By Megan Cutts, Mairi Jeffery, Kathryn Mills-Webb One of the main thrusts of Bridget Philippson’s argument about getting more children into mainstream is for their wellbeing and belonging; to be …
By Dr Kim Collett, Associate Lecturer and Researcher specialising in inclusive education and SEND Mealtimes, as most parents know, can be a child-sized minefield, whether or not there are additional …
This is part 2. You can find part 1 here. Our coverage of the Schools White Paper follows later today and all week Below is a selection of the testimonies …
On the day that the Schools White Paper is published, containing draft plans to reduce children’s rights, public accountability group, Measure What Matters is publishing the results of an investigation …
by Sharren Bridges, parent and founder of Jen’s Acorn Content warning: This article contains sensitive content involving the suicide of a young person. Please take care as you read. The …
For many of the people languishing on years-long NHS waiting lists for autism and ADHD assessments, a pathway called Right to Choose (RTC) has been a vital lifeline. Funded by …
A group of clinical psychologists working with children, young people, and families across the UK are calling for the Government to act on what they say is an “unprecedented mental …
by Dr Anna Hutchinson, clinical psychologist If your child or young person has a mental health difficulty or is neurodivergent (or both), parents know only too well how hard it …
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will have its second reading in Parliament tomorrow (8/1/25), with “delivering change” and “breaking down barriers to opportunity” the slogans on which the Bill …
*This is a sponsored post from Lavinia Dowling, Mental Health & Autism Specialist Nurse Consultant. Director and Founder, The M Word CIC Today we hear from Lavinia Dowling of The …
With Andy Smith, Spectrum Gaming We recently came across a report from Spectrum Gaming, a charity based in Greater Manchester, about the experiences of some of their neurodivergent members who …
The DfE has recently published a new document, ‘Summary of responsibilities where a mental health issue is affecting attendance’. Sensible, as the 2017 Mental Health of Children and Young People …
It’s Children’s Mental Health Week again. It doesn’t seem possible a year has passed since the previous one; my life seems to be on fast-forward most of the time. Place2Be …
This year’s World Mental Health Day 2022 theme is to make a global priority of mental health and wellbeing. It’s a good theme, and much needed, but at the same …
with Dr Hope Christie, Edinburgh University While much of the country is going about their business as if the pandemic is over, many parents of disabled children feel like their …
Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week 2022 is supporting the theme of ‘Growing Together’. The aim is to help and support children to understand and learn from previous experiences that they …
With Eliza Gardner, teenage mental health campaigner Children’s Mental Health Week gives rise to grimmer statistics every year and of course, the pandemic has had a significant hand in that. …
It’s Anti-Bullying Week 2021 and here we are with a new theme to try to stamp out bullying. The chosen theme this year is ‘One Kind Word’ One Kind Word …
Tania’s note: Recently, broadcaster, Carrie Grant, quoted a tweet (shown below) from Dr Shan Hussein who had not had a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) referral accepted since …
With Melanie Cross, Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists One of the most common elements of additional needs is speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). If a child also …
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