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News in numbers: December

A breakdown of community health news this month, in numbers. Download PDF here.

Health and wellbeing, Infant feeding, Mental Health

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Wales: earlier mental health support in schools

Pupils will receive earlier mental health support in schools to prevent more serious problems in later life.

Safeguarding, Mental Health

Features

On the edge

The suicide rate in the UK may be going down, but three times more men than women took their own life last year. Journalist Sarah Campbell asks what’s going on and how you can make a difference.

Health and wellbeing, Vulnerability, Mental Health

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Wales: ‘whole school’ plan to reform mental health support

The Welsh Government has embarked on a ‘whole school’ approach in the reform of mental health support for young people.

Health and wellbeing, Vulnerability, Mental Health

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UK: sixfold increase in children’s mental health problems

Mental health problems in children and young people have soared across the UK.

Health and wellbeing, Safeguarding, Mental Health

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Strengthening child-parent relationships

Understanding Your Child’s Behaviour (UYCB):

Evaluating a Solihull Approach face-to-face 10-week group for parents.

Health and wellbeing, Behaviour, Mental Health

Low vision or blindness can significantly affect a child’s learning progress and mental health. Journalist Anna Scott takes a closer look at how community practitioners can help families live with visual impairment.

Vulnerability, Education, Mental Health

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Northern Ireland: children’s rights harmed by failing public services

Systemic failures in education, poverty and mental health have been highlighted by Koulla Yiasouma, Northern Ireland commissioner for children and young people.

Education, Mental Health

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OCD: the unwelcome takeover

There is far more to obsessive compulsive disorder than straightening ornaments and checking light switches. Thankfully, awareness is growing. Journalist Georgina Wintersgill reports.

Behaviour, Mental Health

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Expectation of pain is reality for children

A University of California study, published in Psychosomatic Medicine, saw researchers apply thermal heat to 20 healthy children, 20 with anxiety disorders and 23 adults, asking them to rate the levels of pain.

Behaviour, Mental Health

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Higher A&E admissions for children from households with health issues

A new study has found that emergency hospital admissions are more likely for children growing up in homes where an adult has a mental health disorder or an alcohol misuse issue.

Health and wellbeing, Mental Health

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Scotland: calls to action on mums' mental health

The Scottish Lib Dems are calling for action after the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) revealed that half of health boards in Scotland have no specialist services for pregnant women and new mothers.

Health and wellbeing, Mental Health

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Wales: GPs prescribe 'super nanny' to struggling parents

Parents who find it hard to manage their child’s behaviour are being prescribed a specialist early years worker as part of a pioneering scheme in Swansea.

Health and wellbeing, Mental Health

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England: sharp rise in school mental health referrals

Rising demand is placing the system under increased pressure, jeopardising thousands of kids’ wellbeing.

Health and wellbeing, Mental Health

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Mapping maternal mental health services

Dr Alain Gregoire of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance calls for an end to the postcode lottery and the roll-out of perinatal mental health units across the UK.

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