UK Failing To Meet Children's Mental Health and Well-Being Needs


	UK Failing To Meet Children's Mental Health and Well-Being Needs

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4-26-2008 11:39 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/96c1ea25-c528-44e2-bc70-e71f91bd17a7/2C9AA898-B578-4C24-ABDE-46B3EEBF6291/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/whats_happening/media_office/latest_news/7092_pr.html" href="http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/whats_happening/media_office/latest_news/7092_pr.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.childrenssociety.org.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/whats_happening/media_office/latest_news/7092_pr.html">A public opinion poll published by The Children’s Society, as part of its 
ongoing <I>Good Childhood</I>® <I>Inquiry</I>, reveals mounting concern about 
children’s mental health and well being.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/whats_happening/media_office/latest_news/7092_pr.html">In a survey of 8,000 14-16 year olds, carried out by The Children’s Society as 
part of the inquiry, 27% of young people agreed with the statement ‘I often feel 
depressed’ (1). In a separate online vote, conducted by CBBC Newsround for the 
inquiry, 78% of those who voted said they felt fine, good or really good about 
their health; however a worrying 22% felt bad or really bad (2).</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/whats_happening/media_office/latest_news/7092_pr.html"><P>“To achieve this, child mental health and well being must be everybody’s business. Support for parents is crucial; schooling has a key part to play; and providing the effective treatments now available for children with mental health problems takes time, skill and resources.”</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/whats_happening/media_office/latest_news/7092_pr.html"><P>The public can contribute to <I>The Good Childhood Inquiry</I> by logging on to<BR /><A href="http://www.hundredsandthousands.org.uk/">www.hundredsandthousands.org.uk</A> and sharing their childhood memories.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/2C9AA898-B578-4C24-ABDE-46B3EEBF6291/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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