Childline carries out nearly 90,000 counselling sessions on mental health
Almost 90,000 counselling sessions were carried out to by Childline advisers to children concerned about their mental health and wellbeing last year.
Children’s charity the NSPCC has become increasingly concerned over the last year about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns on the mental health of children as well as concerns for the [...]
Guidance on outdoor therapy receives positive response from psychologists and clients
Guidance on taking therapy outdoors in natural settings has been welcomed by psychologists and their clients.
The British Psychological Society produced the guidance in July last year in response to the restrictions introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While much of the response to the restrictions centred around technology by replacing face-to-face therapy sessions with [...]
Kinship carers to get support accessing school places for children
Kinship carers will receive more support to help their children secure school places, under changes made to the Schools Admission Code.
The Department for Education consulted on changes to the Schools Admission Code and respondents highlighted concerns for children who are in formal kinship care arrangements. The recent cross-government Parliamentary Taskforce on Kinship Care analysis [...]
Private law cases rise by more than 40%
Private law cases involving contact disputes for children have risen dramatically by 42% in a year, according to figures published by Cafcass.
Private law demand is typically used to refer to applications made following a divorce or separation about the arrangements for children, such as where a child will live or with whom a child [...]
COVID-19 could leave legacy of mental ill health among young people
The mental health and wellbeing of children and young people is still being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic a year after the first lockdown struck, suggesting the virus will leave a long-lasting legacy of mental ill health, Barnardo’s has warned.
England went into lockdown in March 2020, but a poll by the children’s charity has [...]
Article 39 applies for judicial review for legal challenge with DfE
The Department for Education faces legal action after children’s rights charity Article 39 has applied to the High Court for a judicial review of secondary legislation which will ensure children in care aged 15 and younger will only be placed in regulated accommodation leaving those aged 16 and over with no protection.
The DfE has [...]
