According to the charity, SEND issues were identified in more than a quarter of all conversations on its Parent Talk platform over the last year, while parents accessed articles on the subject more than 130,000 times over the same period.
It says that together, nearly 470,000 parents and carers accessed online advice and support from Parent Talk in the last year alone.
Parent Talk is a free online service which provides advice and support for parents and carers of children aged from birth to 19, through family support workers and advice articles.
Child mental health was the top issue for those seeking help, making up more than 50 per cent of all conversations last year. Challenging behaviour and parenting and relationships were the next most common topics. The charity also reported a ‘steady increase’ in parents seeking help for children refusing to attend school.
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