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The Government and Ofsted place emotional wellbeing, resilience and mental health high on their agenda. There is overwhelming research highlighting the unprecedented increase of the needs of our children and young people.

 

In recent published Department for Education reports ‘Mental health and behaviour in schools’, ‘The Impact of Pupil Behaviour & wellbeing on Education outcomes’ highlight the benefits of schools providing opportunities to develop resilience, emotional wellbeing and mental health. These reports demonstrate a clear link between improved mental health, emotional wellbeing and academic achievement.

 

A consortium led by Young Minds has found that one in ten children and young people in the UK aged between 5 and 16 have a diagnosable mental health problem, and one in five of these have more than one of the main types of mental health difficulty.

 

Children and adolescents with learning disabilities are over six times more likely to have a diagnosable psychological disorder than their peers who do not have learning disabilities. 70 % children with ASD will have a mental health concern at some point in their life and 40% will have two or more.

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Children experiencing a mental health problem require specialised support from a therapist who is qualified and experienced in working with young people with learning disabilities.