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Support for SEND children turning 18 is ‘profoundly inadequate’, report warns

Thursday, May 9, 2024

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Problems in support for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being “exacerbated by a profoundly inadequate system” of help as they become adults, according to campaigners.

Interview: Vanessa Longley, chief executive, Chance UK

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

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The Chance UK chief executive speaks to Derren Hayes about her plans for the charity.

Call to put schools at the heart of mental health and wellbeing plan

Monday, April 29, 2024

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Report by think-tank says next government should expand the reach and remit of mental health support teams so they provide advice and guidance to all pupils to prevent emerging problems from escalating.

Longfield think-tank calls for expansion of school mental health support teams

Monday, April 29, 2024

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Former children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield has called for an expansion of mental health support offered in schools as data shows 1.4mn children in England now have a probable mental health condition.

Report slams ‘significant lack’ of government action to tackle root cause of school absences

Thursday, April 25, 2024

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Mental health experts have criticised a lack of action by the government to tackle underlying issues behind persistent school absences such as poor emotional wellbeing and poverty.

Hundreds of young people to reveal lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic

Monday, April 22, 2024

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The UK Covid-19 Inquiry will hear from hundreds of young people about the lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic to form legal evidence for future recommendations.

MPs back plans to tackle youth vaping

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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MPs have backed major plans to tackle youth vaping and smoking including a ban on the marketing of vaping products aimed at children.

Children's safety campaigners call for WhatsApp to reverse age limit reduction

Thursday, April 11, 2024

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Campaigners are calling on WhatsApp to reverse its decision to cut the age limit of users from 16 to 13.

Budgets to support visually impaired children slashed by councils

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

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More than half of local authorities have cut or frozen the number of specialist teachers they employ to support children with visual impairments, according to new research.

Cass review: Gender identity services for young people ‘need to match standards of other NHS care'

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

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A landmark healthcare review has called on the NHS to ensure gender identity services for young people match the standards of its other forms of care and support.

'Unexplained transfers' impacting one in five pupils with emotional health needs

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

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Vulnerable pupils, including those with mental health problems, are at an increased risk of experiencing "an unexplained transfer" from their school, research has found.

Child-first coaching to support young people’s mental health

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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A group of charities, policymakers and educators with a passion for using sport to improve the health and wellbeing of children are supporting efforts for physical activity to be socially prescribed through primary care networks.

Secure homes need makeover

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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Government funding will boost secure children’s homes places but experts call for wholesale changes.

Number of children living in absolute poverty rises by 300,000, government reveals

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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The number of children living in absolute poverty has risen for a second consecutive year by 300,000, according to government figures.

Just one in five children feel politicians are listening to them, England's Children’s Commissioner reveals

Monday, March 25, 2024

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Only 22% of children feel that their concerns are being listened to by politicians with just 10% feeling their views are important to those running the country, a survey by the Children’s Commissioner for England has revealed.

Charity highlights importance of specialist roles to support neurodiverse children

Friday, March 22, 2024

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Safer London has said its expert caseworker roles to support neurodiverse children are vital at a time where there’s a “lack of money for services”.

Princess of Wales' charity urges roll out of health visitor tool to ‘interpret baby behaviour’

Thursday, March 21, 2024

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A tool to help health visitors interpret babies' behaviour should be rolled out nationally following “overwhelmingly positive” results from a trial of its use funded by the Princess of Wales’ charity the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.

Thousands of children waiting years for mental health support, Children’s Commissioner warns

Friday, March 15, 2024

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Almost a quarter of a million children are waiting for mental health support despite being referred to services in 2022/23, analysis of NHS figures by the Children’s Commissioner for England finds.

Support schools and nurseries to tackle poverty, Longfield’s think-tank urges ministers

Friday, March 15, 2024

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Programmes within schools and nurseries should be at the forefront of a government plan to tackle childhood poverty, a think-tank led by the former Children’s Commissioner for England has told ministers.

YoungMinds receives £5m grant to improve youth mental health over 10 years

Thursday, March 14, 2024

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Youth mental health charity YoungMinds has received a 10-year grant of £5 million to support the design and delivery of a new strategy for young people’s mental health.

Surfing therapy project wins National Lottery award to support young people

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

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A therapy project that uses surfing to help tackle mental health problems has been handed £20,000 in National Lottery funding to target groups at high risk of loneliness.

Puberty blockers will no longer be prescribed to children, NHS England confirms

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

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Puberty blockers will now only be available to children as part of clinical research trials and will not be prescribed at gender identity clinics, NHS England has confirmed.

Blanket approach to cost-of-living support 'impacting youth mental health'

Friday, March 8, 2024

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The “one-size-fits-all approach” to supporting children through the cost-of-living crisis “overlooks the unique challenges faced by young people”, the Youth Select Committee’s new report has found.

Referrals to children’s mental health services ‘highest on record’

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

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The number of referrals to child and adolescent mental health services (CAHMS) has reached a record high, according to analysis of NHS annual data by charity Mind.

Virtual reality films tackle social media dangers for young people

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

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A series of virtual reality (VR) films has been created to help children understand the dangers of social media.

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