The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section has agreed that a view should be formulated about the management of suicidal attempts in young people under sixteen. This report of the Section's Working Party is being published with Council's approval. (Members of the Working Party: Dr M. Black (Convener), Dr J. Erulkar, Mr M. Kerfoot, Professor R. Meadow and Dr H. Baderman.) A Working Party of the Public Policy Committee, which includes representatives of other professions, is continuing discussion of this topic.

The Spring Quarterly Meeting was held at the Holiday Inn, Liverpool and the University of Liverpool on 20 and 21 April 1982 under the Presidency of Professor Kenneth Rawnsley.