Child and adolescent Blog Posts

• Mental health awareness: what we have gained, and what we did not expect

  20 May 2026

  • Lisa Lloyd

  
• When systems fail children: what coroners’ reports reveal about preventable factors in adolescent suicide

  13 May 2026

  • Valeria Khudiakova

  
• A stitch in time: early intervention for young people – promising but patchy evidence

  30 Apr 2026

  • Zoe Firth

  
• Spotting teen depression: what Brazil, Nepal and Nigeria can teach us

  23 Apr 2026

  • Fatima Hayat Malik

  
• Active coping could protect young people from depression after adversity

  21 Apr 2026

  • Anastasia Lekea

  
• Asking preadolescents about suicide does not increase suicidal thoughts

  14 Apr 2026

  • Kayley McPherson

  
• Do school smartphone bans actually save schools money?

  10 Apr 2026

  • Wilfred Bates
  • and Emily Ostlund

  
• Growing up hungry: food insecurity’s lasting impact on eating

  12 Mar 2026

  • Ghufran Al Sayed

  
• Waiting for CAMHS: worsening symptoms and strained families

  04 Mar 2026

  • Becky Appleton

  
• Synthetic cannabinoids found in 13% of school vapes tested

  26 Feb 2026

  • Nick Hickmott