“Reductive” models of wellbeing education risk failing children unless improved, researchers warn
An improved vision for wellbeing education should replace the over-simplistic approaches currently employed in many schools, such as happiness lessons, which
June 21, 2022 • ~8 min
Scientists find that the impact of social media on wellbeing varies across adolescence
Girls and boys might be more vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during their adolescence, say an international team of
March 28, 2022 • ~7 min
Teenagers at greatest risk of self-harming could be identified almost a decade earlier
Researchers have identified two subgroups of adolescents who self-harm and have shown that it is possible to predict those individuals at greatest risk almost
June 15, 2021 • ~6 min
Physical activity may help to close the wealth gap in school attainment by improving self-control
Guaranteeing every child the opportunity to participate in certain types of physical activity could support their academic attainment and help to close the
May 20, 2021 • ~7 min
Year 8 students work with Cambridge researchers to help their peers learn about the census
Year 8 students work with Cambridge researchers to help their peers learn about the census.
May 13, 2021 • ~4 min
Autism rates have increased and show differences in ethnic minorities and links to social disadvantage
Around one in 57 (1.76%) children in the UK is on the autistic spectrum, significantly higher than previously reported, according to a study of more than 7
March 29, 2021 • ~4 min
Pandemic restrictions aggravating known triggers for self-harm and poor mental health among children and young people
Experts have issued a stark warning about the effects of the pandemic on the mental health of children and young people.
March 10, 2021 • ~4 min
High insulin levels during childhood a risk for mental health problems later in life, study suggests
Researchers have shown that the link between physical and mental illness is closer than previously thought. Certain changes in physical health, which are
Jan. 13, 2021 • ~6 min
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