By Catherine Roche, chief executive, Place2Be
New school years are full of expectation, excitement and nervousness about what lies ahead. Alongside academic achievement, we want to see confident, happy faces populating school corridors – both children and staff.
But the past two years or so have been a rollercoaster for parents, teachers, carers, and students. Covid-19 brought the restrictions of lockdowns, the trauma of losing loved ones, and daily uncertainty. This is against a backdrop of political instability, war in Ukraine, and a cost-of-living crisis.
We know children and young people are resilient but it is clear the cost has been dear. Even before Covid, there were concerns about children and young people's mental health but we are now facing a crisis with one in sixchildren suffering from mental health conditions and 400,000 being treated each month. The NHS child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) route for referring more serious cases is bursting at the seams.
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