The following blog contains reference to self-harm and suicidal thoughts. Earlier this week I published The Childhood Lottery ...
On Monday the Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza published The Childhood Lottery, at the launch event in ...
The Children’s Commissioner will name the hardest places to grow up in England and warn of a ‘state of emergency’ in some communities. In a speech on Monday Dame Rachel de Souza will urge national, ...
Every day in England, on average, about 1,600 children are born. After a short time, something defining happens to those ...
The Childhood Lottery The Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza's landmark dataset brings together 162 measures of ...
As Children’s Commissioner, I want every child to have the chance to have a happy, healthy childhood. In speaking to children ...
This report comes at a particular time in our national discussion around education. It is written with this moment in mind. This discussion focuses on the rising numbers of young people who are not in ...
The devastating murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, and the suffering faced by all the girls who survived the attack in Southport in 2024, will never leave me. I ...
As I enter my final year as Children’s Commissioner, one thing is clear: before we make decisions that affect young people, we need to listen to young people. Children’s mental health is no exception.