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Alex Round

Research Manager & Economist

Dear friend,

As we mark the start of Children’s Mental Health Week, we’ve launched new research ([link removed]) exploring how investing in parent-infant relationships can support children’s long-term wellbeing. Strengthening these foundations isn’t only the right thing to do for families, it’s a powerful way to create long-term social and economic change. Alongside partners we also recently published the Future Minds roadmap ([link removed]) , setting out how early, localised support can turn around rising levels of distress among children and young people.

Amidst debate on a social media ban, Andy Bell ([link removed]) has conveyed the importance of listening to children and young people’s views and providing more opportunities for safety, inclusion and fun offline. Our recent blogs have also explored how to improve support for nearest relatives ([link removed]) under the Mental Health Act, how redesigning physical spaces ([link removed]) can transform people’s experiences of mental health services, what life after prison ([link removed]) looks like and the barriers people face, and what the latest ONS LGB+ figures
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Thank you for standing with us as we continue working towards a fairer, mentally healthier society for all. If you’d like to help us go further, please consider making a donation ([link removed]) today.

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Why babies’ first relationships matter

Secure parent–infant relationships underpin a baby’s emotional regulation, resilience, and healthy development, bringing lifelong benefits.

This report explores how specialised, early support from parent-infant teams reduces demand for statutory services, improves child and parent wellbeing, and delivers strong social and economic returns.
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Future Minds: A roadmap to transform children and young people’s mental health by 2035

Around one in five young people aged 8 to 25 now has a diagnosable common mental health problem, but too many face long waits for care, with early support often unavailable or insufficient.

The Future Minds roadmap shows how, with decisive action, the Government can close the treatment gap, improve outcomes for children and young people, and reduce long-term costs to society.
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Improving support for nearest relatives under the Mental Health Act ([link removed])

by Judy Laing
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Social media and children’s mental health ([link removed])

by Andy Bell
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Designed for life? Why mental health services need a radical redesign of their physical fabric ([link removed])

by Andy Bell and Charlotte Burrows
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Lost in my own city: Life after prison ([link removed])

by Daniel Rajan Mills
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Carrying more than we should: The human story in the latest LGB+ statistics ([link removed])

by David Woodhead
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The year ahead for mental health policy ([link removed])

by Andy Bell

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[link removed] Expanding parent-infant relationship services could save government billions ([link removed])

Our research finds that specialised parent-infant support improves child and parent wellbeing, and expanding access could save government billions, across health, social care, and education systems.

[link removed] People waiting too long for mental health care and becoming more ill while they wait, CQC finds ([link removed])

Care Quality Commission report finds mental health services are struggling to cope with high levels of need.

[link removed] Charities launch plan to help fix the children’s mental health crisis ([link removed])

The Future Minds roadmap sets out how to transform children and young people’s mental health by 2035.

Survey: Help improve mental health research for parents and families ([link removed])

We’re working with King’s College London on a project designed to improve mental health research for parents and families. Help them understand which mental health research topics matter most in families and prioritise topics for new research by completing this survey ([link removed]) (closes 1 April). Complete the survey to enter a cash draw for a £50 or £100 shopping voucher.

[link removed] Call for evidence: Commission for the Future of Counselling and Psychotherapy ([link removed])

The Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies ([link removed]) are inviting views and contributions to inform the Commission for the Future of Counselling and Psychotherapy final report and recommendations. If you provide a service, work in the wider mental health sector, have lived experience or have an interest in the Commission’s work, please submit your evidence using this survey ([link removed]) (closes 27 March).

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