Report Child Health

About Child Health

Establishing a system to provide children with physical and mental health support from society as a whole as they grow and develop is an urgent issue for Japan’s future.

While neonatal and infant mortality rates in Japan are among the best in the world, there are serious health problems rooted in socioeconomic factors such as poverty, abuse, and suicide.

Issues such as the growing rate of mental health disorders, the percentage of low-weight births, and children in medical care due to advances in technology, are all issues that require society-wide action to address.

HGPI conducts surveys and research and generates policy proposals to advance effective policies and to contribute to realizing seamless healthcare and welfare services as outlined in the Basic Law for Child and Maternal Health and Child Development.

[Policy Recommendations] Strengthening Lifelong Mental Health Support for Children with Intellectual Disabilities (April 30, 2025)
2025-04-30

[Policy Recommendations] Strengthening Lifelong Mental Health Support for Children with ...>>

[Publication Report] The Child Health Project Publishes Family Mental Health Booklet “Learning and Practicing at Home – Stress Management for Children with Intellectual Disabilities” (February 3, 2025)
2025-02-07

[Publication Report] The Child Health Project Publishes Family Mental Health Booklet “Le ...>>

[In the Media] Introduction of HGPI Child Health Project’s e-learning program on stress management for children with intellectual disabilities and their guardians published on Child Lab (Child Lab, January 29, 2025)
2025-01-31

[In the Media] Introduction of HGPI Child Health Project’s e-learning program on stress ...>>

[Lecture Report] “Maternal Continuum of Care and UHC” Training Program Lecture Delivered (JOICEF, November 26, 2024, Online)
2024-11-28

[Lecture Report] “Maternal Continuum of Care and UHC” Training Program Lectu ...>>

[Lecture Report] The 50th Anniversary of the Japanese Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (September 24, 2024, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
2024-10-18

[Lecture Report] The 50th Anniversary of the Japanese Association of Behavioral and Cogn ...>>

[Activity Report] HGPI Child Health Project Selected to Implement FY2024 Nippon Foundation Grant Program, “Establishing a Skill Development Program and Collaborative Network for Improving Mental Health for Students with Intellectual Disabilities” (April 15, 2024)
2024-04-16

[Activity Report] HGPI Child Health Project Selected to Implement FY2024 Nippon Foundati ...>>

[Activity Report] HGPI and Japan Society of Stress Management Submit Recommendations on Stress Management Education (August 10, 2023)
2023-08-31

[Activity Report] HGPI and Japan Society of Stress Management Submit Recommendations on ...>>

[Announcement] Poster Awarded Industrial and Labor Award at 21st Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Stress Management (Japan Society of Stress Management, July 30, 2023)
2023-08-07

[Announcement] Poster Awarded Industrial and Labor Award at 21st Annual Conference of th ...>>

[Lecture Report] The 21st Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Stress Management – Necessary Steps for Implementing Children’s Mental Health Support in Society (Japan Society of Stress Management, July 29, 2023, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo)
2023-08-03

[Lecture Report] The 21st Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Stress Management – ...>>

[Event Report] Non-partisan Diet Member Briefing – 30-minute Health Policy Update: “Children’s Health – Challenges and Prospects for Implementing and Executing the Basic Law and Basic Plan for Child Health Based on HGPI’s Urgent Recommendations” (June 9, 2023)
2023-06-29

[Event Report] Non-partisan Diet Member Briefing – 30-minute Health Policy Update: “Chil ...>>

[Event Report] The Child Health Project Public Forum “Challenges and Future Prospects for Promoting a Different Dimension of Policies for Children” (April 6, 2023)
2023-04-14

[Event Report] The Child Health Project Public Forum “Challenges and Future Prospects fo ...>>

[In the Media] HGPI Booklet For Guardians and Nursery Teachers Offers Promise for Prevention of Depression and Psychiatric Disorders (Health and Welfare, No. 6796; March 3, 2023)
2023-04-11

[In the Media] HGPI Booklet For Guardians and Nursery Teachers Offers Promise for Preven ...>>

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