Young people's mental health
This section contains information for children and young people, and parents and carers, about mental health.
It is written by psychiatrists and children and young people working together. We hope you find it useful.
We believe everyone needs to make informed decisions about their health, and aim to produce information which is evidence-based, accessible and up to date.
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Info for young people
- Anxiety
- Bipolar disorder
- Cannabis and mental health
- Club drugs
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
- Coping with stress
- Depression
- Drugs and alcohol
- Eco distress
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Physical activity, exercise and mental health
- Preparing for a blood test or vaccine: for young people
- Psychosis
- Schizophrenia
- Use of digital media
- Weight, exercise and eating disorders
- When a parent has a mental illness
- When bad things happen
- Who is who in CAMHS?: for parents
Info for parents and carers
- ADHD and hyperkinetic disorder: for parents
- Alcohol and drugs: for parents
- Autism and ASD: for parents
- Behavioural problems and conduct disorder: for parents
- Bipolar disorder: for parents
- Child abuse and neglect: for parents
- Children who soil or wet themselves: for parents
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: for parents
- Chronic physical illnesses: for parents
- Death in the family: for parents
- Depression: for parents
- Divorce or separation: for parents
- Domestic violence and abuse: for parents
- Eating disorders: for parents
- Eco distress: for parents
- General learning disability: for parents
- Moving on from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS): for parents
- OCD: for parents
- Parental mental illness: for parents
- Preparing for a blood test or vaccine: for parents
- Psychosis: for parents
- Schizophrenia: for parents
- Self-harm: for parents
- Sleep problems: for parents
- The emotional cost of bullying: for parents
- The restless and excitable child: for parents
- Traumatic stress: for parents
- Who is who in CAMHS?: for parents
- Worries and anxieties: for parents
