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The Kids Inspire press office can provide journalists with information and comment on a wide range of issues relating to children and young people’s mental health, trauma caused by significant life events and the work of Kids Inspire.
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If you're a journalist with a media enquiry or interview request, please contact:
Tel: 07709 734473
Key facts and figures
1 May 2023 and 30 April 2024
We have seen sustained year-on-year growth in the total number of people reached, totalling 11,163 in this reporting period. To break this down:
4532 people were supported by therapy, mentoring, groups, and consultations.
6566 people were reached through our community engagement, training and outreach
65% of referred children have four or more presenting issues, a 7% rise from last year
Each case has a child at its centre: 87.4% are 5-15 years old, 8% are 16-18 and each receive support consisting of one or more of the following:
Creative Arts Therapies: including Drama, Integrative Arts, Music, Dance & Movement, and Play
Trauma Resolution Therapies: including Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Children’s Accelerated Trauma Treatment (CATT), Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), Theraplay, Somatic Experiencing (SE) and NeuroAffective Touch
Family Therapy
Other Talk Therapies: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Transactional Analysis and Psychodynamic Counselling
Groups: EPIC, NVR, The Voice.
National facts and figures
One in five young people aged 8 to 16 have a probable mental health condition - NHS England, November 2023 NHS - The Mental Health of Children and Young People in England
Kids Inspire’s work sits outside of the CYPMHS and receives no central government funding. Our work continues because of the gap in vital services.
It is estimated that around 75% of young people experiencing a mental health problem are forced to wait so long that their condition gets worse, or they are unable to access any treatment at all (Local Government Association, 2023)
In 2022-2023, there were 949,200 children and young people who had active referrals to children and young people’s mental health services (CYPMHS). This is 8% of the 11.9 million children in England (Children’s Commissioner, 2024). Of these children:
32% had entered treatment (had 2 contacts with CYPMHS)
28% were still waiting to receive their second contact with CYPMHS
39% had their referrals closed before accessing CYPMHS (for a second contact)
Of the 1.4 million children estimated to have a probable mental health problem, less than half (49%) received at least 1 contact with CYPMHS during 2022-23 (Children’s Commissioner, 2024)
One-third of mental health problems in adulthood are directly connected to an adverse childhood experience (ACE) - World Health Organisation Kessler, R. (2010) ‘Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys’ British Journal of Psychiatry 197(5): 378–385
More national facts and figures can be found on the CYPMHC website.
Key Kids Inspire FAQs
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Kids Inspire is a children’s mental health charity. We provide specialist trauma support for children and families.
We want all children and families to get the support they need to recover from trauma and thrive.
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We have a number of case studies on our website.
If you would like a young person/parent/carer to speak about their experiences at Kids Inspire, we can work with you to see if this is something we can provide.
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We work with children, young people and families across Essex and in Suffolk-based locations.
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Page updated: 29 November 2024