More children suffering from poor mental health, educational failures and family issues are three contributing factors to the UK "sliding back" to Victorian era poverty, with those poorest in society not feeling the benefits of positive overall trends, including a decline in unemployment and improved literacy rates among young people, according to the report.
It notes that poorer families are more likely to experience family breakdown, with impacts on children including disrupted attachment, developmental delays and increased likelihood of mental health issues. Over the past eight years, more than one in seven children have been classed as a child in need by their local authority at least once.
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