Monday 23 November 2015

NHS choices:-

"Youth Mental Health" 

An information hub offereing young people advice and help on mental health problems including depression, anxiety and stress.
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/youth-mental-health/Pages/Youth-mental-health-help.aspx

Monday 16 November 2015

"Share Aware - Resources for Schools and Teachers"

The NSPCC have launched a new resource for schools and teachers - lesson plans and classroom guidance about staying safe online

This can be downloaded via the link below for free - 

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/shareaware-schools

Time Spent Online Doubles in a Decade

"Ofcom's Media Use and Attitudes 2015 report, now in its tenth year, shows that internet users aged 16 and above claimed to spend nearly 10 hours (9 hours and 54 minutes) online each week in 2005. By 2014 it had climbed to over 20 hours and 30 minutes.
The biggest increase in internet use is cited among 16-24 year olds, almost tripling from 10 hours and 24 minutes each week in 2005 to 27 hours and 36 minutes by the end of 2014.
http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/news/time-spent-online-doubles/

Monday 9 November 2015

Access Denied: A teenager's pathway through the mental health system


 From the Children's Society - "Access Denied, our first policy report on young people’s mental health, examines how vulnerable groups of young people such as victims of abuse and neglect or children in care access Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The report makes wide-ranging recommendations to the Government and local decision-makers."



http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/resources-and-publications/access-denied-a-teenagers-pathway-through-the-mental-health

Thursday 5 November 2015

Old Enough to Know Better? - Report from the Children's Society

Sixteen is the legal age of consent to sexual activity. Although many laws declare that any person under the age of 18 is a child, the law protecting children from sexual crimes does not provide young people age 16 and 17 the same level of protection as younger children.
Our report examines why older teenagers are particularly at risk of child sexual exploitation, what can happen when a young person reveals they are being exploited and why existing protection is insufficient.



http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/old-enough-to-know-better?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=tweet&utm_campaign=parallax&utm_content=old_enough

Monday 2 November 2015

Siblings of disabled children need more support



A new joint report from Family Fund and the University of Portsmouth, ‘Do Siblings Matter Too?’, reveals the impact a disabled brother or sister has on a child or young person, showing their experience first-hand through photographs.

This report highlights a number of key themes for siblings, ranging from elements of a typical sibling relationship to issues of lack of time, experience of aggression, violence and emotional upset.


https://www.familyfund.org.uk/News/new-siblings-report