Health behaviour in school age children: data analysis – 3 reports from PHE

The series of 3 reports from Public Health England focus on:

• self-harm
• cyberbullying
• emotional wellbeing of adolescent girls

These reports examine the data and explore what protective factors may exist in a young person’s life which may be linked to their mental health outcomes, ranging from personal attributes, family, school, peer and wider community context.

Public Health England has also produced a summary of data from the most recent HBSC survey.

Public Health England reports: Improving the mental health of children and young people

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These reports describe the importance of mental health and wellbeing among children and young people and the case for investment in mental health. They also summarise the evidence of what works to improve mental health among children and young people in order to inform local transformation of services.

Public Health England, 6th December 2016