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I think, in the years following the pandemic, there will be an increase in mental health problems and an increase in PTSD given the experiences and heartbreak so many people have faced and are facing

BASW NI has briefed the Northern Ireland Assembly Education Committee calling for up-to-date guidance aimed at minimising the use of restraint and preventing the use of seclusion for children with additional needs in educational settings.

Cross-party pledges must be made to prioritise investment in children’s social care, social work recruitment, and preventative mental health services

BASW England welcomes the candid analysis in ADASS' recently released report Themes and Learning from ADASS Members on the Local Response to COVID-19 in Spring and Early Summer 2020.

This latest information paints an increasingly stark and concerning picture about the way that people with learning disabilities have been treated throughout the first wave of the pandemic.

As social workers we will often see, first-hand, what poverty can do to children and their families.

Safe access to care and health settings for social workers as professional visitors is essential

The government needs to work more collaboratively, compassionately and transparently with Black and Ethnic Minority communities in order to recognise broken trust and structural inequalities

Coronavirus: During lockdown, there has been a worrying rise in the number of referrals to child protection unit

We urge the government to reconsider its position and give low income families the support that they need