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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.
Impact of Covid on Children’s Mental and Physical Health – A Study
In September 2020, Rackets Cubed began a year-long educational and physical activity intervention project for selected pupils from seven primary
08/02/21 – Meeting calling for sector-wide activity to press for improved mental health support for children and young people
Open Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood An open meeting was called by the
In Children’s Mental Health Week Dr Lisa Cameron MP Supports Calls For The Government to Implement a Covid-19 Recovery Mental Health Strategy for Children
Dr Lisa Cameron supports ‘Action for Children’s’ call on the government to prioritise children’s mental health when COVID-19 recovery planning
Children’s Mental Health Week 1-7 February 2021
Place2Be launched Children’s Mental Health week in 2015 and continues to promote it each year. For Children’s Mental Health Week
‘INCREASING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS’ COVID’S ‘DEVASTATING LEGACY’ TO CHILDREN : BBC, 30th January 2021
A child is unlikely to be severely impaired physically by Covid, but its effect on their mental health is potentially
29/01/21 – Useful Links
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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?”
The Children’s Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, has published her fourth annual report on the state of children’s mental health
MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE: A CALL TO URGENT MASS ACTION
Hopes raised Even before the pandemic, there was overwhelming evidence of a significant and growing decline in the mental health
Sport England – Active Lives Children and Young People’s Survey
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
15/01/21 – Dr Lisa Cameron MP, SNP Spokesperson for Mental Health, speaks to Nursery Management Today
Dr Lisa Cameron, MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow has been interviewed by Nursery Management Today Magazine about her
New Year Cheer for Children’s Mental Health!
Parliament resumed yesterday for Statements from the Prime Minister and also the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson. Dr
WALES’S RESPONSE TO CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH – helen Clark Writes
The Child Mental Health Charter Campaign has received a response (link below) from the Welsh Government to an enquiry about any
As We enter a Further Lockdown, Phil Royal Shares Quotes on the Effect of the Pandemic on Children’s Mental Health
Quotable quotes on the effect of the pandemic on children’s mental health ‘The Covid-29 crisis poses the greatest threat to
‘Ikea-style ‘Do It Yourself’ approach to mental health won’t do,’ says Child Mental Health Charter Campaign
Barely 48 hours after the dawn of 2021, mental health services are again outcasts from the optimistic future envisioned by
28/12/20 – Two Cheers and One Misgiving – Helen Clark Welcomes the End of BOGOFs
Helen Clark: Lead Author for the APPG on A Fit and Healthy Childhood As we approach the end of the
Children’s Safety in Public – The office of the Children’s Commissioner Reports
The Children’s Commissioner has become concerned at the level of fear being picked up from children. Both safety when out
Catherine West MP Puts Mental Health on the Map in the Comprehensive Spending Review Debate – Helen Clark Writes
A big ‘thank you’ to Catherine West (Labour MP for Hornsey and Wood Green) for putting mental health services on
November 2020 APPG Meeting – Additional Resources
Professor Catharine Creswell of the University of Oxford’s Co-Space Project, addressed the APPG in November 2020. Her powerpoint presentation can
CHANCELLOR TIPPED TO ANNOUNCE NEW MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES – Helen clark Writes
HEADLINE PRIORITY IN COMPREHENSIVE SPENDING REVIEW PLANS Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is set to announce a new £500
Government Consultation on the Introduction of a total online advertising restriction for products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS)
You can read the following information in much more detail on the Government’s website.
Dr Aric Sigman considers the Sexual Psychology of Boys in the age of #metoo
Sexual Psychology … #BoysToo Today’s focus on sexual equality, consent, everyday sexism, the MeToo movement and girls’ rights can leave
Supporting Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing – A free open learn course from Early Childhood at the Open University
Dr Jackie Musgrave, Programme Lead of Early Childhood at the Open University, has told us about this new free online
15/10/20 – The Local Government Association calls for a Child Centred REcovery
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
14/10/20 – Useful Links
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Government money for research into effects of pandemic on children’s mental health is but one small step – BMJ
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
29/09/20 – The Power of Touch – Helen Clark writes for Community Practitioner Magazine
APPG Lead Author Helen Clark was recently invited to submit an article to Community Practitioner Magazine, which is the professional
29/09/20 – A New Early Day Motion for a Covid-19 Recovery Mental Health Strategy for Children
Child Mental Health Charter Campaign Manager Helen Clark is delighted to introduce a new campaigning Early Day Motion: A Covid-19 recovery
Dr Lisa Cameron MP Questions Secretary of State Matt Hancock
Watch and listen here Today Dr Lisa Cameron MP served notice on Secretary of State Matt Hancock that a nation
11/09/20 – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families writes to all MPs in England
Comprehensive description of Govt. support for vulnerable children and families set out in a letter from Minister Vicky Ford MP.
A Strategy for Children’s Mental Health – Helen Clark writes
On 21st July 2020, Dr Lisa Cameron MP tabled the following Question: ‘To ask the Secretary of State for Education,
Covid-19 and Children’s Food: Parents’ Priorities for Building Back Better – Beth Bradshaw of Food Active Writes
A new briefing published by Food Active and the Children’s Food Campaign shows overwhelming support for the Government extending free school
Over half of parents say their greatest worry since the pandemic is their child’s mental health
The Child Mental Health Charter Campaign has called upon the Government to prioritise children’s mental health on their return to
Children Returning to School are already Showing Anxiety Disorders
Children back at school are showing clear symptoms of distress. Yet the Government has failed to address the effects of
Two New Reports from the APPG – A Wake-Up Call for our Food Systems
APPG’s NEW REPORTS MUST BE A WAKE-UP CALL FOR OUR FOOD SYSTEMS. Today we published our latest reports as the
Children’s Society Predicts Crisis as Schools Open – Helen Clark Writes
The Children’s Society and Labour Opposition Leader Sir Keir Starmer MP have predicted a severe service crisis as children return
Minister commits to publish White Paper to ‘pave the way’ for a reform of the original 1983 Mental Health Act.
BUT WHEN? AND WHERE IS THE MENTION OF CHILDREN? The Child Mental Health Charter Campaign is grateful to Labour MP
‘Times’ agrees with us: ‘Early programming in the womb predisposes a developing baby to obesity later in life’ – Helen Clark writes
On 28th July, ‘The Times’ resident health expert, Dr Mark Porter warned: ‘Saying ‘Get on a bike’ will not solve
Rome wasn’t built in a day but this is a good foundation! – Baroness Floella Benjamin responds to the new obesity strategy
Baroness Benjamin, Vice-Chair of the APPG, has welcomed the Government’s new Obesity Strategy, renews the call for a Cabinet-level Minister
DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE ANNOUNCE FUND TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19
Through their Royal Foundation, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge enabled £1.8 million to support key workers and those with
Forthcoming Obesity Strategy – Helen Clark says It’s “Glass Half Full”
The APPG’s Lead Author, Helen Clark, has welcomed ‘noises off’ about Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s forthcoming Obesity Strategy; predicted for
A Record 80% surge in calls to National Domestic Abuse Helpline spells danger for children – Helen Clark Writes
The National Domestic Abuse Helpline has received an 80% surge in calls for help in June amidst warnings of a
Impact of summer camp cancellation on children’s mental health
The latest threat to children’s mental health and wellbeing is the mass cancellation of summer camps according to worried parents