The impact the crisis will have on children’s mental health, well-being and education in the long-term has sparked deep concern within the sector coupled with issues caused by funding deficits, cuts to services and the workforce.
When lockdown was announced and schools were closed in March, experts warned that vulnerable children were at risk, hidden from their usual support networks. There was an increase in domestic abuse reports, charities feared a rise in mental illness while local authorities prepared for a rise in referrals to children’s services.
Amid uncertainty and panic for the sector, the government introduced emergency legislation reducing local authority’s statutory duties to children and young people.
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