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Background and aims 3
Mental health illnesses are a leading cause of health-related disabilities in CYP and can have adverse and long-lasting effects 4
Risk and protective factors for CYP's mental health 5
Facts about mental health illness in CYP 6
The relationship between mental and physical health 7
Building resilience (the ability to cope with adversity and adapt to change) 8
There are serious problems with the commissioning and provision of children's and adolescents' mental health services 9
Why invest in CYP mental health? 10
Percentage of 15-year-olds reporting low life satisfaction (2014/15) 11
Inequalities in reporting low life satisfaction (2014/15) 12
About 695,000 children aged 5 to 6 years in England have a clinically significant mental health illness 13
Hospital admission rate for mental health illnesses for children per 100,000 population aged 0-17 years (2014/15) 14
Common mental health conditions in children and young people 15
Anxiety disorders 15
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 16
Conduct disorders 17
Depression 18
Eating disorders 19
Schizophrenia 20
Self-harm and suicide 21
Useful resources 22
References 24
Picture credits 31
Acknowledgements 32