Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care
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NHS ombudsman warns of years-long waits and patients paying thousands to go private as demand for services soars
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Nearly a quarter of households with children under five are experiencing food poverty, rising to one in two among single-parent families, according to analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) think...
Grandparents who step in to provide full-time care for their grandchildren to prevent them being taken into care will be given guaranteed financial support under a government pilot scheme. Read the full article on this...
The government has unveiled plans to overhaul the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in what is set to be the biggest shake up in education policy for more than a decade. SEND Reform: Putting...
The Department for Education has pledged £26 million to recruit and train more educational psychologists, as latest research reveals their time is often dominated by administration linked to the growing workload in...
A year-long commission has been launched by Mind to examine AI and mental health after a Guardian investigation exposed how Google’s AI Overviews, which are shown to 2 billion people each month, gave people “very...
Chair of UK government review says dramatic changes in labour market risks putting ‘a generation on the scrapheap’
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The government has confirmed more than £10 million of funding to support the establishment of up to six new regional care cooperatives (RCCs), as part of national care placement improvement drive. A Department for...
One in six autistic pupils have not been to school at all since the start of this academic year, according to a new survey which found that mental health issues were often behind high levels of school absence. Read the...
On 13 January 2026, the Co-Executive Director Priya Sahni-Nicholas spoke at Public Policy Exchange’s event to discuss the recently published Child Poverty Strategy, Tackling Child Poverty: Improving Welfare, Security...
Almost two in three women over 50 in the UK struggle with their mental health as they deal with menopause, relationship breakdowns and changes to their appearance, a survey has found. Read the full article on this link...
The government has unveiled a £200 million training package for teachers to boost their skills in supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) of all ages. The investment – which the...
