NHS ombudsman warns of years-long waits and patients paying thousands to go private as demand for services soars
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The Centre for Young Lives has published its annual State of the Nation report, collating data and indicators to track trends in poverty, mental health, education, safeguarding, housing, special educational...
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Kinship Care has published a new report on the experiences of children who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who are raised by kinship carers...
Children suffering mental health crises spent more than 900,000 hours in A&E in England last year seeking urgent and potentially life-saving help, NHS figures reveal. Read the full article on this link to The...
Scotland’s first further education facility for young people with complex support needs welcomed its first students in September last year. BBC Scotland has spent time with its students and staff to see what kind...
Specialist support for deaf children and their families it at its lowest level on record, according to the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS). The charity said that the number of teachers of the deaf working in...
Disabled people in the UK are much more likely to struggle to heat their homes and cut back on food this winter, according to a report highlighting “massive” income gaps amid the cost of living squeeze. Read the full...
The number of children in England needing treatment for serious mental health problems has risen by 39% in a year, official data shows. Experts say the pandemic, social inequality, austerity and online harm are all...
Brad Lomax in the US, Rosa May Billinghurst in the UK, Javed Abid in India … these are the men and women I wish I had known about as a disabled child
Read Lucy Webster’s article on this link to The Guardian
Mental health problems among children have risen since last year, with a quarter of children aged 17-19 found to have a probable mental disorder, latest data from NHS Digital shows. Read the full article on this link...
Just under half of year 11 pupils are experiencing mental health problems following the Covid-19 pandemic, a study has found.
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New analysis shows pay gap between non-disabled and disabled workers is now 17.2%, or £3,700 a year
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The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) has released a new podcast episode exploring a systematic review research paper on the impact of childhood adversities on the mental health of LGBT+ young...
