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Mental health

Child mental health clinicians promote mental wellbeing and work with children and families with mental health difficulties. Find out more about the sub-specialty or our key topic page on child mental heath. 

Committee

Mental Health Advisory Committee

This committee is responsible for providing expert advice on the College’s work on children and young people’s mental health in the context of paediatric services. It works to influence policy, respond to consultation documents and guidance and guide the College’s work and national advocacy on child...
News

RCPCH concerned by experiences of children with mental health needs being placed in general paediatric wards

30 May 2023
An interim report from the Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch (HSIB) into the experiences of children and young people with mental health needs being placed on general paediatric wards has highlighted the risks of placing children and young people in these environments, particularly for childre...