Mental health is as important to a child’s safety and wellbeing as their physical health.
The experiences of children hospitalised or sectioned for mental health can vary. Listening to the child’s perspective can provide valuable insight for creating a child-centred approach to mental healthcare.
This briefing outlines what young people spoke to Childline about when discussing being sectioned or hospitalised for their mental health.
Key themes include:
Please cite as: NSPCC (2024) Young people’s experiences of in-patient mental health care. London: NSPCC
Our insight briefings use data and insight from Childline counselling sessions and NSPCC Helpline contacts to explore concerns children and young people have raised and how these affect them.
This learning from case reviews briefing looks at case reviews published between 2021 and 2022, where children were struggling with their mental health.
Tips, information and resources to help you promote children and young people’s mental health throughout their childhood.
This episode examines what education professionals can do to build a positive mental health culture in schools, recognise when young people are struggling with their mental heath and respond appropriately if those struggles escalate into safeguarding concerns.
Childline is the UK’s free, 24-hour service for children and young people. Run by the NSPCC, Childline gives children and young people up to the age of 19 confidential support with whatever is worrying them.
Find out more about the calls and contacts received by our helpline services.
The NSPCC Helpline can help with safeguarding situations you could face at work. Maybe you need advice and support, or some simple reassurance on a current safeguarding incident.
