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‘Stretched’ definition of mental health ‘costing UK £16bn’: Report
A Policy Exchange report warns that one in five children in England have special educational needs and disabilities, with Education, Health and Care Plans rising 10.8% in a year.
- Former health secretary Sir Jeremy Hunt said young people in England are being overdiagnosed with mental health conditions, arguing society has `lost sight of the fundamental reality that child development is a messy and uneven process` in a Policy Exchange report foreword.
- Official data reveal 638,745 EHCPs are in place, up 10.8% from last year, while one in five children in England have special educational needs and disabilities, intensifying support demands.
- The Policy Exchange report 'Out of Control' argues that expanded definitions of mental ill health and neurodivergence overwhelm services and recommends limiting EHCPs to special schools with targeted support.
- Spending pressures mean SEND provision surges threaten local government finances, and a benefits overhaul was watered down after backbench Labour MPs, with the government pledging no cuts for current UCHE claimants.
- The Government is expected to publish a white paper in the autumn proposing SEND support reform, while Jean-Andre Prager and Sir Jeremy Hunt call for an honest debate on health, welfare, and education incentives.
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AI-generated symbolic image related to Healthcare Policy Upday Stock Images Former health secretary Sir Jeremy Hunt has backed controversial claims that young people are being "overdiagnosed" with mental health conditions, as he endorsed calls for radical reform of the special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system. The Conservative MP for Godalming and Ash argued in the foreword of a Policy Exchange report that society has "lost sight…
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Shropshire StarYoung people being ‘overdiagnosed’ with mental ill health, says former health secretary Jeremy Hunt
Young people are being overdiagnosed with mental health conditions, Sir Jeremy Hunt has said, as he backed calls to radically reform the Send system.
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