• More children are living in poverty.
• Children are facing a growing mental health crisis.
• Children are waiting too long to receive urgently needed support.
• There are increasing numbers of children persistently absent from school.
• More children are experiencing abuse and exploitation both on and offline.
• A rising number of children are being taken into care after reaching crisis point.

In addition, we know that children living in poverty are falling further behind their peers in terms of their education, health, and wellbeing, and those who are already vulnerable or experiencing hardship are at even greater risk of harm. Children in more deprived areas are more likely to face a serious illness during childhood and to have a long-term disability. The pandemic, followed by the cost-of-living crisis, have exposed and cruelly intensified these inequalities.

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