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Fonagy report due this week

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WarriorN · 21/09/2026 21:13

This is the government review into mental health, ADHD and autism for children in the U.K.

The interim report is here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-into-mental-health-conditions-adhd-and-autism-interim-report/independent-review-into-mental-health-conditions-adhd-and-autism-interim-report

bbc report here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqzrz0z4plk1o?app-referrer=deep-link

There is a clip / interview on Facebook from bbc breakfast with him. I’ve attached the screenshot

This is relevant to this board as it sits alongside the Cass review and mirrors how there has been an explosion of teens referred to GD services in the past decade.

Young woman looks out of her bedroom window

Young people are not snowflakes, head of mental health review says

Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Prof Peter Fonagy says being young is much harder now than it was.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqzrz0z4plk1o?app-referrer=deep-link

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WarriorN · 22/09/2026 05:23

BBC clip https://x.com/bbcbreakfast/status/2101906060957176058?s=46&t=A2fpFNgDRyXF2d6ye97wEA

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WarriorN · 22/09/2026 05:14

It’s going to significantly impact education and how schools approach things.

I hope there is also going to be some busting of pseudoscience being peddled on social media.

I work in the area and we’ve already had cpd delivered by SALT about this. Because parents pick it up and come to us asking/ demanding about things that arent evidenced.

The parallels with the trans activist movement have been stark once I started to look for it.

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Motnight · 21/09/2026 21:55

WarriorN · 21/09/2026 21:19

From what I have read of leaks there will be a move away from chasing diagnosis as a first step and looking at immediate need for distressed and struggling children and putting certain things in to place earlier on, rather than waiting 3 years for a diagnosis which will only lead to doing exactly the same things, but 3 years later. During which time a lot of damage occurs.

Yes, I believe the emphasis is going to be on needs led support. The Government's response will be interesting - a lot of money will be needed to do this well

ArabellaScott · 21/09/2026 21:51

Sounds sensible, she says tentatively.

Mountainlarch · 21/09/2026 21:29

Thank you, I didn't know about this report.

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WarriorN · 21/09/2026 21:19

From what I have read of leaks there will be a move away from chasing diagnosis as a first step and looking at immediate need for distressed and struggling children and putting certain things in to place earlier on, rather than waiting 3 years for a diagnosis which will only lead to doing exactly the same things, but 3 years later. During which time a lot of damage occurs.

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WarriorN · 21/09/2026 21:13

Screenshot from bbc breakfast

Fonagy report due this week
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