IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE...

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• The Office of the Children's Commissioner in England survived the initial quango cull but the Government has announced a review of the role. The new incumbent Maggie Atkinson talks about her aspirations and priorities, and how she sees children's welfare during a time of cuts.   

News

• New Government hands GPs the keys to CAMHS
• Ministers axe funding for CAMHS support team
• MST could be key to tackling youth offending
   

Viewpoints

• Why are too many CAMH services failing children and young people with autism?
• Robin Balbernie discusses the damage that our selfish society is is doing to children
   

Features

• A six-page focus on mental health in universal services, including the police, schools, nursing and primary  care
• Terry Philpot investigates the work of the Multi-Agency Resource Service in Scotland
   

Research

• A look at how talking about obsessive compulsive disorder with a recovered person can help young sufferers 
• Development of an online training module on autistic spectrum disorders for non-specialist clinicians

Practice

• How art therapy classes in the summer holidays are helping looked-after children in Sussex tackle anxiety