Children’s services are at breaking point, experts say
The call comes at a time of increasing concern about rising child poverty, long waits for youth mental health services, school budget cuts and growing demand for services for youngsters with special educational needs and disabilities.
Councils have said financial pressures caused by rising demand for children’s services threaten to tip town halls into bankruptcy. More than 90 children a day are taken into care in England, while family support services undergo massive cuts.
