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.

[Publication Report] The Children’s Health Project Publishes Family Mental Health Booklet “Nurturing Child and Guardian Mental Health through Our Communication with Children” in Five Languages (February 6, 2023)
2023-02-06

[Publication Report] The Children’s Health Project Publishes Family Mental Health Bookle ...>>

2022-11-07

[Presentation Report] The 48th Annual Convention of the Japanese Association of Behavior ...>>

2022-07-01

[Activity Report] HGPI Children’s Health Project Selected to Conduct “Improving Mental H ...>>

[Recommendations] Four Recommendations for Prevention and Support in Children’s Mental Health – HGPI’s View on Children’s Mental Health Policy (June 24, 2022)
2022-06-24

[Recommendations] Four Recommendations for Prevention and Support in Children’s Mental H ...>>

[Research Report] Building a Mental Health Program for Children and Measuring its Effectiveness (June 16, 2022）
2022-06-16

[Research Report] Building a Mental Health Program for Children and Measuring its Effect ...>>

[Event Report] Child Health Project Expert Meeting: Building a Mental Health Education Program and Support System that Respects Children’s Rights The Second Expert Meeting: Identifying Challenges and Developing Solutions in Schools to Support Children’s Mental Health (March 17, 2022)
2022-03-18

[Event Report] Child Health Project Expert Meeting: Building a Mental Health Education P ...>>

[Event Report] Child Health Project Expert Meeting: Building a Mental Health Education Program and Support System that Respects Children’s Rights The First Expert Meeting: A Life Course Approach to Children’s Mental Health (December 16, 2021)
2022-03-16

[Event Report] Child Health Project Expert Meeting: Building a Mental Health Education P ...>>

[Event Report] The 102nd HGPI Seminar – Examining Child and Household Poverty From the Perspective of Food Security as Highlighted by the COVID-19 Pandemic (December 3, 2021)
2022-02-01

[Event Report] The 102nd HGPI Seminar – Examining Child and Household Poverty From the P ...>>

[Lecture Report] The Future of Physical Education Co-creation Summit 2022 – Keeping Your Well-Being in Mind to Envision the Future of Physical Education (Hosted online by the Project for Envisioning the Future of Physical Education; January 16, 2022)
2022-01-27

[Lecture Report] The Future of Physical Education Co-creation Summit 2022 – Keeping Your ...>>

[Research Report] Public Opinion Survey on Priorities for Policies Related to Children’s Health (January 17, 2022)
2022-01-17

[Research Report] Public Opinion Survey on Priorities for Policies Related to Children’s ...>>

[HGPI Policy Column] No.25 – From the Child Health Team – Child Health Column 4 – Adolescent Mental Health Literacy and Its Importance
2021-09-27

[HGPI Policy Column] No.25 – From the Child Health Team – Child Health Column 4 – Adoles ...>>

[HGPI Policy Column] No.23 – From the Child Health Team – Child Health Column 3 – The Act on Support for Children Requiring Continuous Medical Care and Their Families comes into effect this September
2021-08-25

[HGPI Policy Column] No.23 – From the Child Health Team – Child Health Column 3 – The Ac ...>>

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