Health
Self-Harm in Teenagers: Understanding It and How to Help
Discovering that a teenager is self-harming is one of the most frightening experiences a parent can face. The instinct is often to react with alarm, t...
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Emotions
School Refusal: When Anxiety Makes the School Run a Battle
School refusal sits in uncomfortable territory between health and education, and families often spend weeks or months being passed between GP, school,...
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Emotions
Depression in Children: Recognising It in Under-12s
Depression in children is often missed or attributed to other causes: difficult behaviour, physical symptoms, reluctance to go to school, or simply a...
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Health
CAMHS Referral: What to Expect and How to Navigate It
Being told that your child should be referred to CAMHS -- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services -- is rarely accompanied by a clear account of w...
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