"How do children’s helplines measure their effectiveness?" Last updated: 17 Sep 2019

"Key finding 

Children’s helplines can improve children’s wellbeing, confidence and ability to cope with their current situation, as well as reduce anxiety and distress."

"Additional findings

Children’s helplines are an established component of child protection systems. Positive outcomes for children and young people occur as a result of helpline counselling itself or as a result of support from external agencies brought about by helpline referrals.

The evidence base for children’s helplines provides a rich understanding of children’s concerns and issues.

An increasing number of helplines provide an online service, which can have distinct benefits associated with accessibility, reach and anonymity."

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EBPU Key Findings: 2019

“An overview of the Evidence Based Practice Unit's key research findings in child mental health.

The findings are categorised into EBPU's four focus areas:

1. Risk: What is the range of contexts and conditions that put a child or young person at risk of mental health issues?
2. Resilience: What enables some children to cope better than others in difficult circumstances?
3. Change: What influences change in children's mental health and wellbeing over time?
4. Choice: How can children and families be supported to be an active part of decision making?” Last accessed 03-09-19

Access the booklet here.

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Children’s wellbeing. Source: The Children’s Society

"The Children’s Society has published its annual Good childhood report looking at the wellbeing of children in the UK. Findings, based on surveys of children of different ages across Great Britain, include: children’s happiness with life as a whole decreased from 8.03 on a 0-10 scale in 2015/16 to 7.89 in 2016/7; children experiencing multiple disadvantages had a lower mean satisfaction with life than those experiencing one; and it seems that living with intermittent poverty is associated with lower life satisfaction than living in persistent poverty."

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