How do people think about children’s mental health?

The factors that can lead to poor mental health in children – including factors like poverty and racism – are not well understood by people in the UK but there are clear openings to change this.

Many of the assumptions we hold about children’s mental health make it harder to see the role their surroundings play in shaping it – from whether they have a safe, warm home, to a neighbourhood with space to run and play.

Our new briefing – in partnership with Impact on Urban Health – explores the mindsets that move us forward, and which hold us back, in building a new story that shows what good children’s mental health is, how it can be created, and how it will help children to thrive.

For more practical framing recommendations on how to talk about children’s mental health, you can also check out the toolkit which accompanies this research briefing.