Vulnerability topics
Children’s mental health services face postcode lottery, warns new report
Children in need of ‘low-level’ mental health services – vital preventative and early intervention services for problems such as anxiety, depression or eating disorders are facing a postcode lottery. So found an investigation by the Children’s Commissioner for England.
Scotland: avoidable child death rate overtakes rest of the UK
The number of avoidable deaths among children and young people are higher in Scotland than elsewhere in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Wales: adverse childhood experience pilot shows promise
Health visitors in Anglesey have been asking new mothers about their adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as part of a radical new parenting initiative.
