Mental health & neurodiversity Children and young people’s mental health About one in five children and young people aged 8 to 25 years old have a probable mental health disorder. (NHS Digital, 2023) At Health Innovation KSS we work closely with our partners to enable innovation in children and young people’s mental health services, including NHSE, Integrated Care Boards, the voluntary and community sector, NHS Trusts, local authorities, industry partners and young people with lived experience. We translate the latest research focussing on children and young people’s mental health into action in partnership with NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex. News and case studies Sussex Youth Summit 2023 The 2023 Sussex Youth Summit brought together representatives from across the sector to further progress plans for improving community-based emotional wellbeing and mental health services and support for people aged 16 to 25. News 25 Sep 2023 More CYP Digital Mental Health – training programme Health Innovation KSS and Unity Insights have developed a new Digital Mental Health Communications Training Programme. Case Study 1 Jan 2022 More Sussex partners join forces to improve young people’s mental health Around 90 people from in and around Sussex came together at an event held on 16 June to pledge their support and help develop ambitions around community-based emotional wellbeing and mental health youth interventions for 16-25 year olds. News 21 Jun 2022 More Whole School and College Approach The Whole School and College Approach (WSCA) Measurement Toolkit help schools and colleges measure and self-assess the impact of their whole school and college approach to emotional wellbeing and mental health. News 1 Jan 2022 More Surrey Children and Young People’s Innovation Roadshow Surrey Children and Young People's Innovation roadshow, exploring the newest tech around healthcare for this group. News 28 Nov 2022 More ← → Contact us If you’d like to find out more about any of our children and young people’s mental health programmes, get in touch. Get in touch