2025 marks a decade since Government guidance on whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing was first published. These approaches aim to ensure [...]
A blueprint for Young Futures hubs
The Fund the Hubs campaign has long been calling for a national network of early support hubs to ensure that children and young people [...]
A step towards change: Members perspectives on government policies on children and young people’s mental health
Ten years have passed since the publication of Future in Mind, the blueprint for transforming the children’s mental health system. However, the scale of [...]
Future Minds Campaign
In the face of a major and growing crisis in children and young people’s mental health, we have joined forces with Centre for Mental [...]
Regional views on children and young people’s mental health
In May 2024, we worked with More in Common to conduct polling on children and young people’s mental health. Based on a survey of [...]
A Dual Crisis: The hidden link between poverty and children’s mental health
Living in poverty has a devastating impact on children’s mental health. Money and mental health are inextricably linked; not having enough money leads to [...]
Shaping tomorrow: Prioritising babies’, children’s and young people’s mental health in the 2024 election
As we approach the general election, we are calling on all political parties to prioritise the mental health of babies, children and young people and [...]
Not in school: The mental health barriers to school attendance
This new report from the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition and Centre for Mental Health explores the drivers of school absence, including [...]
A manifesto for babies, children, and young people’s mental health
As we approach the next general election, we are calling on all political parties to prioritise babies, children, and young people’s mental health. Our ‘Manifesto [...]
The Maternal Mental Health Experiences of Young Mums
A new report from the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition (CYPMHC) and the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) shines a light on the [...]
CYPMHC Strategy 2024 to 2027
CYPMHC are delighted to announce our new strategy which will frame our work for the next three years. The new Children and Young People's [...]
Children and young people’s mental health: An independent review in policy success and challenges over the last decade
This report by the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, commissioned by the Local Government Association, considers the policy landscape in England over [...]
Behaviour and Mental Health in Schools Report
The Behaviour and Mental Health in Schools report is based on a year-long inquiry conducted by the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition into [...]
Commission on Young Lives warns that children’s mental health services are buckling under pressure post-Covid
Alongside the Children & Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, Centre for Mental Health have co-authored this fourth report from the Commission on Young Lives on [...]
The SWP and the CYPMHC joint response to the mental health plan
The Schools Wellbeing Partnership (SWP) and the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition (CYPMHC) have submitted a joint response to the mental health [...]
#FundTheHubs: Joint response to the Mental health and wellbeing plan: discussion paper
This is a joint response from the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, Centre for Mental Health, Global Black Thrive, Mind, The Children’s [...]
Time for action: Investing in comprehensive mental health support for children and young people
The mental health of babies, children and young people has been the subject of significant public, political and government interest in recent years. The [...]
CYPMHC Members’ Report 2021
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition Members’ Report 2021 is based on the unique insights gathered from the Coalition’s member organisations, as [...]
Children and young people’s mental health in education: a joint statement
Joint statement on children and young people’s mental health and education In October 2020, the Coalition and Schools’ Wellbeing Partnership held a joint meeting [...]
Peer support and workforce development
Peer support – provided by people with lived experience of mental health difficulties – is increasingly recognised as an important and potentially revolutionary element [...]
CYPMHC Annual Report 2020
Charities call on Government to put mental health first for children and young people and stop school exclusions this year Children are at risk [...]
A Manifesto to Promote Children and Young People’s Mental Health
Today, the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition publishes its manifesto calling on all political parties to prioritise the mental health of children [...]
Making the grade: How education shapes young people’s mental health
Good mental health is vital in allowing young people to learn, build resilience and develop the skills they need to grow into well-rounded, healthy [...]
Overshadowed
The mental health needs of young people with learning disabilities are overlooked despite an increased risk - new report Children and young people with [...]



