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News about young people's mental health and wellbeing

Find out the latest news about young people's mental health and wellbeing. There is also a news archive which contains stories going back to 2001.

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Title	News Summary	Release Date
Parental failure to help obese children 'neglect issue'	Parents who refuse to help their obese children lose weight are neglectful, researchers said today	16/07/2010
Mayo clinic proceedings: sexual abuse survivors have increased lifetime diagnoses of psychiatric disorders	New research finds that a history of sexual abuse, regardless of the victim’s gender or age when the abuse occurred, correlates strongly with a lifetime diagnosis of multiple psychiatric disorders	13/07/2010
More young females seek help for eating disorders	A rise in the number of young females seeking help for eating disorders sparked a call for action from the Liberal Democrats today	04/07/2010
Study calls for early care intervention	Taking vulnerable children into care earlier could save millions of pounds for taxpayers as well as being much better for the child, a study found today	28/06/2010
MSPs worried by mental health target shortfall	Concerns were raised today about the number of times youngsters with mental health problems are admitted to adult hospital wards for treatment	24/06/2010
Mental health charity runs midnight walk to celebrate solstice	A mental wellbeing charity has called for people to join its annual Midnight Walk through the streets of London as the summer solstice approaches	18/06/2010
Bullying linked to child suicides	Nearly half of suicides among 10 to 14-year-olds are due to bullying, according to research out today	13/06/2010
Wounds of the stressed take longer to heal	Stress and anxiety can make it harder for wounds to heal, scientists have shown	10/06/2010
Health spending does not match health improvements - report	People in Scotland are not experiencing health improvements in line with the level of Government spending, according to a study released today	10/06/2010
Lack of outdoor play prompts health fears	A lack of free play is prompting fears among mothers about children's health and emotional development, according to a poll	10/06/2010