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The power of nature - mental health services for children

blog post image CAMHS Goes Wild! (a child and adolescent mental health service project at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) has been awarded funding from NHS Charities Together. Before I go any further, a declaration of interest - our daughter Molly has been pushing for this service for a long time and ran...
Source: cornwallft.nhs.uk

How one country persuaded teens to give up drink and drugs: Iceland used to have a big teenage drinking, smoking and drug

How one country persuaded teens to give up drink and drugs: Iceland used to have a big teenage drinking, smoking and drug problem. Now it doesn't.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Sierra Leone: teenage girls are dying from unsafe abortions and risky pregnancies: Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone,

Sierra Leone: teenage girls are dying from unsafe abortions and risky pregnancies: Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone, with one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the world. Attitudes need to change to save the lives of young girls
Source: theguardian.com

Australian teenage smoking at record low but 'constant vigilance' required: Latest data shows 6.7% of NSW adolescents in

Australian teenage smoking at record low but 'constant vigilance' required: Latest data shows 6.7% of NSW adolescents in 2014 described themselves as heavy, light or occasional smokers compared with 23.5% in 1996
Source: theguardian.com