Half of adults report that their mental health has suffered during COVID pandemic
Almost half of adults have reported that the pandemic has impacted negatively on their mental health and wellbeing, a survey by Public Health England has found.
As PHE has launched a nationwide Better Health - Every Mind Matters campaign to support people to take action to look after their mental health and wellbeing and help support [...]
25% rise in the number of serious incident notifications after first lockdown
There has been more than a 25% rise in the number of serious incident notifications between the first half of 2019-20 and 2020-21.
The rise of 27% in the number of serious incident notifications made in the first half of 2020-21 was despite a decrease in the number of notifications made between 2018-19 and 2019-20.
Children’s Charter Part 3: Social workers are needed in schools urgently
Background
WillisPalmer launches Children’s Charter
Why The Children’s Charter is needed
Children’s Charter: One Half Term In
WillisPalmer is making an urgent plea for frontline social workers to work closely with education staff to enable them to use their expertise to identify children experiencing or at risk of neglect or abuse and signpost any [...]
Independent review of children’s social care launched
The anticipated independent review of children’s social care has been launched by education secretary Gavin Williamson to improve the lives of the most vulnerable children in England.
The independent review of children’s social care, which delivers on a 2019 manifesto commitment pledging to look at the care system to make sure children and young adults get [...]
Government publishes white paper proposing reforms to Mental Health Act
The government has published a new ‘Reforming the Mental Health Act’ white paper, which builds on the recommendations made by Sir Simon Wessely’s Independent Review of the Mental Health Act in 2018.
At the heart of the proposed package of reforms to the Mental Health Act is greater choice and autonomy for patients in a mental [...]
450 primary schools worth of children trapped in temporary accommodation in lockdown
A chronic shortage of affordable housing has resulted in 450 primary schools worth of homeless children being stuck in temporary accommodation during lockdown, the Local Government Association has warned.
According to the latest data for England, there are 127,240 children living in temporary accommodation, including 1,440 households with children in bed and breakfasts.
Cllr David Renard, LGA [...]
