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 with disabilities are among those set to be most adversely impacted by a reduction in holiday childcare places this summer.
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The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has published new research on parents with learning disabilities or learning difficulties who are involved in care proceedings in England. Findings from court and social work...
One in three parents at risk of having their baby taken into care have a learning disability or difficulty, analysis of 200 care proceedings has found. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People...
NSPCC Learning has published a podcast episode looking at how the differing language and communication needs of d/Deaf children can affect their safety and the child protection support they receive. The podcast features...
Clinical psychologists are warning that age assessment checks are causing a “profound and harmful impact on the mental health” of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Read the full article on this link to Children...
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition and Centre for Mental Health have published a report on school absence. The report reviews Government data and examines the evidence base which finds a link...
Former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield has called for an expansion of mental health support offered in schools as data shows 1.4mn children in England now have a probable mental health condition...
Three quarters of primary school headteachers are cutting teaching assistant (TAs) numbers, a survey has found. The cuts are despite TAs’ increasingly influential role supporting the rising number of pupils with...
The Anna Freud charity has published its manifesto on mental health support for children in England. The manifesto consists of a five-point plan for the Government and policy makers on prevention and early intervention...
Young people with experience of the criminal justice system say the second most common place for them to see police is at their home, with incidents often involving excessive force from officers. Read the full article...
