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Article: Barriers to learning: why children might not be engaged in school

By creating safe spaces where children, teachers and parents can listen to each other, we can show young people that learning isn’t just about the curriculum…

30th Oct 2025

Factsheet: Can children be depressed?

What to do if you think your child or a child you are caring for is depressed. Signs and symptoms to watch out for, when to refer for extra help, and how…

Home Life Bullying School Life Depression

24th Oct 2025

Video: Depression and me

This short film features real-life accounts of Depression experienced by young people. Through their words, we see the importance of early intervention…

Bullying Anxiety Real Life Experience Depression

7th Oct 2025

Transcript: Comorbidity in Autistic children

One of the things that we, as a research group, have been really interested in understanding is what happens to autistic children with coexisting or co-occurring…

ADHD Autism Anxiety Depression

27th Jun 2025

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Nip in the Bud

Nip in the Bud® was set up to encourage awareness about mental health disorders in children. These relatively common problems which begin in childhood and adolescence can have wide-ranging and long-lasting effects, affecting a child’s relationships, their educational attainment and job opportunities. If left untreated, they could also develop into serious mental and physical health problems and have significant economic and social costs, not just to the individuals and their families, but later in life to the health and criminal justice system too. With early intervention things can be very different.