Building a preventative mental health system for children and young people

This report, prepared for the Child of the North All-Party Parliamentary Group, finds that nearly one in five primary school children are now experiencing a probable mental health disorder. Children and young people growing up in disadvantaged communities, particularly across parts of the North of England, are more likely to experience cumulative adversity, poorer wellbeing, and reduced access to support.

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