2008 Archive
YoungMinds press releases from 2008
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Give children a say in their mental health treatment, urges YoungMinds
02/09/2008
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Teens cause parents greatest concern, reveals YoungMinds
06/08/2008
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Fit for the Queen- run the Royal Parks half marathon this autumn
25/07/2008
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Fathers have feelings too, says YoungMinds
21/07/2008
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Children’s workforce lacks training in mental health, says YoungMinds
17/07/2008
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Hook up with Healthy Heads, this Summer
23/06/2008
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Have your say on the YoungMinds Book Award 2008
17/06/2008
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Treatment not prison for our young people
21/05/2008
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Relaunch of YoungMinds Book Award highlights the value of reading for young people’s mental health
20/05/2008
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Mental Health Act revised code of practice must be implemented to be of use, warns YoungMinds
14/05/2008
Children should have a say in their mental health treatment, say 97 % of professionals, parents and young people in a YoungMinds poll - yet feed back from the charity’s children’s advisory panel shows that very few actually do
Nearly half (46 %) of parents contacting YoungMinds Parents Information Service for advice are worried about their 12-16 year olds, latest statistics show, while almost a third (31.3 %) called the YoungMinds helpline about a serious mental health problem, with suicidal thoughts and attempts causing greatest concern.
Royal Parks Foundation half marathon, Sunday 12th October 2008
Fathers have a really important role to play in their child’s well being, yet many lack the skills and confidence to get involved. That’s the message behind comedy night, Those Young Minds, showing on 14th and 15th August, at Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh.
In response to the Governments independent review of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) YoungMinds, the children’s mental health charity highlights a serious lack of skilled workers to treat the one in 10 children suffering severe mental health problems. As a result CAMHS provide inadequate services particularly to children with learning difficulties and older teenagers.
YoungMinds, the UK’s leading mental health charity is calling on 5-25 year olds to join its virtual discussion group Healthy Heads, to advise from a child and young persons view what makes them happy and unhappy and how we can help them.
YoungMinds, the UK’s leading children’s mental health charity, is calling on young people across the country to choose the shortlist for its prestigious annual book award.
YoungMinds, the UK’s leading children’s mental health charity believes locking up young people with mental health problems is an indictment on society, criminalising young people when what they need is treatment.
Books can have a vital part in promoting the mental and emotional well-being of young people, according to YoungMinds, the UK’s leading children’s mental health charity, which this month is relaunching its prestigious annual Book Award.
YoungMinds, the UK’s leading children’s mental health charity is encouraged by the Mental Health Act’s revised Code of Practice published this week. Yet warns guidance must be acted on to ensure changes for young people experiencing severe mental difficulties. Further work also needs to explore how to practically implement guidance such as ensuring children and young people receive the same educational provision as their peers.
