Welcome
At any one time, 1 in 5 children and young people have a diagnosable mental health problem, and it is well established that most adolescent and adult mental illness can be traced back to childhood. Addressing issues early helps individuals and society – that message needs a powerful voice.
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition brings together organisations to campaign jointly and provides a strong unified voice speaking out about children and young people’s mental health.
LATEST PUBLICATIONS
We call on political parties to prioritise the mental health of children and young people. Our manifesto sets out the change we want to see.
A new report explores the drivers of school absence, including the links with mental health, and the measures that can be taken to improve school attendance.
LATEST BLOGS
In the recent Kings Speech, the Government committed to introducing a new Mental Health Bill to reform and modernise the Mental Health Act 1983. In this blog we’ll re-cap on the progress made reforming the Act to date, and what the Bill should include for children and young people.
With party manifestos now published and with only weeks to go until the election, we explore how far the three major political parties (Labour, Lib Dem and Conservatives) have committed to action on babies, children and young people’s mental health.
Ahead of the upcoming election, the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition commissioned polling of 2,000 adults to find out their views on children and young people’s mental health. And what we found reveals that many voters think political leaders have failed to deliver on children and young people’s mental health.
