Centre for Mental Health Responds to Children’s Commissioner’s annual children’s mental health report

Responding to a report by the Children’s Commissioner calling for greater prioritisation of children and young people’s mental health services, Sarah Hughes, Chief Executive, Centre for Mental Health, said: “The Children’s Commissioner’s report highlights concern about the wide variations in spending and support across the country for children and young people struggling with their mental

School seclusion, restraint and exclusion can increase trauma in children with mental health difficulties, says Centre for Mental Health evidence review

Restrictive interventions in schools can exacerbate behavioural difficulties among children who have had traumatic experiences, according to an evidence review published today by Centre for Mental Health. Trauma, challenging behaviour and restrictive interventions in schools is a review of recent literature on the impact of seclusion, restraint and exclusion on children’s mental health. It finds