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...
Both fatigue and sleep difficulties are common symptoms of mental health presentations such as depression and anxiety. Despite this, little is known about how psychologists in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services...
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 health and...
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 &...
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 personal...
Research conducted by the inspectorate, at the request of the House of Commons public accounts select committee, found that 80 per cent of primary school head teachers and 72 per cent of secondary head teachers who...
Equality and Human Rights Commission says government has breached rights of people with learning disabilities and autism due to failure to meet target to move them out of hospital. Read the full article on this link...
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...
Girls transitioning to secondary school are much more likely to develop mental health problems than boys, according to new research.
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The proportion of schools in England employing mental health counsellors has nearly doubled since 2016, a study has found.
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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...
