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Building Resilience in Children and Young People’s and their families – The contribution of School Nursing by Sallyann Sutton

Half of all mental health problems are established by the age of 14 and 75% by early adulthood. 1 in 10 children and young people have a diagnosable mental health problem and yet accessing support is still a challenge. (Mental …

What is the School Nursing contribution to transition? by Kath Evans

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School Nurses know so well paediatric or children and young people’s care generally ends at 16 years of age requiring a move to adult services yet this age group is often invisible when we address experiences of care. Perhaps it …

The Queen’s Nursing Institute’s Transition of Care Project by Candice Pellett

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The Queen’s Nursing Institute is undertaking a two-year project, funded by the Burdett Trust for Nursing, which looks at how we can enable community nurses to support young people with long term conditions, who have transitioned from children’s services to …

Moving to adulthood with the right support by Iryna Pona

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The Children’s Society’s Seriously Awkward campaign launched last year is calling for better support and protection for vulnerable older teenagers as they transition to adulthood. High level of emotional needs Being 16 or 17 is known as an awkward age. …