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The Children's Commissioner has released their annual report examining the state of children's mental health services in England. In the report, several important steps were identified to help children access the care that they require.

New research has demonstrated the pervasiveness of discrimination across mental healthcare services, as well as the levels of structural apathy and complacency that has meant that many professionals don't report these experiences.

For this year's Children's Mental Health Week, charity Place2Be is to focus on the theme of free expression, and the part it plays in helping children thrive. 

Two new studies analysing the mental health experiences of students have concluded that in-school counselling is high-effective despite the high initial cost. And, students should be encouraged to express their compassion for each other, because while they perceive themselves as empathetic they don't think so about their fellow pupils. 

A team of researchers analysing the usefulness of mindfulness-based therapies have cautioned that this increasingly popular style of therapy should be recommended with care. 

While many of us spend more time behind a screen, and not only because of the pandemic, it may start to steadily feel disconnected from services there to support us. That is why a top tier sports club has been the first in the world to pioneer its own mental health platform. 

New research published by King's College has revealed that almost half of ICU staff surveyed are exhibiting signs of severe mental distress. 

An analysis of pre-pandemic and pandemic mental health by ethnicity and gender has revealed significant deterioration of mental wellbeing for women and individuals from BAME communities.

Researchers at the University of Surrey have concluded that writing down three things that you are grateful for every day, and thinking positively about the future improves mental wellbeing, as opposed to dwelling on the pre-lockdown past.

As we stumble into 2021 thoroughly exasperated from the year that has come before, experts have argued that access to mental health services require a radical transformation in the new year – in terms of leadership, employment, and reflection of the communities that they serve.

A new report from Mind has found that suicidal ideations for men have doubled and for women, it has increased three-fold over the last decade. 

As unemployment figure mirror the daily number of Covid-19 cases and rockets up. Mental health app company 87% has urged employers to support their staff as workplace stress increases during this period of economic insecurity.