Referrals to local authority children’s services across England are “now accelerating”, the ADCS says, calling on the government to provide long-term ring-fenced funding for children’s social care.
The association’s new ‘Building a country that works for all children post Covid-19’ report highlights an increase in referrals to children’s services due to an increase in tensions at home exacerbated by lockdown restrictions.
It also analyses the impact of the pandemic on both adults and children’s mental health and the financial impact of Covid-19 on many families already living on the edge of poverty.
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