Carers are assets. And we have the need for mental health and wellbeing support in our own right.
Nov 10, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Evidence from 6 visits to local areas, looking at their special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision between 5 and 14 October 2020: Overall, children, young people and their families have had mixed experiences
through this period. #SEND
Some families have felt isolated, with limited contact from
schools and services. Others shared a huge amount of praise for the health practitioners, social workers, local authority family support workers and school staff
who had supported their children.
Sep 11, 2020 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
Children in young offender institutions (YOIs) face “a real risk of psychological decline” following strict restrictions implemented during lockdown, the chief inspector of prisons has warned.
Peter Clarke says his concerns over an impending crisis must be “addressed urgently, so that prisoners, children and detainees do not suffer long-term damage to their mental health and wellbeing, and prisons can fulfil their rehabilitative goals”.
