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Jane Harris: Reaching more of the 1.7m children who have challenges talking and understanding words'

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The charity I CAN has rebranded to Speech and Language UK to help it support more children with development problems in this area. Chief executive Jane Harris explains
Jane Harris: '1.7 million children need our help'
Jane Harris: '1.7 million children need our help'

After nearly 135 years, we decided to change our name, vision and mission as part of a wider ambition to reach more of the 1.7 million children who have challenges with talking and understanding words.

Last year we supported over 65,000 children, but we know that there are many more children and families who need support.

Without the right support, these children will struggle to learn to read, write and do maths, as well as being at higher risk of mental health problems and unemployment. We needed a new name and brand to allow families, young people and educational professionals to find us.  

Families and educational professionals have told us they value the tools and training we provide to schools and nurseries, as well as the advice and guidance we give directly to families. They also want us to put more pressure on politicians to fix a broken system for children with speech and language challenges. 

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