Let them play…
Allowing young children to play with their friends must be prioritised as soon as possible when lockdown is eased. This was the argument...
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Paediatric Mental Health Association
PMHA
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Guardian Article about Covid-19 and mental health
There was an interesting article about the Coronavirus and mental health in the UK published in the comment section of the The Guardian...
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PMHA
Feb 3, 20212 min read
Children’s Mental Health Week, 1-7 February 2021
The PMHA is delighted to be supporting #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, organised by the charity @Place2Be. Of course, for those of us in the...
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PMHA
Jan 9, 20211 min read
Paediatricians warn parents to be alert to signs of eating disorders
Paediatricians have seen a huge rise in cases of anorexia nervosa and other food restriction disorders in this age group, with some...
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PMHA
Nov 6, 20201 min read
Attend ACAMH’s 2020 Events Online
Did you know that you can now see a lots of ACAMH events from wherever you might be at the moment? With the global spread of the...
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PMHA
Aug 11, 20201 min read
The RCPCH’s Spring Meeting 2020 has become an Online Conference
The RCPCH’s Spring meeting, scheduled for April 2020, was regretfully cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But now the the meeting...
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PMHA
Aug 5, 20201 min read
Babies in Lockdown
Listening to parents to build back better This new report from Best Beginnings, Home Start UK, and the Parent-Infant Foundation reveals...
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PMHA
Jul 21, 20201 min read
Reimagining the future of paediatric care after COVID-19
Last month, the RCPCH published an interesting report ‘Reimagining the future of paediatric care post-COVID-19 – a reflective report of...
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PMHA
Jun 22, 20202 min read
The Importance of Human Contact Today
During the interval of a recent concert by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Dr Dickon Bevington, Consultant Child and...
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PMHA
Jun 12, 20202 min read
Staying Sane in the Times of Covid-19
An article by Dr Emma Blake, Consultant Paediatrician, now Chair / Convenor of PMHA Well, in these crazy times – with universal...
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PMHA
Jun 8, 20201 min read
COVID-19 lockdown and the impact on deaf children
A letter in The Guardian written by a group of health and disability experts highlights that the COVID-19 pandemic has meant access to...
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PMHA
Jun 7, 20201 min read
You-COPE: Youth COVID-19 Experience Survey
Request from Dr Lee Hudson: Clinical Associate Professor, UCL GOSH Institute of Child Health, London “My colleagues and I (including the...
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PMHA
Jun 5, 20201 min read
Lockdown learning and play
Opportunities for unstructured play in the early years are really important, says Ramchandani A while back, The Guardian published this...
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PMHA
May 19, 20201 min read
Another interesting article in The Guardian
We should be overhauling the school system, not rushing to send children back By Suzanne Moore on Monday 18th May, 2020. “The emotional...
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PMHA
May 15, 20201 min read
Children and the Internet: Advice from the NSPCC
The Internet is playing a growing role in most of our lives, including the lives of children. Especially during the current Coronavirus...
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PMHA
May 12, 20201 min read
UNICEF Report: Children in Lockdown – What Coronavirus means for UK children
“Children’s lives have been turned upside down by coronavirus. For some children, with the right support and resources, the situation...
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PMHA
May 1, 20201 min read
More resources
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition website has some more good resources to help children and young people, as well...
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PMHA
Apr 24, 20201 min read
Coronavirus Resources
We’ve put together a range of resources to help children and young people, as well as their parents and carers during the current...
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