Children as young as seven are being drawn into the dangerous world of ‘county lines’ drug dealing, a new report from The Children’s Society is warning.
Social services are seeing more than 560 cases of children with mental health disorders every day – an increase of more than 50 per cent in just four years.
Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England publishes a report looking at the amount spent on 'low-level' mental health support for children in England.
Budgets for ‘early intervention’ children’s services, which can help stop problems spiralling out of control, have dropped by £743 million in the last five years, according to new figures.