Mental health is talked about more these days – it seems – than it ever has been before. It has a prominent place on the news agenda and is a subject now considered much less taboo. In the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, among others, mental health can boast high-profile advocates, whose efforts continue to...Read More

Why consult a child psychiatrist? It’s an important question to consider. For you, as parents. For us, as professionals. The answer isn’t straightforward, as the reasons for reaching out can be many. That said, our experience and understanding means that we’re able to make the process as painless as possible. To answer your questions. To...Read More

The idea that what one wants to happen, can happen. This is hope defined. Quite literally; for this is a meaning that came direct from our office dictionary. Hope is such an important resource for mental health. For those who seek out our help, young people and adults alike, it is often in short supply....Read More

Time spent reading posts on social media can leave users feeling worse about themselves. – So says Facebook. Letting children use iPhones can lead to an addiction that has negative consequences. -So believe two major investors in Apple, the smartphone manufacturer. Spending too much time online can expose children to ‘significant emotional risk’. -So claims...Read More

  Quoted in our morning newspaper last week, were figures that did not make for good reading. 60% of children and young people referred for specialist mental healthcare via a GP do not receive treatment (based upon data drawn from 32 NHS Trusts in England). It must be said that to those with knowledge and...Read More

Trending on Twitter in recent times has been the hashtag #ChoosePsychiatry. It’s linked to a carefully-constructed campaign that the Royal College of Psychiatrists devised in order to shine a light on the specialism and persuade more doctors to do just that: To choose Psychiatry. It’s something that got us thinking. Thinking about our own background(s)....Read More

That life can be tough for teenagers is an age-old issue. In modern Britain however, it seems problems are increasing, and one survey highlights girls in particular. This is a conclusion of recent research suggesting one-in-four 14-year-old girls could be considered depressed (or self report signs/symptoms that could lead to such a diagnosis which is...Read More

Endless days ahead. Weeks stretching far into the future. The possibilities are endless . . . Got much planned? It’s our hope that bingeing on tablets and smartphones, computers and consoles doesn’t dominate the summer schedule too much. That word – ‘bingeing’ – isn’t one that we’ve chosen to use in this context (it’s one...Read More

For us – as adults – terrible events such as the one that took place in Manchester are difficult to process. Understanding is a significant challenge. Young people and children can find the confusion even greater at times such as these. Their anxieties may be amplified and their fears may suddenly surface. Parents (and other...Read More

‘Sometimes at night, I’d cry myself to sleep. I’d feel invisible to everyone else and I’d question why I’m here. I was getting so much hatred from everyone. I felt empty inside’. Khushal Shah was 13 when he became the victim of cyberbullies. Their tactics included setting up a fake Facebook account in Khushal’s name...Read More