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...
I have worked with young people for 25 years – it’s galling to see them bounced between overworked departments because their diagnosis doesn’t fit
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Scots with learning disabilities and autism have been locked in secure hospitals and psychiatric wards for decades, a BBC investigation has found. They remain unable to get out despite Scottish ministers saying 22 years...
The Health and Social Care Committee has published a report which explores body image dissatisfaction and the potential harm from online content, including its impact on children. The report included evidence from lived...
It is simply not right that disabled people are at a much greater risk of falling into very deep poverty. In this blog, JRF’s Chief Analyst Peter Matejic and JRF Fellow Tom Clark explore our latest research and look at...
Former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield has warned that vulnerable young people are at greater risk of exploitation, serious violence and abuse, as children’s mental health services struggle to cope...
Neurodivergent children face more challenges than their peers when navigating both the education and youth justice systems in England and Wales, with some being labelled as “problem children” as early as year four...
Increasing mental health issues and low self esteem among young people who are out of work are key barriers to entering employment, new research finds. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People...
Yesterday it came to light that a disabled woman was facing more than £1,000 in fines for parking in an accessible space outside her home. The reasoning behind the eye-watering fines that Cerys Gemma has been ordered to...
Exclusive: Outdated system designed for white British patients leads to inequalities in diagnosis, care and support, review finds
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Our society and the systems and services we have built do not value unpaid care work. In this blog, JRF outlines how we are working with people with lived experience of unpaid care work to develop policy recommendations...
