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Children with SEND experience significantly higher rates of anxiety, depression, school avoidance, trauma, emotional dysregulation and neurodevelopmental differences than their peers. Delays in identification and support often contribute to poorer educational attainment, family stress and increased demand on CAMHS and other specialist services.
The SEND landscape in England is entering one of its most significant periods of reform since the Children and Families Act 2014. The Government has confirmed that the proposed Education for All Bill will introduce “generational reforms” to the SEND system, signalling a shift towards earlier intervention, greater inclusion within mainstream education and a new approach to accountability and support. The proposed reforms aim to improve early identification and inclusive support within mainstream settings, making the mental health implications especially important.
For professionals working with children and young people, these reforms have significant potential implications—not only for education, but also for children’s mental health, neurodevelopment, family wellbeing and multi-agency practice.
West Midlands ACAMH is uniquely placed to bring together education, health, social care, educational psychology, CAMHS and the voluntary sector to explore these changes through an evidence-informed, child/young person-centred lens.
This evidence-informed practice-focused event will provide delegates with a clear understanding of the emerging policy direction, while critically examining what the reforms may mean for practice, service delivery and outcomes for children and young people.