Charity calls for more health visitors and school nurses to tackle rise in child mental ill health

The UK government should train and employ more health visitors and school nurses as part of a package of measures to tackle the rise in mental health problems among children and young people, a charity has urged.1

The Centre for Mental Health, a charity that aims to tackle mental health inequalities, noted that one in five 8 to 25 year olds are now affected by mental health problems. It urged the government to invest in evidence based preventative strategies to reverse the trend, spanning the perinatal period and early years to schools …