Why does the government promise of ‘parity of esteem’ for mental illness remain so elusive? It isn’t just about money
Readers of a certain age may remember standing in line for the nit nurse, one of those classic rituals of British schooling with the risk of humiliation at its core, like the picking of teams in PE. Except that rather than being the sap neither captain wanted on his or her team, you’d be exposed as a harbourer of head lice, an altogether worse mark of shame.
Medical interventions for children are no longer quite so mortifying, but they are still part of the fabric of school life. From learning about dental hygiene to being vaccinated, the need to support children’s physical health is a given. But what about their psychological wellbeing?
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