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PDA Autistic people experiencing poor mental health and service barriers

Autistic people with pathological demand avoidance (PDA) experience poor mental health and barriers to accessing ...

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Ombudsman finds councils not offering choice for parents of SEND children

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) has warned too many parents of children ...

Headlines Physical Disabilities

New government planner to help thousands of disabled university students into work

The government has announced a new ‘planner’ to help ease the transition of disabled university ...

Headlines Physical Disabilities

Report warns of ‘devastating’ impact of parent-blaming FII accusations

A report into extreme cases of ‘parent blame’ in the children’s safeguarding system has warned ...

Adult Headlines

Report blames government funding shortfall for low fees for homecare providers

Public bodies are paying home care providers well below the level needed to pay care ...

Headlines Mental Health

Urgent answers needed on funding for new police mental health strategy

The cross-party health and social care committee has urged the health secretary to provide urgent ...

Adult Headlines

Cost-of-living support payments welcome but insufficient, MPs say

Support payments to help people cope with cost-of-living pressures have not been enough to meet ...

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Council chiefs warn of adult care waiting lists amid budget squeeze

Councils face tough decisions around maintaining care and support services as financial pressures demands further ...

Families Headlines

Local agencies struggle to prioritise early help for children and families

The lack of capacity and resources across health, police and social care is limiting local ...

Headlines Physical Disabilities

Study shows link between mental and physical health

Psychiatric patients are almost twice as likely to have multiple physical ailments as people without ...