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Schools and teachers are “buckling under the strain” of supporting the vast number of children with mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, reports The Guardian. Families in England face long waits in getting help from NHS child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) which increases pressure on schools.

Thousands more disabled people are set to benefit from a new package of support designed to help them into the work they want. Minister for Disabled People, Chloe Smith, has announced that 15 Jobcentre Plus sites will be testing an autism framework, designed with the National Autistic Society (NAS), to transform the service available to jobseekers on the autism spectrum.

Fashion label Unhidden has been all over the press in recent weeks. The label was founded by Victoria Jenkins, who became Disabled in her 20s. She said: “I have worked with many household name brands – from the high street to high end – over my career. When I became Disabled, it should have been then that I realised that none of my old clothes adjusted to my new needs.”

The Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Society is working with The Sleep Charity to develop a new resource on sleep and PDA. It is based on these results and the lived experience of PDA individuals and sleep practitioners, who took part in their sleep survey. 85% of respondents reported that sleep was an issue for them or their child. Of the few who said sleep itself wasn’t difficult, 70% said that everything to do with going to bed was a demand. Although as always, for a few it’s not an issue at all and one person mentioned that sleep was great because it was a good way to escape from demands!

Student Ellie Goldstein has been named as one of Fabulous Magazine’s Women of the Year for her efforts in making the fashion industry more inclusive. The bubbly Performing Arts student at New City College’s Redbridge campus, who has Down’s Syndrome, is on the list alongside Her Majesty The Queen and pop star Adele! Ellie has also recently taken the modelling world by storm after securing a Gucci contract and appearing on TV’s Loose Women and Good Morning Britain.