy Childhood has warmly welcomed the appointment of Rosena

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31/03/20 – CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER CALLS FOR RETIRED STAFF TO HELP VULNERABLE CHILDREN

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The Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield wants to see retired social workers and a range of school, nursery and care staff who

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29/03/20 – Government Launches £5M Scheme to Boost Mental Health Support

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge launched a scheme today to support mental health at a time of high anxiety

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04/03/20 – Report by the royal college of paediatrics and child health – helen clark reports

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‘THE STATE OF CHILD HEALTH’ Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 4th March 2020

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04/02/20 – This week is Children’s Mental Health Week – Helen Clark writes

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CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH WEEK: 3rd-6th FEBRUARY 2020 This is an extremely important week for everyone who wishes to ensure that

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Children’s National Mental Health week – 3-9 February 2020 – Helen Clark writes

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CHILDREN’S NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH WEEK 3rd – 9th February 2020 This important week is a brilliant early opportunity in 2020

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Who’s signing the Early Day Motion?

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On 21st January, Holly Lynch, the  MP for Halifax and a tremendous supporter of the Child Mental Health Charter Campaign 

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30/01/20 – Nursery World reports on Holly MP Lynch’s Early Day Motion

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Holly Lynch MP has tabled a motion calling for children’s needs be made a focus of any reforms to the

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21/01/20 New Early Day Motion for the Child Mental Health Charter – Helen Clark writes

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Today, Holly Lynch, MP for Halifax and a tremendous supporter of the Child Mental Health Charter Campaign, has tabled

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Making 2020 a milestone for children’s mental health – Helen Clark writes

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2 January 2020 Happy New Year to everyone who has given their professional expertise to support the Child Mental Health

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