ADCS safeguarding pressures research – phase 9

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This research highlights changes in safeguarding activity which have not previously been seen, or not previously seen to this extent. One of the key themes was health challenges, from the impact of delayed access to assessment or treatment plans for parents and carers, particularly for alcohol and substance misuse, to growing concerns about poor mental health among adolescents. It finds that, for the first time, poor parental mental health has overtaken domestic abuse as the most common factor in children’s social care assessments. It also uncovers concerns around poor quality housing and the long term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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