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“Much of this recent rise in numbers is driven by the increase in teenagers on the edge of care or entering care because their parents are unable to protect them.”

— Anne Longfield, Baroness Longfield

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“A failure to provide care to those with lower-level mental ill-health, such as anxiety and emotional disorders, will have clear consequences.”

“Gaps in our knowledge remain about who is supposed to be providing low-level mental health support.”

“Every child at risk needs a ring of protection around them. And those in care are particularly vulnerable.”

“The immediate changes that need to happen must start with the mechanisms to identify teenagers at risk of harm.”

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