{"id":2884,"date":"2025-05-12T18:53:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sylvieplaytherapy.com\/?p=2884"},"modified":"2025-05-12T18:55:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:55:56","slug":"the-silent-crisis-children-abandoned-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sylvieplaytherapy.com\/?p=2884","title":{"rendered":"The Silent Crisis: Children Abandoned Twice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2884\" class=\"elementor elementor-2884\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b194f43 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b194f43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761a2807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"761a2807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Vital therapy cut by 40% \u2014 vulnerable children now face even more trauma<\/em><\/h4>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWithout sufficient support, these traumatised children are, in effect, abandoned twice \u2014 first by their birth families, and now by a system cutting back on the very help they need to heal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Britain is facing a hidden children\u2019s mental health emergency.<br \/>Government cuts to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) are stripping away critical therapy for some of the most traumatised children in the country.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These children have already endured neglect, abuse, or the loss of their birth families. Now, with funding slashed by 40%, adoptive and kinship families are left struggling to access the support their children desperately need to heal.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just last weekend, families, therapists, and advocates marched in protest, demanding the government reverse these cuts. This isn\u2019t just about private heartbreak \u2014 it\u2019s a national issue, with far-reaching consequences for schools, mental health services, and society as a whole.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When trauma goes untreated, it doesn\u2019t fade \u2014 it deepens. And the cost will not only be emotional, but social and economic.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Are you a journalist, policymaker, or someone working in children\u2019s mental health?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this issue matters to you, I\u2019d love to hear from you.<br \/>Please get in touch.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a9 2025 Szilvia Veber. All rights reserved. This article is the intellectual property of the author. No part may<\/strong> <strong>be copied, reproduced, or distributed without explicit written permission.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vital therapy cut by 40% \u2014 vulnerable children now face even more trauma \u201cWithout sufficient support, these traumatised children are, in effect, abandoned twice \u2014 first by their birth families, and now by a system cutting back on the very help they need to heal.\u201d Britain is facing a hidden children\u2019s mental health emergency.Government cuts to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) are stripping away critical therapy for some of the most traumatised children in the country. These children have already endured neglect, abuse, or the loss of their birth families. Now, with funding slashed by 40%, adoptive and kinship families are left struggling to access the support their children desperately need to heal. Just last weekend, families, therapists, and advocates marched in protest, demanding the government reverse these cuts. This isn\u2019t just about private heartbreak \u2014 it\u2019s a national issue, with far-reaching consequences for schools, mental health services, and society as a whole. When trauma goes untreated, it doesn\u2019t fade \u2014 it deepens. And the cost will not only be emotional, but social and economic. Are you a journalist, policymaker, or someone working in children\u2019s mental health? If this issue matters to you, I\u2019d love to hear from you.Please get in touch. \u00a0\u00a9 2025 Szilvia Veber. All rights reserved. This article is the intellectual property of the author. 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