Matthew Dodd

Providing help to young people leaving care with uncertainty looming over their immigration status, can improve lives, save money, and strengthen the system of wider support, finds a new report published by @NCBtweets and funded by @PHF_UK. bit.ly/3PGibbN

@plavis Thanks Paula. You will know the pandemic caused an unprecedented increase in demand for children's mental health services - we have got to understand why, and take steps to prevent in future

Great blog Matt. Essential that CYP are included in the TOR for the Covid Inquiry. Agree, we need to ask the difficult questions, to ensure that structures are put in place to put children at the heart of decision making in any future national emergency.

The Prime Minister is committed to ensuring that every baby gets the best start in life and it was fantastic to hear him reaffirm his support for the @EarlyYrsReview in #PMQs today. I look forward to submitting the Review's recommendations in the next few weeks.

@Acsocialwork We will be working with the Review to present NCB's really strong evidence base that poverty and inequality have a profound impact during pregnancy and the earliest years

Andrea Leadsom MP talking about her Prime Ministerial backed review into first 1001 days: it the time in life when our capabilities and capacities are largely determined