Tag: Children

State of Child Health 2026.

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH); 2026.

[In 2026 children’s health is in decline. Across nearly all major measures, outcomes have worsened or stagnated across the UK, reversing years of progress, and the impact is felt most sharply in deprived areas and among ethnic minority communities.]
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Supporting young people to transition into adolescent and adult services.

NHS England; 2026.

[This guidance supports services to provide developmentally appropriate care for 0 to 25-year-olds. It sets out proposed actions for integrated care boards, providers and clinical teams to enable safe and effective transition between services. If adopted by systems, this approach will improve continuity of care, health outcomes and young people’s experience.]
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Minimum standards for keyworking services for autistic children and young people and children and young people with a learning disability.

NHS England; 2026.

[These minimum standards support integrated care boards (ICBs) as they commission keyworking services for autistic children and young people and children and young people with a learning disability who are at risk of an inpatient mental health hospital admission or who are currently in an inpatient setting.]
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Children’s and Young People’s Mental Health Services: 2024-25.

The Children’s Commissioner; 2026.

Fifth and final report into children’s mental health services looking at the journeys children take through mental health services in England, and how that differs depending on what they were referred for, their age, gender, ethnic background and the area-level deprivation where they live.

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The New Childhood: Mental Health in a Connected Age. A focus on children aged 13 and under.

Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) and Mental Health Innovation (MHI); 2026.

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/stories/the-new-childhood/
[This new report from the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) and Mental Health Innovations (MHI) identifies key ways to better understand the mental health of children aged 13 and younger, and outlines how to improve the support they receive. It features insights from children, captured through the Middle Years Project, and an analysis of how this age group uses Shout, MHI’s free, confidential, 24/7 text support service.]
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 CYMPH Evidence based bulletin June 2026

Here is the Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) evidence-based bulletin. We hope this helps to keep you up to date with current awareness within your department. Please feel free to share and disseminate with colleagues. Some evidence is freely available, others require an Open Athens account to access. Please get in touch with the Library team should you need any support accessing the material.

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Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) evidence-based bulletin

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Implementing skills-based treatment in naturalistic contexts.

Price H. Tizard Learning Disability Review 2026;31(2):127–137.

Where children develop behaviours that challenge (BtC), these can affect their, and their family’s, quality of life. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of Practical functional assessment (PFA) and Skills-based treatment (SBT), delivered in naturalistic settings, in the United Kingdom. The quantitative data indicated that each of the children developed skills relating to communication, tolerance and cooperation.

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health & Learning Disabilities current awareness bulletin

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Research in Practice

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All staff can create a free account with research in practice. The evidence has already been evaluated and outcomes shared to make it easier for staff to keep up to date or make implementations to practice. You can register here: Create account | Research in Practice     The role of Adult and Children’s Services in better supporting parents with a learning disability 
A new briefing highlights how Adult Services can better support parents with a learning disability – an issue linked with increased involvement in the child protection system and, too often, family separation. 

Research shows that parents with learning disabilities are disproportionately represented in the child protection system and more likely to have their children removed. The publication forms part of a growing body of work that aims to strengthen practice, clarify legal responsibilities, and improve outcomes for parents and children.  Supporting Parents with a learning disability – the role of adult services: Research Briefing (2026) | Research in Practice