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• Briefing paper

  Young people tell Government: We need well-funded, community-based mental health services

  A group of young adults tell policy makers and senior government officials that access to early intervention services based in community settings should be a priority.

• Project

  The youth rights movement starts here

  We launch a major initiative aimed at empowering young people to use their rights to address social injustice

• Briefing paper

  CCGs embrace effective VCS models

  New evidence suggests we may be at the start of a voluntary sector-driven transformation of young people’s mental health services.

• News

  GPs bypassing CAMHS

  GPs and other statutory professionals are increasingly referring vulnerable young people straight to voluntary sector youth counselling services.

• News

  CAMHS transformation - or ‘more of the same’?

  As CCGs reveal their Transformation Plans, a new report finds local authority cuts, a lack of joined-up commissioning and protectionism threatening early intervention and prevention services.

• News

  Addressing social problems key to effective youth mental health services

  New research identifies strong associations between mental illness in young people, ‘everyday’ social problems and disadvantage.

• News

  Youth advice & counselling services “at sharp end” of supporting older teenagers

  Accessible voluntary sector model trusted by young people to provide effective long-term support.