Children’s Mental Health Week 2026: Why Belonging Matters
This week (9–15 February) marks Children’s Mental Health Week 2026, organised by Place2Be. The theme — This is My Place — focuses […]
This week (9–15 February) marks Children’s Mental Health Week 2026, organised by Place2Be. The theme — This is My Place — focuses […]
A major new mega–meta-analysis published in the BMJ on 27 November 2025—“Benefits and harms of ADHD interventions: umbrella review and
Join Oxford Brain & Mind in marking World Mental Health Day 2025. Support mental wellbeing in Oxfordshire with compassionate, evidence-based care.
The emotional and practical challenges for families navigating a child’s mental health journey can be immense. Parents often find themselves caught between long NHS waiting lists and uncertainty about what private care involves. This guide explains what CAMHS is, how children and adolescents can be supported in Oxfordshire
ADHD has long been pigeonholed as a childhood condition, often associated with noisy classrooms, restless energy, and missed homework assignments. But behind this narrow stereotype lies a more complex truth—one that often goes unrecognised well into adulthood. ADHD doesn’t simply disappear when someone turns eighteen; in fact, for many, the symptoms only begin to make themselves fully known when adult responsibilities pile up.
For years, autism was framed as a childhood condition. We now know it is lifelong and far more prevalent than earlier diagnostic manuals suggested—at least one in 100 people in the UK are on the spectrum, or around 700 000 adults and children, according to the National Autistic Society.
Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a developmental condition characterized by challenges in social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors.