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A new era of welfare reform has been ushered in from the Autumn Statement

Backed by almost £30bn, a new vision for welfare reform has been outlined by Mel Stride, the work, and pensions secretary, to support more people into work. However, charities have claimed the announcement could be detrimental for people with a disability.

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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

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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

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Study shows link between mental and physical health

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

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Families in South Gloucestershire being denied the respite support they need

Nearly a third of families of children with special needs in South Gloucestershire have not

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Needs of learning disability patients ‘not consistently met’ when in hospital, report shows

The health and care system is not always meeting the needs of people with a

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Mental health support is ‘paramount’: government to offer thousands to expand services

The government have announced a new fund worth almost £5m to better aid children and

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Contacts to eating disorder charity rise tenfold in four years

The number of contacts concerning eating disorders among young people aged 17 and under in

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Disability, children and youth: UK Disability History Month has commenced

To mark this months UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) charities, councils and other organisations across the UK are looking at how to better support children with disabilities in the future.

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Transport for London has announced plans to make travelling easier for autistic people

Transport for London (TfL) have teamed up with the British Institute for Learning Disabilities (Bild)

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Webinar: Understanding how to support neurodivergent children and young people

At 12:30pm today bMindful Psychology are hosting a free webinar to explore the ways in

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More than 10,000 autistic adults not receiving social care they need

More than 10,000 people are not receiving the care they are legally entitled to, putting

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Students with learning needs have been awarded social care internships

To mark the International Day of Disabled Persons, Coleg Gwent is shining a light on

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Coalition calls for £1.7bn investment in children’s mental health services

Political parties must commit to radical investment and reform to turn the tide on children’s

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Scientists have discovered microdosing psychedelics could help ADHD

New drugs have been found to help improve mindfulness in adults who have ADHD. However,

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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