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Are social media bans the answer to protecting young minds? This week’s mental health headlines explore TikTok’s move to block beauty filters for teens and growing public support for banning social media for under-16s. Meanwhile, new warnings highlight mounting pressures on university students and alarming failings in regional mental health services. Plus, progress on landmark mental health care reforms offers hope for much-needed change. For the latest insights from another busy week in the UK media, dive into this edition of, This Week in Mental Health. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthpolicy #digitalmentalhealth #nhs #publichealth #mentalhealthnews

The mental health and wellbeing of the UK's youth is in the spotlight again this week. With greater need than ever, we need to build partnerships and policies that can turn tyhe tide on mental health. Here with the latest top stories fro across the UK media, it's This Week in Mental Health. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthpolicy #nhs #publichealth #healthtech #healthmedia

This week’s mental health headlines demand attention. Are bans on smartphones in schools the key to better student well-being? Reports reveal a staggering rise in children’s mental health referrals to the NHS - doubling since 2019, underscoring the growing need for youth support. Plus, HR experts share actionable ways to boost employee mental health in the workplace. With the top stories on mental health from another busy 7 days in the UK media, here's the latest edition of This Week in Mental Health. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthbill #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthpolicy #digitalmentalhealth #nhs #publichealth #mentalhealthnews

This week saw the very welcome introduction of a new Mental Health Bill for England and Wales, which we hope will spark a sea-change in mental health policy and services, and help turn the tide on the mental health crisis we are facing. In other news, the Centre for Mental Health, in partnership with Kooth, unveiled a hugely insightful data map showing the extent of mental health service coverage and disparity across the UK. With the top stories on mental health from another busy 7 days in the UK media, here's the latest edition of This Week in Mental Health. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthbill #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthpolicy #digitalmentalhealth #nhs #publichealth #mentalhealthnews

We’re proud to be partnering with the Centre for Mental Health in the launching of the, 'Mapping the Mental Health of the UK's Young People' report. Mapping mental health across the UK is critical in improving our understanding of mental health among UK young people and in better targeting support and prevention - so that we can turn the tide on the mental health crisis. As our very own, Lynne Green, Chief Clinical Officer at Kooth Digital Health (United Kingdom), explains within the report: “Young people’s chances of good or poor mental health are shaped by the places they live in and the support available to them. By understanding the levels of need, steps can be taken to prevent problems whenever possible, and provide support wherever and however it’s needed." Click the post below to read the full report release and join us in advocating for a mentally healthier population. #Kooth #MentalHealthMatters #YouthMentalHealth #CentreForMentalHealth #MentalHealthSupport

We are thrilled to announce that Kooth Digital Health (United Kingdom) has been shortlisted for the Digital Intervention Award at the upcoming Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) Awards! 🎉 This recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team, committed to building mentally healthier populations. We’re honoured to be part of an event - with over 500 attendees expected, it’s going to be an inspiring evening for our field. Thank you to ACAMH for this wonderful nomination, and best of luck to all the other nominees! #Kooth #MentalHealthMatters #ACAMHawards #DigitalInnovation

Today the Department of Health and Social Care, published details of the reforms to the Mental Health Bill to ‘improve the treatment of patients and address disparities’. Alongside our partners in the mental health sector, we welcome the much-anticipated reforms, especially the focus on increasing choice and ensuring effective treatment. However, it is critically important for these reforms to go hand in hand with the system-wide transformation of mental health services across England and Wales. The simple fact is that many people are waiting far too long to access the support they need. We look forward to seeing how the reforms will improve outcomes for everyone seeking mental health care and support in England and Wales.

Did you catch our latest discussion? Hosted by Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum and the People in Mind Project, the day brought together Cornwall’s voluntary, community, social enterprise, and health organisations to celebrate collaboration for World Mental Health Day. At Kooth, we were thrilled to join CHAOS Radio to discuss our mission alongside our community partners. Missed the event? Tune in to our very own, Peta Coote to hear more about how Kooth and Qwell are supporting Cornwall and beyond. 🎧 Listen to the interview here: (32:10-37:33) https://lnkd.in/e6heB_tM #Kooth #Qwell #WorldMentalHealthDay #ForCornwallByCornwall #MentalHealthMatters

This week saw the announcement of Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget, prompting response from many in the mental health sector, including our CEO, Tim Barker. Meanwhile, our Clinical Director, Brian Rock, was published in the FT responding to their recent article on social media and mental health among young people. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthpolicy #nhs #media

Tim Barker, Chief Executive Officer, Kooth, responds to Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s first Autumn Budget Statement: “We wholeheartedly agree with the Chancellor’s statement that healthy businesses depend on a healthy NHS. But we would add a mentally healthy population into the equation. “According to NHS England, spending across mental health services increased each financial year to £17.637 billion in 2023/24 from £12.51 billion in 2018/19. Despite this record investment, the growing burden of mental ill-health is now a significant risk to economic growth. “According to research from the Centre for Mental Health, the economic and social costs of mental ill health in England alone reached £300 billion in 2022. “When Lord Darzi’s report was published in September we welcomed the government’s commitment in moving treatment from “sickness to prevention”, and “hospital to community”. Alongside the 10 year plan for the NHS that will be published in the Spring. “As we said at the time, we need to act now to make this vision a reality. We urgently need new approaches. “This is especially true if the government is to come good on its commitment of bringing waiting lists down and times to be no longer than 18 weeks. The harsh reality at present is that young people (under the age of 25) seeking NHS mental health support are waiting up to 300 days. We welcome the government’s provision of £26 million to open new mental health crisis centres and its commitment to tackling the root causes of mental health problems. However, this only scratches the surface.  “Let’s not forget that those in the health sector are seeing stark disparities in children and young people’s (CYP) mental health across the four UK nations and between local areas. This is leading to a postcode lottery in accessing mental health care and support. This is unacceptable in an age where  we are moving from ‘analogue to digital’. “The reality is, we have the capabilities and the innovation to address this in the form of UK born digitally-enabled mental health support. It can provide clinically effective, cost efficient, universal access, with on-demand availability ensuring that many more young people can get the support they need to tackle issues before they escalate. “From an economic perspective - digital mental health support can be  scaled quickly across whole populations, making it an economically viable approach. “Prioritising universal access to mental health support could have a significant impact not only on the health outcomes of the UK, but also has the potential to drive increases in GDP.” The full Autumn Budget can be read here: https://lnkd.in/dSRzgevU #mentalhealth #mentalhealthpolicy #nhs #autumnbudget #ukgovernment