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News — 3 Feb 2025

Children’s Mental Health Week: what do you know about yourself?

This Children's Mental Health Week, the theme Know Yourself, Grow Yourself can be equally applied to adults.

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News — 7 May 2021

Collation of YNCB/FLARE for Schools Wellbeing Partnership

The introduction of masks in classrooms was definitely something that was interesting to need to adjust to.

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News — 7 May 2021

Five key emotional wellbeing points to consider when choosing a school for your child

It can be a daunting experience choosing a school for your child.

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News — 3 Feb 2021

Young people with experience of mental health ‘crisis’ in Northern Ireland urge Stormont to adopt blueprint for services

Over 1,700 young people in Northern Ireland, many with direct experience of the challenges in accessing mental health support, have shared their vision for how decision makers could improve services and put an end to waiting times, stigma and the crippling costs of getting help.

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News — 21 Jan 2021

School counselling can help young people manage mental health issues despite costs

A large-scale study led by the University of Roehampton, in partnership with NCB and published in The Lancet, has revealed that school-based humanistic counselling is effective and should be considered as a viable treatment option for children suffering from mental health issues despite considerable costs.

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News — 1 Sep 2020

Schools and colleges given support on mental health and wellbeing

The Schools’ Wellbeing Partnership, working with DfE, has published support for primary and secondary schools and colleges, to help them prepare their recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic so that the mental health and wellbeing of the whole school community is protected.

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News — 23 Jul 2020

My personal experiences of mental health

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News — 10 Jun 2020

Children’s mental health and wellbeing: time to hit the reset button

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News — 15 May 2020

Coronavirus spotlight: supporting children and young people’s positive mental health

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News — 5 Aug 2019

A Community of Schools Focused on Good Mental Health

It’s starting to be accepted that wellbeing and good mental health should be a strategic priority embedded into the culture and ethos of every school. But are things moving fast enough?

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News — 8 May 2018

Mental health: what we’ve got is a shuffle in the right direction when we need a stride

The Education and Health and Social Care Select Committees have published a report on the Government's Green Paper on mental health. NCB has published its own reaction.

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News — 7 Nov 2017

Statement on Expert Working Group report on the mental health of children in care

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