Racism: Social worker calls experiences exhausting

A social worker said racism she encounters was like “death by a thousand cuts”. Jade Forbes, who is black, said the workplace bigotry she experienced had affected her mental health. Read the full...

Huge delays to access maternal mental health care in England called a scandal

Almost 20,000 women a year living with mental health problems triggered by being pregnant or giving birth are being denied support by the NHS, the Guardian can reveal. Furthermore, those who do receive mental...

Soaring special needs school transport costs ‘unsustainable’, say councils

Soaring costs of school transport for children with special educational needs is causing councils in England to warn of service cuts and potential insolvency, according to local authority leaders. Read the...

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Mental health

The House of Commons Library has published a briefing on support for children and young people’s mental health in England. The briefing looks at: children and young people’s mental health services in England;...

Mental health and wellbeing

The McPin Foundation has published a report calling on the Government to reinstate the 10-year mental health strategy. It proposed recommendations for the plan including: that there should be evidence based mental...