There is substantial evidence from across the world that youth mental health has substantially deteriorated.
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Until now, culturally relevant wellbeing measures have been lacking for First Nations children in Australia.
Mental health support teams are helping schools, but not all young people
benefit.
Children need to know they can talk to adults about problems online – and a ban may affect this.
While some children can be convinced to send their old toys to the op shop, or give clothes to younger friends to wear, other kids really struggle. Here’s why – and how parents and guardians can help.
Young people told us that adults’ views about online harms rarely reflected their own.
Access to swimming in the UK has been hit by COVID and the cost of living crisis and that has consequences for children and young people.
States taking the strictest stands against abortion tend to have among the worst statistics in the nation on child and family well-being.
There are opportunities for intervention in the education system to address gaps in psycho-social provision and support.
Their social media feeds contain images of tanks, bombs and war-style propaganda. Here’s how to help them navigate social media ‘news’ content about war, while minimising any distress.
A study of over 1,000 children in rural Oklahoma found that social and emotional health may be just as important as diet and exercise in reducing child obesity.
If you and the kids are stumped for things to do these holidays, and looking for ways to reconnect after a really trying school term, here are some ideas to try.
If we look after children’s well-being, not only will their learning benefit but also the skills they gain to help them manage life’s challenges will endure beyond the pandemic.
Children use play to express themselves and process their emotions. Here’s how parents can make the most of play time together.
New research shows how reading books can help young people escape from their sources of stress, find role models in characters and develop empathy.
Summer programmes should focus on physical activity, socialising, and being creative – not school work.
A new report offers data on mental health in young people.
Children’s right to health is paramount: here’s what needs to be done to build a child-centred health care system.
Universal screenings for childhood trauma, like the ones being implemented for California students, may cause more harm than good, a scholar argues.
California’s surgeon general has implemented schoolwide screenings for trauma. A social work professor explains why the rest of the nation should do the same.
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Researcher in enhancing wellbeing, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Professor of IT Ethics and Digital Rights, Bournemouth University
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Professor of Sociology of Education, UCL
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in British & European History post 1850 , University of Southampton
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NSPCC Reader in Childhood Studies, Queen's University Belfast
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Deputy Director and Research Programme Lead for the Evidence Based Practice Unit, UCL
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Education, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Education, Division of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Scotland, University of Stirling
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Researcher in Health Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Senior Research Fellow (Regional Community Development), Strategic Research Projects, University of Southern Queensland
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Adjunct assistant professor, North Carolina State University
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Senior researcher, Children's Institute, University of Cape Town
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Director, Kath McFarlane Consulting & Adjunct Associate Professor, The Kirby Institute, UNSW