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02 April 2021 02 Apr 2021

Volume 2 | British Journal of Child health | Issue 2

ISSN (Print): 2633-5417

ISSN (Online): 2633-5425

‘In England, approximately one in seven young people meet the criteria for a ‘mental disorder’, with prevalence rates rising over the past two decades. Schools, as recognised by the UK government, may provide an ideal environment to try and address this problem.’

School counselling: The evidence for what works

In 2016, a team led by the University of Roehampton, with the National Children's Bureau, the universities of Manchester and Sheffield, the London School of Economics, Metanoia Institute (London), and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council to answer this question..

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects on health, and research shows that lockdown rules have likely resulted in increased sedentary behaviour in children

Reduced physical activity and increased sedentary behaviour: the damage on young people during the COVID-19 pandemic

The increased screen time for children that inevitably resulted from lockdown and remote learning has also led to increased exposure to harmful content online and cyberbullying

Online safety: The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children in the UK

Health Promotion

School nurses can undertake a very brief advice session with a smoker, following the Ask, Advice, Act steps.

Smoking prevention and cessation in young people

Having a strong Deaf identity can positively affect someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, but problems accessing healthcare, education and work can result in low self esteem, marginalisation and lower psychological wellbeing

Examining interventions to improve young deaf people's mental health: a search for evidence

Literature Review

In the UK, adolescents are legally capable of self-consenting to the HPV vaccination, provided they understand the implications of doing so. However, local policies do not always reflect this, and oft en require parental consent

Implementing new consent procedures for schools-based human papillomavirus vaccination: a qualitative study

Writing and nursing: An unlikely Nightingale

The COVID-19 pandemic may have led to increased prevalence of adverse childhood experiences, for example, domestic abuse as families spend more time together during lockdown, and children who have pre-existing adverse childhood experiences may be more vulnerable to the effects of the pandemic.

Should COVID-19 be considered an adverse child experience?