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Time to stop physical punishment and score equal rights for children 

Posted on January 13, 2021February 11, 2021 by Christine Garrington

A piece of news that might have slipped under the radar for some in this challenging year is that Scotland became the 60th country in the world to make it illegal to physically punish a child under the age of 16. The law came into force as a result of an evidence review conducted by…

Breaking the cycle – how active travel to school could help tackle childhood obesity and inequality

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 by Christine Garrington

There are a host of reasons, many of them highly publicised in recent years, as to why we should encourage young people to be more physically active. Now a team of London researchers has shown how the time spent travelling to and from school  is important in helping children, particularly those from more disadvantaged backgrounds,…

We are failing those who spend their childhood in care. Here’s how.

Posted on July 20, 2020June 25, 2021 by Christine Garrington

The number of children in care has steadily increased over the past decade, reaching almost 85,000 in England and Wales at the start of 2019. But what are the longer term consequences of a childhood in care? In a first-of-its kind research project looking at nearly 6,000 people who had spent some or all of…

Pregnant and poor? Children likely to face many more challenges  

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Christine Garrington

Over the past two decades, an increasing amount of research on Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs)* has helped to highlight the importance of the early life social environment as a predictor of what a person’s health will be like as they get older. The research has shown that children who experience one trauma such as parental…

Do sexual minority teenagers have greater health risks?

Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 by Christine Garrington

People who identify as gay or bisexual have long been known to be more likely than others to be at risk from behaviour which can affect their health, such as drug-taking, drinking and not doing enough exercise. But how does this affect today’s teenagers? In an era of greater social liberalism might these differences be…

Might population-wide increases in physical activity reduce socio-economic inequalities in the proportion of children who are overweight?

Posted on October 8, 2019May 30, 2022 by Christine Garrington

Just half of children in the UK achieve the World Health Organisation’s targets for daily activity, and in England the Government has set its own strategy to tackle this. But would increased physical activity lead to fewer children being overweight or obese? And would it help to address social inequalities in the proportion of children…

I wanna hold your hand: helping young people prepare for happy healthy relationships

Posted on June 21, 2019May 30, 2022 by Christine Garrington

The teenage years are a time for experimenting and for pushing boundaries – particularly when it comes to intimate relationships. Such experimentation is a natural part of growing up. But there are potential risks, too – particularly if these early experiences aren’t positive ones. A new study from Professor Yvonne Kelly from UCL’s Department of Epidemiology…

Adolescent mental health and risky behaviour – how have things changed for millennials?

Posted on March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 by Christine Garrington

In recent years the incidence of adolescent mental health problems has been rising. But at the same time, risky behaviour such as substance abuse – which has been linked to such problems – has become less common. So what has been going on? Praveetha Patalay from University College London and Suzanne Gage from the University of Liverpool…

Taking time out to scroll free

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Christine Garrington

As the Royal Society for Public Health launches its #ScrollFreeSeptember campaign, encouraging people to take a break from social media, Professor Yvonne Kelly from the ESRC International Centre for Lifecourse Studies at UCL, discusses new research on the negative impacts of social media use on young people’s health. She explains how the findings point to…

Wheezing: Can breastfeeding for longer make a difference?

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Christine Garrington

Public health bodies put a lot of effort into encouraging mothers to breastfeed, and for good reasons. Successive studies have shown breastfeeding has a range of health benefits, including a lower risk of wheezing illnesses, which can be linked to asthma. But which of these illnesses are most likely to respond? Is a breastfed child…

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