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...
Mental health charity says it plans to move volunteers into larger regional hubs and pilot remote call handling
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Britain’s political and media class advocate policies that leave disabled people hungry and dirty. Why are we expected to settle for this?
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Whole-class mental health sessions in schools have a small but significant effect in reducing depression and anxiety symptoms, according to analysis led by researchers at UCL and Anna Freud. The Department for Education...
Whole-class mental health sessions in schools have a small but significant effect in reducing depression and anxiety symptoms, according to analysis led by researchers at UCL and Anna Freud. Read the full article on...
Campaigners say failings have ‘ruined lives’ after figures show up to 2.5m people in country could have condition
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Some 500 schools with significant attendance and behaviour challenges will also benefit from an intensive programme unveiled today. Attendance and behaviour hubs, to be created around 90 schools with a track record of...
The Department for Education (DfE) has published a report exploring the extent to which students’ poor mental health contributes to school absenteeism in England among 13- to 16-year-olds. The report draws data...
The government is being urged to use the forthcoming spending review to commit to increasing the number of early support mental health hubs for young people. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young...
From anxious children unable to cope with school to those with more complex, profound disabilities, support for Send children in England is broken, with underfunded local authorities delaying legal obligations to...
Research has found that almost one in five parents of children with disabilities are facing a wait of more than 12 months to receive their legal entitlement of a social worker assessment. Read more.
