NHS waiting times for eating disorder treatments are at a ‘record high’, The Royal College of Psychiatrists has warned.

Almost two years on since the first lockdown, the impact on young people's mental health is undeniably clear. But why do girls seem to be suffering the most? And in light of this, is a gender neutral approach to the mental health of thousands of girls and women enough?

Prevention and early intervention are crucial as the number of under-19s seeking help mental health support has increased 55% over the last two years, concludes an evaluation from the British Psychological Society.

Online mental health support for university students can offer extra help to those affected by the pandemic, finds a report produced by the Centre for Mental Health.

On Tuesday, the Department for Education announced that wellbeing scores for children and young people are up and that their rollout of Mental Health Support Teams is exceeding their 2017 targets. However, on the same say, MPs on the Commons education committee heard that Government policy still 'lacks the ambition' necessary to tackle the systemic problems of provision and access within children's mental health services.

In light of staggering statistics by internet watchdog, Internet Watch Foundation, on online child abuse, the government is joining forces to take a stand against abuse by launching their own 'Stop Abuse Together' campaign, but is a campaign enough?

Mental health charity Mind has welcomed a House of Lords amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill that would commit this and future governments to invest in mental health services in line with demand.

A University of Surrey study has linked improved children emotional self-regulation with in-school taekwondo lessons.

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have concluded a study that has found that persistent childhood anxiety is potentially an indicator of later development of psychotic disorders.

Research from The Trevor Project has found that access to puberty-blocking medication is vital for supporting the mental health of transgender and nonbinary young people.