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| Document Title | Publication | Written by | Date published | Link |
| General | ||||
| ‘I worry my young patients will die’: UK’s eating disorder services not fit, say GPs | The Guardian | Denis Campbell | Mar-23 | Link |
| Why ‘Baby Zoomers’ (the youngest cohort of Gen Z) need our support now | Evening Standard | Martin Robinson | Jan-23 | Link |
| Why ‘Baby Zoomers’ (the youngest cohort of Gen Z) need our support now | Yahoo Life UK | Martin Robinson | Jan-23 | Link |
| Parent Mental Health Day 2023 – Where can parents go for support? | Twinkl | Nicki Chambers | Jan-23 | Link |
| How stem4’s Parent Mental Health Day aims to ‘shine a light’ on parents and carers | Belfast Telegraph | Catriona Doherty | Jan-23 | Link |
| Social media triggers children to dislike their own bodies, says study | The Guardian | Amelia Hill | Jan-23 | Link |
| Pandemic damaged young people’s confidence and mental health | Personnel Today | Ashleigh Webber | Sep-22 | Link |
| Tom Holland Explains Why He's Taking A Break From Social Media | International Business Times | Catherine Armecin | Aug-22 | Link |
| Spider-Man star Tom Holland takes social media break for mental health after ‘spiralling’ over comments | Metro | Alicia Adejobi | Aug-22 | Link |
| Tom Holland Takes a Social Media Break for His Mental Health | Teen Vogue | Lauren Rearick | Aug-22 | Link |
| Tom Holland announces social media break “for my mental health” | NME | Rhian Daly | Aug-22 | Link |
| Tom Holland is taking a social media break for the sake of his mental health | CNN | Toyin Owoseje | Aug-22 | Link |
| Tom Holland Is Taking a Break From Social Media for His Mental Health | Glamour | Emily Tannenbaum | Aug-22 | Link |
| Tom Holland Has Been Taking a Social Media Break to Prioritize His Mental Health | Seventeen | Samantha Olson | Aug-22 | Link |
| One in three teenagers given antidepressants as lack of mental health services puts pressure on GPs to help | i News | Paul Gallagher | Aug-22 | Link |
| GPs forced to prescribe antidepressants to young people denied mental health support | GPonline | Catherine Lafferty | Aug-22 | Link |
| Are Children Being Prescribed Antidepressants Too Quickly? (Live television broadcast) | Good Morning Britain | Aug-22 | Link | |
| What you need to know about the ‘crisis’ in kid’s mental health services | The Courier | Cara Forrester | Apr-22 | Link |
| Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) are under-resourced to the point of refusing patients | Disability Rights UK | Apr-22 | Link | |
| NHS is denying children help for mental health issues because they are not considered sick enough for treatment, GPs say | This is Money | Apr-22 | Link | |
| NHS is denying children help for mental health issues because they are not considered sick enough for treatment, GPs say | Daily Mail | Apr-22 | Link | |
| Swamped NHS mental health services turning away children, say GPs | Yahoo! News | Denis Campbell | Apr-22 | Link |
| Mental health: NHS are turning away vulnerable children with anxiety and depression | Daily Express | Christopher Sharp | Apr-22 | Link |
| Overwhelmed NHS turns away anxious children in need of mental health care | The Times | Charlie Moloney | Apr-22 | Link |
| NHS mental health services turning away children | Health Business | Apr-22 | Link | |
| Swamped NHS mental health services turning away children, say GPs | The Guardian | Denis Campbell | Apr-22 | Link |
| Get active for youth mental health | Time & Leisure | Mar-22 | Link | |
| Parents' mental health has worsened over last two years, survey says | Mental Health Today | Bryony Porteous-Sebouhian | Jan-22 | Link |
| Parent Mental Health Day 2022: what issues have stressed parents out most during the Covid pandemic? | NationalWorld | Helen Johnson | Jan-22 | Link |
| Covid Scotland: Almost half of parents have mental health problems, says charity | The Scotsman | Elsa Maishman | Jan-22 | Link |
| Covid Scotland: Almost half of parents have mental health problems, says charity | Edinburgh Evening News | Elsa Maishman | Jan-22 | Link |
| Parent Mental Health Day today by charity stem4 is encouraging parents to find balance after two challenging years | Kent Online | Lauren Abbott | Jan-22 | Link |
| Parent Mental Health Day today by charity stem4 is encouraging parents to find balance after two challenging years | Suffolk News | Lauren Abbott | Jan-22 | Link |
| Aberdeen experts give advice to parents as research shows rise in mental health difficulties during pandemic | The Press and Journal | Chloe Irvine | Jan-22 | Link |
| The pandemic's left 86% of parents overwhelmed: Here's where to find help | Yahoo News Malaysia | Jan-22 | Link | |
| Flexible working models best for mental health of parents, research claims | Workplace Insight | Jayne Smith | Jan-22 | Link |
| Four in ten parents have mental health difficulties, 40% more than two years ago | Essex Magazine | Jan-22 | Link | |
| Parent Mental Health Day: 7 Signs Your Mental Health Is Really Suffering As A Parent | More Radio | Jan-22 | Link | |
| Parent Mental Health Day: 7 Signs Your Mental Health Is Really Suffering As A Parent | Isle of Wight Radio | Jan-22 | Link | |
| Parent Mental Health Day today by charity stem4 is encouraging parents to find balance after two challenging years | Newbury Weekly News | Lauren Abbott | Jan-22 | Link |
| Parent Mental Health Day today by charity stem4 is encouraging parents to find balance after two challenging years | Grantham Journal | Lauren Abbott | Jan-22 | Link |
| Parent Mental Health Day today by charity stem4 is encouraging parents to find balance after two challenging years | Lynn News | Lauren Abbott | Jan-22 | Link |
| Parent Mental Health Day today by charity stem4 is encouraging parents to find balance after two challenging years | Newark Advertiser Group | Lauren Abbott | Jan-22 | Link |
| Parent Mental Health Day today by charity stem4 is encouraging parents to find balance after two challenging years | Rutland & Stamford Mercury & Citizen | Lauren Abbott | Jan-22 | Link |
| Parent Mental Health Day today by charity stem4 is encouraging parents to find balance after two challenging years | Lincolnshire Free Press & Spalding Guardian | Lauren Abbott | Jan-22 | Link |
| The pandemic's left 86% of parents overwhelmed: Here's where to find help | Yahoo! News UK | Hannah Millington | Jan-22 | Link |
| The pandemic's left 86% of parents overwhelmed: Here's where to find help | Yahoo News Australia | Hannah Millington | Jan-22 | Link |
| The pandemic's left 86% of parents overwhelmed: Here's where to find help | Yahoo Style UK | Hannah Millington | Jan-22 | Link |
| The pandemic's left 86% of parents overwhelmed: Here's where to find help | Yahoo News Singapore | Hannah Millington | Jan-22 | Link |
| The pandemic's left 86% of parents overwhelmed: Here's where to find help | Yahoo Entertainment | Hannah Millington | Jan-22 | Link |
| The pandemic's left 86% of parents overwhelmed: Here's where to find help | Yahoo news | Hannah Millington | Jan-22 | Link |
| The pandemic's left 86% of parents overwhelmed: Here's where to find help | Yahoo! New Zealand - News | Hannah Millington | Jan-22 | Link |
| The pandemic's left 86% of parents overwhelmed: Here's where to find help | Yahoo! News Philippines | Hannah Millington | Jan-22 | Link |
| Parent Mental Health Day 2022: 7 Signs Your Mental Health Is Really Suffering As A Parent | Sustain Health | Nicola Elliott | Jan-22 | Link |
| Hybrid working model best for mental health | Office Equipment News | Jan-22 | Link | |
| KentOnline Podcast: Canterbury dad-to-be spends six weeks in hospital fighting for life with Covid | Kent Online | Nicola Everett | Jan-22 | Link |
| 'Toxic Masculinity' Is Stopping Boys Seeking Mental Health Support | Make a Difference | Sophia Waterfield | Nov-21 | Link |
| The real reason boys are not seeking mental health support | Inspo Daily | Nadia Mendoza | Nov-21 | Link |
| Is the mental health of young men being affected by toxic masculinity? | Mental Health Today | Bryony Porteous-Sebouhian | Nov-21 | Link |
| "Toxic masculinity" blamed for young men not talking about their problems | Planet Radio | Mick Coyle | Nov-21 | Link |
| 'I want to change the narrative': What men are worrying about this International Men's Day | Metro | Tanyel Mustafa | Nov-21 | Link |
| "Toxic masculinity" stopping boys seeking mental health support, survey finds | Essex Magazine | Nov-21 | Link | |
| 'Toxic masculinity' stopping boys from seeking mental health help | SecEd | Pete Henshaw | Nov-21 | Link |
| What Loss in Sport Can Teach Us About Resilience & Mental Health | Terra Ferma Media | Sophy Knight | Jul-21 | Link |
| Survey Reveals Sterling, Foden & Bronze Among Biggest Sporting Role Models | Manchester City: Club News | George Kelsey | Jun-21 | Link |
| Meghan Markle beats Kate Middleton as 'most respected' royal: 'Brave and resilient' (stem4 Young People's Survey) | Daily Express | Sarra Grey | Jun-21 | Link |
| Queen, Harry and Meghan more admired than William and Kate by young people, new survey reveals (stem4 Young People's Survey) | Yahoo! News | Jun-21 | Link | |
| Designated mental health leads: Funding finally emerges | SecEd | Pete Henshaw | May-21 | Link |
| Young London SOS: £100k boost to our campaign tackling child mental health | Evening Standard | David Cohen | Feb-21 | Link |
| “We haven’t got enough specialist staff to help the needs we’re seeing coming through": The Covid Mental Health Crisis For Children | Politics Home | Georgina Bailey | Feb-21 | Link |
| Teens Are Suffering in Lockdown Isolation. Can Tech Help? | Bloomberg | Therese Raphael | Feb-21 | Link |
| Coronavirus: Schools reach breaking point as pandemic takes its toll | The Herald | John-Paul Holden | Feb-21 | Link |
| Why TikTok is a safe space for Gen Z's mental health | Canvas8 | Anna Foden | Feb-21 | Link |
| Six things teens can do today to help their mental health in lockdown | The Telegraph | Lauren Libbert | Jan-21 | Link |
| What to do if your child’s mental health is suffering during the pandemic | The Times | Jan-21 | Link | |
| Children in Cornwall waiting over three months for mental health help | CornwallLive | Edward Church | Jan-21 | Link |
| Wimbledon wishing trees raise money for teenage mental health | ITV News | Dec-20 | Link | |
| Wimbledon teenage mental health charity sets up wishing trees fundraiser | SW Londoner | Jack Bantock | Dec-20 | Link |
| Helping young people with their mental health through the Covid pandemic | ITV News | Dec-20 | Link | |
| ‘She’s saving lives’ – Demand for stem4 teenage mental health support quadruples as virtual conference airs | SW Londoner | Andy Crossan | Dec-20 | Link |
| Ella Greenwood is stem4’s latest and youngest Ambassador | London-TV | Nov-20 | Link | |
| Could yoga be the cure for teenage coronanxiety? It's not such a stretch | The Telegraph | Nov-20 | Link | |
| stem4's App Library wins Tech for Good Initiative at Digital Leaders 100 Awards | FE News | Oct-20 | Link | |
| Mental health apps are seeing a surge of downloads — but choosing the right one matters | i News | Genevieve Roberts | Oct-20 | Link |
| Where to access mental health support: A helpful guide for World Mental Health Day | HELLO! | Arianna Chatzidakis | Oct-20 | Link |
| stem4's App Library wins Tech for Good Initiative at Digital Leaders 100 Awards | FE News | Oct-20 | Link | |
| 'You’ve got to have an evidence base' - what stem4 learned from the Tech for Good programme | Cataylst | David Ainsworth | Sep-20 | Link |
| Transforming Support for Young People Not in Education Employment or Training amid COVID-19 | Children & Young People Now | Dr Nihara Krause | Sep-20 | Link |
| International Week of Happiness at Work – Top 10 Ways To Bring Kindness To The Workplace | FE News | Sep-20 | Link | |
| Youth Mental Health Day: The expert-recommended products that can help manage your mental wellbeing | The Independent | Louise Whitbread | Sep-20 | Link |
| #YMHD - UK’s first Youth Mental Health Day Launches Today (7 Sept) with #BounceNotBreak campaign from charity @stem4org | FE News | Sep-20 | Link | |
| The young people turned away from therapy in lockdown: ‘My mental health crashed’ | BBC Three | Thea de Gallier | Aug-20 | Link |
| How to Manage Your Mental Health on Results Day - GCSE and A-Levels | FE News | Aug-20 | Link | |
| How to Wear a Mask | Time and Leisure | Aug-20 | Link | |
| Anxious Students Returning to School In September After COVID-19 Disruption are to be taught about Mental Health | FE News | Jul-20 | Link | |
| stem4 teenage mental health charity and Action for Carers Surrey to deliver an online workshop for carers looking after adolescents with eating disorders | FE News | Jul-20 | Link | |
| stem4 Launch Free Mental Health Advice Booklet for Parents Amidst COVID-19 | FE News | Jun-20 | Link | |
| stem4 tips for a safe and happy Pride month | FE News | Jun-20 | Link | |
| Dr Nihara Krause: Meeting The Challenge Of Teen Mental Health | Darling Magazine | May-20 | Link | |
| stem4, Teenage Mental Health Charity, Face Unprecedented 1000% Increase in Demand for Resources Since COVID-19 Lockdown | FE News | May-20 | Link | |
| How Teens Can Manage Changed Sleep Patterns Due To Coronavirus | Darling Magazine | May-20 | Link | |
| Stormtrooper raises money and spirits during lockdown | Sutton & Croydon Guardian | Toby Saiban | Apr-20 | Link |
| From cycling stormtroopers to MPs in bunny costumes - riders saddle up for 2.6 Challenge | Road.CC | Simon MacMicheal | Apr-20 | Link |
| Got Coronanxiety? Here's How to Look After Your Mental Health | UniHomes | Apr-20 | Link | |
| How to Cope with Cancelled Exams during the COVID-19 Outbreak | FE News | Apr-20 | Link | |
| Managing Teenage Mental Health During the COVID-19 Outbreak | Time & Leisure | Apr-20 | Link | |
| Seven tips to managing your mental health during the Covid-19 crisis | SW Londoner | Jack Graham | Apr-20 | Link |
| Tips to Manage Your Teenagers Mental Health | Love Wimbledon | Apr-20 | Link | |
| Seven Tips to Managing Your Mental Health During the COVID-19 Crisis | Nappy Valley Net | Apr-20 | Link | |
| 10 tips for supporting teen mental health during coronavirus outbreak | Independent Education Today | Mar-20 | Link | |
| Helping Your Students Manage Anxiety Over the Coronavirus Outbreak | FE News | Mar-20 | Link | |
| Buckerell woman walks more than 60km in Malta to aid mental health charity | Midweek Herald | Callum Lawton | Mar-20 | Link |
| Not quite human: Why digital companions are replacing best friends for many young people. | Chatham House | Sarah Whitehead | Feb-20 | Link |
| Four in 10 GPs suggest seeking private care for mentally ill children | The Guardian | Jan-20 | Link | |
| Our neglect of young people’s mental health shows Britain has lost its capacity to care | The Independent | James Moore | Jan-20 | Link |
| Three in ten GPs recommend apps to ease pressure on CAMHS | DigitalHealth | Andrea Downey | Jan-20 | Link |
| Local Parents to Be Offered a Conference on Young People’s Mental Health by teenage mental health charity stem4 | Jan-20 | Link | ||
| Young People Using Self-help Apps to Manage Their Urge to Self-harm See Difficulties as Restricted Access to Phones at School and Home Increases | FE News | Jan-20 | Link | |
| Best Websites and Apps for Teenage Mental Health | thegoodwebguide | Lydia Mansi | Sep-19 | Link |
| Mental health: Time for a new kind of therapy | Pharmafocus | Mar-19 | Link | |
| 99% of GP's concerned over mental health support for young people | Practice Business | Jan-19 | Link | |
| Government on course to miss NHS mental health workforce target 'by 15,000' | Pulse Today | Tom de Castella | Jan-19 | Link |
| Depression in girls linked to higher use of social media | The Guardian | Denis Campbell | Jan-19 | Link |
| Teenagers' struggle for mental health care: 'I needed help quite badly' | The Guardian | Haroon Siddique | Dec-18 | Link |
| Lack of NHS mental health services puts under-18's at risk, say GPs | The Guardian | Denis Campbell | Dec-18 | Link |
| Online CBT is not a therapy substitute, but a step to help manage anxiety | The Guardian | Nihara Krause | Dec-18 | Link |
| How to cope with exam pressure | School House | Andrew Halls | Sep-18 | Link |
| Self-harming by teenage girls doubles in 20 years | The Times | Sam Coates | Aug-18 | Link |
| Warning on mental health 'crisis' in schools | Yorkshire Post | Jun-18 | Link | |
| Prove you attempted suicide, pupil was told | The Times | Alice Thomson / Rachel Sylvester | Jun-18 | Link |
| Children facing mental health epidemic say teachers | The Guardian | Denis Campbell | Jun-18 | Link |
| Inspirational women in medtech: the teenage mental health evangelist | Medtech engine | Tina Woods | Jan-18 | Link |
| More students than ever suffer mental ill health. We must change our toxic world | The Guardian | Nihara Krause | Sep-17 | Link |
| How can we improve the mental health of girls and women | The Guardian | Nihara Krause | Sep-17 | Link |
| Mental Health problems rife among teenagers but teachers lack skills to help | The Guardian | Rachel Ellis | Mar-17 | Link |
| Family doctors fear a mental health scandal waiting to happen | The Guardian | Nihara Krause | May-16 | Link |
| Hundreds of primary school children treated at London A&Es after self-harming | Evening Standard | Mark Blunden | Apr-16 | Link |
| Prime Minister David Cameron honours teenage mental health charity founder | Wimbledon Guardian | Becky Middleton | Feb-15 | Link |
| Worth Warrior | ||||
| New Ofcom study explores how media literacy can support mental health | Ofcom | May-23 | Link | |
| Calm Harm | ||||
| BP Oddo partners with mental health app developers to give teens free anxiety, stress resources | SI Live | Giavanni Alvez | Jul-21 | Link |
| 9 Essential Mental Health Apps to Prevent Suicide and Self-Harm | MUO | Joy Okumoko | Jun-21 | Link |
| How charity apps are supporting our mental health | Charity Digital | Mary Wessel | Jun-21 | Link |
| Mind Your Mind: Taking a look at the Calm Harm app | The Ubyssey | Daphnée Lévesque | Mar-21 | Link |
| The best apps for dealing with anxiety | Popular Science | RK Pendergrass | Feb-21 | Link |
| 5 apps and services to help improve your mental health during lockdown | BreakingNews.ie | Luke Rix-Standing | Feb-21 | Link |
| The Calm Harm App: Can Apps Really Help You Avoid Self-Harm? | HealthyPlace | Martyna Halas | Feb-21 | Link |
| Struggling to know what type of therapy should you get? | Cosmopolitan | Jennifer Savin | Jan-21 | Link |
| Everything You Need to Manage Your Panic and Anxiety | Life Hacker AU | Alice Bradley | Jan-21 | Link |
| How to take care of your mental health and wellbeing this winter | Evening Standard | Dec-20 | Link | |
| ‘I have learnt to take time out for myself and myself only’: A guide to anxiety | The Tab | Eleanor Sherwood | Dec-20 | Link |
| Portsmouth social prescribers use social media to push self care message | The News: Portsmouth | Millie Salkeld | Nov-20 | Link |
| How to help staff cope during COVID | Education Executive | Nov-20 | Link | |
| 5 Ways To Deal With Suicidal Or Self-Harming Thoughts | Page One | Shane Torres | Sep-20 | Link |
| Can apps help you manage your mental health during the pandemic? | Patient.info | Ellie Broughton | Jul-20 | Link |
| Support for children and young people’s mental health | South Leeds Life | May-20 | Link | |
| Teen Crisis Counsellors Are Still On Call | The New Yorker | Charles Bethea | May-20 | Link |
| 10 Ways to resist the urge to self-harm | SELF | Anika Nayak | Apr-20 | Link |
| Self-harming? Here’s how to talk to someone about it | The Mix | Sian Bradley | Apr-20 | Link |
| Where to reach out for mental health support in Plymouth | Plymouth Herald | Katie Timms | Mar-20 | Link |
| Mental health app helps create ‘calm cards’ | Charity Digital | Joe Lepper | Jan-20 | Link |
| Design for good: 8 ways to use your creativity to make a difference | Creative Bloq | Lisa Hassell | Jan-20 | Link |
| World Suicide Prevention Day: 8 apps and podcasts to help us all look after our mental health better | Virgin Media | Sep-19 | Link | |
| Our RideLondon cheer zone | LoveWimbledon | Aug-19 | Link | |
| Another stem4 app award | LoveWimbledon | Jul-19 | Link | |
| Wimbledon teenage mental health charity's app wins Design Business Association award | SW Londoner | Adelina Adjei | Jun-19 | Link |
| Calm Harm: Life-Saving App wins prestigious British Design Award | Design Business Association | Jun-19 | Link | |
| Programme builds the resilience of children | CYP Now | Mar-19 | Link | |
| UK teenagers turn to mobile apps to help with mental ill health | The Guardian | Denis Campbell | Nov-18 | Link |
| Suffering from mental illness? Download these mental health apps | Business Times | Maureen Bongat Jularbal | Nov-18 | Link |
| Tumblr users are turning to this app to resist the urge to self-harm | The Verve | Megan Farokhonesh | Jan-18 | Link |
| Calm Harm app may have value for teen, adults | The Behavioural Health Hour | Erin O'Donnell | Jan-18 | Link |
| Apps for teenagers who are self-harming | The Psychologist | Rachelle Dawson | Jul-17 | Link |
| Clear Fear | ||||
| A digital solution for anxiety and depression in children and young people | Accountable Care Journal | Nihara Krause | Dec-20 | Link |
| 13 Best Apps to Help with Anxiety: Tracking and Relief | Tech Boomers | Jul-20 | Link | |
| 4 free apps to help manage your anxiety | TES | Jo Steer | Jun-20 | Link |
| Combined Minds | ||||
| Youth Mental Health – Combined Minds App | Hippocratic Post | Sep-20 | Link | |