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Contact has been given funding to award 67 groups with grants of between £5-15,000 so that they can continue to provide support to families with additional needs during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The National Children’s Bureau has been campaigning in response to the Chancellor’s latest spending review. Children, young people and families have been getting involved to tell the Chancellor what they think money should be spent on. Last week, they held an online meeting to discuss the issues raised by their campaign called #GiveUsAChancellor.

Here is some important information on Covid-19 and how it affects the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) from a letter by Matt Hancock, 2 December 2020, translated into British Sign Language (BSL).

James Drury, from Dronfield, has learned to communicate with people using photographs, despite doctors saying he would not be able to develop those skills. As a National Trust volunteer with profound learning disabilities and autism, James has become a key member of a team that maintains a Peak District estate.

A debate was held in Westminster this month to discuss the impact that the pandemic has had on children’s mental health. Dr Lisa Cameron, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Disability, said “The Centre for Mental Health estimates that 1.5 million children will need mental health support for conditions such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the pandemic.”