Category Archives: Children

SPOTLIGHT ON NATIONAL SCHOOL SPORT WEEK

Posted on June 20, 2016 by

Guest Blog by Ali Oliver, Chief Executive, Youth Sport Trust With the European football championships underway in France and the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games on the horizon it is set to be another memorable summer of sporting excitement, and hopefully … Continue reading →

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Bad for your health: What can be done about Britain’s long hours’ culture?

Posted on September 14, 2015 by

Guest Blog from Working Families Recent research by Working Families shows that parents are having to work longer than their contracted hours on a regular basis¹, with fathers putting in the longest hours.  This is despite fathers wanting to play a greater … Continue reading →

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Questions that need an answer: Mental Illness

Posted on June 30, 2015 by

As the statistics below demonstrate, the need for treatment, prevention and early intervention for people who experience different mental illnesses is acute, yet services are still woefully under-resourced. We encourage you to ask these questions at all opportunities and campaign … Continue reading →

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Parents of children taking antipsychotic drugs require more support

Posted on May 14, 2015 by

Guest blog from a Clinical Nurse Specialist, CAMHS The ‘Family Intensive Support Service’ is a team within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, working with children and young people who have a moderate to severe learning disability, challenging behaviour … Continue reading →

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Politicians should focus on child health

Posted on March 3, 2015 by

Guest Blog by Dr Iseult Roche A focus towards children’s  health and well-being, both physical and emotional has been called for following research initiated by The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health  – which highlighted concerns that children’s health … Continue reading →

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British Heart Foundation and 2020health on the same page

Posted on January 27, 2015 by

2020health welcomes the latest report published by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) ‘The 21st Century Gingerbread House’. What particularly resonated with us where the two calls to action: • To protect children the UK Government should introduce consistent regulations across … Continue reading →

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Pound for pound: the economic case for weight loss

Posted on January 21, 2015 by

Guest Blog by Matt James, Senior Researcher at 2020health Name calling is not pleasant but sometimes behind the hurt and the pain there is a degree of truth. In 2013 the World Health Organization (WHO) called Britain the ‘Fat man … Continue reading →

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