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Policy — 9 Apr 2021

Children behaving badly? - NCB’s reaction to the Govt's announcement of new school behaviour measures

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Mental health & wellbeing — 1 Apr 2021

Responding to the issues of sexual violence and harassment raised by Everyone's Invited

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Policy — 26 Mar 2021

Successor to Troubled Families programme may fail without long-term funding

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News & opinion — 25 Mar 2021

Our reaction to Leadsom Review

Babies and very young children are too often overlooked by policymakers, but the past year has reminded us just how fragile their welfare is.

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SEND & inclusion — 25 Mar 2021

The impact of COVID-19 on children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: thoughts from our first wave of research (Autumn 2020)

It has been said of COVID-19 that ‘we are all in this together’ but we know from evidence and media reports that it has not impacted everyone in the same way. In Northern Ireland, NCB has been conducting research to more fully understand the impact of COVID-19 on children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), their families and those who support them.

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Participation — 23 Mar 2021

The pandemic and SEND: existing problems, emerging challenges

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Participation — 23 Mar 2021

A right to access - by YNCB's Louise aged 19

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Mental health & wellbeing — 18 Mar 2021

Why schools should be thinking about nature

During lockdown and this whole period of uncertainty, where we found ourselves having to connect to a virtual world, many of us turned to nature for relaxation and to de-stress. This led to being motivated to take daily walks and visit local green spaces. The sense of wellbeing nature gave us was a welcome blanket of security in an unfamiliar world.

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Policy — 3 Mar 2021

NCB statement on the Budget 2021

‘The full effect of the pandemic on families’ finances will only be fully appreciated as the furlough scheme and other measures that protect jobs are wound up at the end of September. Yet this is the moment that the Chancellor will claw back £20 per week from struggling families...

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News & opinion — 10 Feb 2021

Charities call on Govt to make good on its promise to extend support to grieving parents

On the anniversary of a landmark judgment from the High Court, campaigners are calling on the Government to make good on their promise to extend eligibility for bereavement benefits to cohabitees with children.

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News & opinion — 3 Feb 2021

Young people with experience of mental health ‘crisis’ in Northern Ireland urge Stormont to adopt blueprint for services

Over 1,700 young people in Northern Ireland, many with direct experience of the challenges in accessing mental health support, have shared their vision for how decision makers could improve services and put an end to waiting times, stigma and the crippling costs of getting help.

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News & opinion — 21 Jan 2021

School counselling can help young people manage mental health issues despite costs

A large-scale study led by the University of Roehampton, in partnership with NCB and published in The Lancet, has revealed that school-based humanistic counselling is effective and should be considered as a viable treatment option for children suffering from mental health issues despite considerable costs.

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News & opinion

Children behaving badly? - NCB’s reaction to the Govt's announcement of new school behaviour measures

Responding to the issues of sexual violence and harassment raised by Everyone's Invited

Successor to Troubled Families programme may fail without long-term funding

Our reaction to Leadsom Review

The impact of COVID-19 on children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: thoughts from our first wave of research (Autumn 2020)

The pandemic and SEND: existing problems, emerging challenges

A right to access - by YNCB's Louise aged 19

Why schools should be thinking about nature

NCB statement on the Budget 2021

Charities call on Govt to make good on its promise to extend support to grieving parents

Young people with experience of mental health ‘crisis’ in Northern Ireland urge Stormont to adopt blueprint for services

School counselling can help young people manage mental health issues despite costs