Children and Young People

Healthier Futures is working to ensure that children and young people live healthy lives where they can thrive.

Every child deserves to live a healthy and happy life, yet children and young people around the world still face challenges to their physical and mental health. Progress has been made in previous decades regarding children’s health, yet millions are still affected by preventable causes such as diseases, mental health issues, malnutrition, access to health services, and environmental impacts.

Access to quality education is also vital to enable children and young people to succeed in later life, yet research from the United Nations suggests that without intervention, in 2030 84 million children will be out of school and 300 million students will lack basic numeracy and literacy skills.

Tackling these challenges is a priority for Healthier Futures and The University of Manchester, with academics working to deliver effective solutions to improve childhood health and wellbeing.

Children and Young People theme leads:

Dr Ola DemkowiczSenior Lecturer in Psychology of Education

Prof Susan Kirk, Professor of Family and Child Health

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