Mental Health Hub

We're at the National Association of Virtual School Heads Conference in Aintree! 📢

This week, we're speaking to delegates about how our SDQ training can support Virtual Schools in ensuring consistency, accuracy, and impact in assessing children's wellbeing.

✅ Consistency Across Schools – Our training helps Virtual Schools implement a standardised approach to Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires (SDQs), ensuring that every child’s needs are identified in a fair and reliable way.

✅ Informed Decision-Making – By equipping staff with the skills to interpret SDQ results effectively, we empower schools to make data-driven interventions that truly support children’s emotional and mental health.

✅ Better Outcomes for Children – When schools have a clear and consistent approach to wellbeing assessments, they can provide targeted support that meets each child’s individual needs, leading to improved engagement, stability, and long-term success.

We're excited to connect with Virtual School Heads and explore how we can work together to support the children who need it most! If you're attending the conference, come and see us on stand 49 and 50.

See you there.

This , I'm thinking about how important it is to understand the needs of every child in your setting. Is the SDQ the key to unlocking a whole school approach? At Mental Health Hub we believe it can and here's why...

Using the SDQ to assess a whole school's mental health and wellbeing CEO of Mental Health Hub, Cath Beagley, discusses how the Strengths and Difficulties questionnaire can be used to assess every child for a whole school appro...

Today sees the launch of the .

The decline in young people's mental health is one of the biggest health, social, and economic challenges of our time.

That's why the Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition (CYPMHC) calls for immediate and scalable steps from the Government to close the treatment gap and provide earlier support that prevents problems from escalating.

This includes:
1. Increase investment in children and young people’s mental health services, with a commitment to meet 70% of diagnosable needs by the end of this Parliament.

2. The full rollout of Mental Health Support Teams by the end of this Parliament, with a commitment to adapt the model to meet a broader range of needs.

3. The delivery of open-access mental health services for children and young people in every community.

4. A comprehensive children and young people’s mental health workforce plan.

5. An independent Government-commissioned review to examine the causes of the rise in prevalence in children and young people’s mental health.

6. Increase council funding to support investment in prevention and early intervention.

You can read the full report here:

Future Minds Campaign In the face of a major and growing crisis in children and young people’s mental health, we have joined forces with Centre for Mental Health, the Centre for Young Lives, and YoungMinds, with the support of the Prudence Trust – to call on the Government to deliver urgent reform and investment, ahe...

A great little video from Place2Be around supporting children through grief.

Place2Be: Parenting Smart: Supporting your child when someone dies Place2Be mental health experts explain how to talk to your child about death and grief. Practical steps for parents to take.

Today the team at the Mental Health Hub have brought their leading product, CORDS (Child Outcome Record Data System), to Cardiff!

It's been a pleasure meeting so many interesting staff and suppliers here at The National Education Show. There is a real sense of collaboration here in Wales, and we're excited working with them very soon.

Thank you for having us.
Diolch yn fawr iawn.

This morning a Guardian investigation revealed more than 500 children a day are being referred to NHS mental health services for anxiety.

Schools are at the forefront of early intervention and actively seek the best solutions to support their pupils' emotional needs and to reduce these referrals. They do an amazing job, but more support and accurate data is needed to make a real impact.

Our Child Outcome Record Data System (CORDS) allows schools to run assessments on every child. Within just 3 minutes a child can be assessed and placed into a recommended intervention.

Let’s go one step further towards breaking through this epidemic once and for all. By assessing the mental health and wellbeing of every school child and detecting those important early signs, we can ensure the correct interventions are in place.

Get on board with the whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing.

Come and have a chat with us about CORDS www.mentalhealthhub.com/demo

NHS referrals for anxiety in children more than double pre-Covid levels Exclusive: more than 500 children a day or one every three minutes are referred to mental health services in England

Rising School Suspensions and Exclusions: A Call for Change

The latest statistics from the UK government reveal a concerning increase in school suspensions and permanent exclusions in England for the academic year 2022/23. With suspensions rising from 578,280 in 2021/22 to 786,961 and permanent exclusions climbing from 6,495 to 9,376, it is evident that so-called "disruptive behaviour" in schools is escalating.

Persistent disruptive behaviour is now the most common reason for both suspensions and permanent exclusions, accounting for 48% of all suspensions and 39% of permanent exclusions. Recognising this behaviour as a potential sign of a unmet needs can lead to significant positive changes in a school's physical and emotional environment.

The Urgent Call for Support

Without the right environment, culture, ethos, and attitudes, children across the country are at risk of being excluded from education, leading to immediate and long-term negative effects on their lives. Schools need tools and knowledge to identify and address social, emotional, and mental health needs before they escalate into disruptive behaviour.

For more information on how the Mental Health Hub’s SDQ training and CORDS system can support your school, please email [email protected] or call 020 4524 1008.

https://mentalhealthhub.com/cords/

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/suspensions-and-permanent-exclusions-in-england