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Category: APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood – Documents and Links

Short articles, news updates and opinion pieces relating to a Fit & Healthy Childhood. Contact Helen West if you would like to contribute.

Sport England – Active Lives Children and Young People’s Survey – Ben Jessop Writes

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Yesterday, 14/01/21. Sport England published the latest official statistics from the Active Lives Children and Young People’s Survey. This publication is split

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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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Parliamentary Newsletter No 12

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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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28/12/20 – Two Cheers and One Misgiving – Helen Clark Welcomes the End of BOGOFs

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Helen Clark: Lead Author for the APPG on A Fit and Healthy Childhood As we approach the end of the

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Parliamentary Newsletter No 11

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Children’s Safety in Public – The office of the Children’s Commissioner Reports

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The Children’s Commissioner has become concerned at the level of fear being picked up from children. Both safety when out

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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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November 2020 APPG Meeting – Additional Resources

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Professor Catharine Creswell of the University of Oxford’s Co-Space Project, addressed the APPG in November 2020. Her powerpoint presentation can

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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 Consultation on the Introduction of a total online advertising restriction for products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS)

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You can read the following information in much more detail on the Government’s website.

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Dr Aric Sigman considers the Sexual Psychology of Boys in the age of #metoo

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Sexual Psychology … #BoysToo Today’s focus on sexual equality, consent, everyday sexism, the MeToo movement and girls’ rights can leave

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Parliamentary Newsletter No 10

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Supporting Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing – A free open learn course from Early Childhood at the Open University

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Dr Jackie Musgrave, Programme Lead of Early Childhood at the Open University, has told us about this new free online

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15/10/20 – The Local Government Association calls for a Child Centred REcovery

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The Local Government Association’s new report A child-centred recovery outlines local government’s ambitions for a child-centred recovery, drawing together every aspect of

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14/10/20 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 14/10/20

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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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Parliamentary Newsletter No 9

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29/09/20 – The Power of Touch – Helen Clark writes for Community Practitioner Magazine

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APPG Lead Author Helen Clark was recently invited to submit an article to Community Practitioner Magazine, which is the professional

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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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11/09/20 – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families writes to all MPs in England

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Comprehensive description of Govt. support for vulnerable children and families set out in a letter from Minister Vicky Ford MP.

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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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Covid-19 and Children’s Food: Parents’ Priorities for Building Back Better – Beth Bradshaw of Food Active Writes

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A new briefing published by Food Active and the Children’s Food Campaign shows overwhelming support for the Government extending free school

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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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Two New Reports from the APPG – A Wake-Up Call for our Food Systems

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APPG’s NEW REPORTS MUST BE A WAKE-UP CALL FOR OUR FOOD SYSTEMS. Today we published our latest reports as the

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Parliamentary Newsletter No 8

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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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Parliamentary Newsletter No 7

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‘Times’ agrees with us: ‘Early programming in the womb predisposes a developing baby to obesity later in life’ – Helen Clark writes

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On 28th July, ‘The Times’ resident health expert, Dr Mark Porter warned: ‘Saying ‘Get on a bike’ will not solve

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Rome wasn’t built in a day but this is a good foundation! – Baroness Floella Benjamin responds to the new obesity strategy

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Baroness Benjamin, Vice-Chair of the APPG, has welcomed the Government’s new Obesity Strategy, renews the call for a Cabinet-level Minister

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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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Forthcoming Obesity Strategy – Helen Clark says It’s “Glass Half Full”

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The APPG’s Lead Author, Helen Clark, has welcomed ‘noises off’ about Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s forthcoming Obesity Strategy; predicted for

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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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Teachers fear a rise in hunger in children returning to school in September – Magic Breakfast Survey

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Magic Breakfast is a charity that provides school breakfasts to vulnerable children. They conducted a survey which assessed teacher’s views

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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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A New Working Group Report: WELLBEING AND NURTURE: PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SECURITY IN CHILDHOOD

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We are proud to announce today’s publication of our latest report: “WELLBEING AND NURTURE: PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SECURITY IN CHILDHOOD”,

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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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Parliamentary Newsletter No 6

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