Best start in life: promoting good emotional wellbeing and mental health for children and young people

Best start in life: promoting good emotional wellbeing and mental health for children and young people Tackling mental illness in children should begin before they are born, at a time when expectant mothers can suffer mental health problems, this report suggests. It says that early interactions and experiences directly affect how a child's brain develops and concludes it is vital that intervention is made at this critical stage to reduce the chances of mental illness developing in children. Local Government Association