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Supporting children and young people’s mental health 

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families has published advice and guidance for schools on how to help children and young people in primary, secondary and post-16 settings manage their mental...

March 24, 2020
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Coronavirus: Isolation advice for children’s homes and special schools

The Department for Education (DfE) has issued guidance for children’s homes and residential special schools on managing isolation during the coronavirus outbreak. Read the full article on this link to Children...

March 23, 2020
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Coronavirus: ‘Disabled people must not be seen as inevitable cannon fodder’

Disabled people are beginning to raise grave concerns about the potential impact of coronavirus on people with long-term health conditions and high support needs, particularly those who employ their own...

March 11, 2020

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Adolescent mental health

The Evidence Based Practice Unit at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and University College London (UCL) have published an evidence briefing looking at developmental trends in mental health problems and subjective wellbeing...

February 11, 2020
Disabilitymental health

Children and young people’s mental health

The Children’s Commissioner for England has published the third annual children’s mental health briefing looking at the provision of children and young people’s mental health services in England. The report finds that in 2018/19: an additional...

February 3, 2020