Half of all lifetime cases of psychiatric disorders start by age 14 and three quarters by age 24. Some estimates suggest the majority start before age 18 See the Association for Young People’s Health @AYPHcharity (more…)
CQ Campaigns
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Risk
Risk – event with Bernard Spiegal (more…)
CQ Survey of Services for Children and Young People
Help Children’s Quarter to map the provision of services for children and young people in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Children’s Quarter is partnering with Birmingham City University’s Centre for the Study of Practice and Culture in Education (CSPACE) to map services for children and young people in Birmingham and the West Midlands. In particular, the…Read moreRead more
Quarter of Girls at Depressed at 14
New research shows a quarter of girls (24%) and one in 10 boys (9%) are depressed at age 14. Researchers from UCL Institute of Education and the University of Liverpool looked at information on more than 10,000 children born in 2000-01 who are taking part in the Millennium Cohort Study. Based on the 14-year-olds reporting…Read moreRead more
1 in 4 Children Vulnerable to Social Isolation
About one in four children and young people are vulnerable to social exclusion as a result of disability, mental ill-health and other factors. Analysis of figures by the Children’s Commissioner for England supports Children’s Quarter’s claim that a quarter of the next generation is being failed. The report by the independent watchdog set up to promote and protect the rights of…Read moreRead more
Next Meeting – 18 May 2017
The next core group working meeting will be 10am to Noon in the South Vestry All Saints Centre, 2 Vicarage Road Kings Heath B14 7RA . The meeting will be agreeing the Children’s Quarter mission and legal structure. Notes on the alternatives we have in terms of legal structure are on this website at Choosing…Read moreRead more
Young women are more likely to report anxiety and depression
A quarter of young women age 16-24 show symptoms of depression or anxiety. Young women are “significantly more likely” to report they are suffering from anxiety or depression than their male counterparts, statistics have revealed, raising concerns that a high number of young women working in low-paid and insecure jobs is leading to a severe…Read moreRead more
Self-harm is one of the top causes for hospital admission
Self harm is one of the top five causes for hospital admission: that is at least 150,000 casualty attendees a year according to a report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Between 1/4 and 1/3 of young women report self-harming between the ages 15-24. See this article in the Telegraph (more…)
Help Mould Children’s Quarter
Children’s Quarter participants are meeting on Thursday 9 Feb to take the next step in setting it up. Representatives from 20 groups are expected to come to the meeting at Birmingham City University’s Seacole Building in Edgbaston. They will discuss principles of equality and cooperation and aim to agree the basis for Children’s Quarter which will…Read moreRead more
Why Children’s Quarter is Needed
Birmingham is one of the youngest cities in the United Kingdom The ‘median’ (average) age of citizens in UK cities can be compared below: Birmingham 32 years Bristol 33 years Liverpool 33 years London …Read moreRead more