Alissa Goodman. In my inaugural lecture earlier this summer I asked the question, what are the root causes of the economic inequalities in our society, and why have these been so difficult to budge? This is a question that I’ve…
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Children’s mental wellbeing and ill-health: not two sides of the same coin
Praveetha Patalay. If I asked you what makes a child happy, one possible answer would be the opposite of what makes them sad. This would be considered a non-controversial response. The intuitive assumption when considering subjective wellbeing and psychological distress is…
Children of the new century: mental health at age 11
Andy Bell This week Centre for Mental Health and the University College London Institute of Education published new data showing that children from the lowest income families are four times more likely to have mental health problems than those from…
Tagged with: Andy Bell, Child mental health, Millennium Cohort Study, poverty
Posted in Childhood & early education, Evidence-based policy, Research matters
Posted in Childhood & early education, Evidence-based policy, Research matters
London Festival of Education puts a spotlight on children’s well-being and mental health
Vivian Hill Last week, the Duchess of Cambridge launched the first children’s mental health week on behalf of Place2Be, a children’s mental health charity. The message was clear, mental health challenges are not a sign of weakness but a normative…
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