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Provision of independent counselling services for children and young people aged between 11 and 18 and pupils in Year 6 of primary school for September 2016 to August 2017.

Main points

  • 11,558 children or young people received counselling services in 2016/17.
  • School-based and other education staff was the most common form of referral, accounting for around half of all referrals (51%).
  • Females accounted for 63% or 7,251 of the 11,558 children and young people who received counselling, compared to only 37% of males.
  • Nearly three quarters of all children and young people who received counselling were between the Year 8 and Year 11 age groups in 2016/17.
  • Family issues were the most common form of issue for children and young people who received counselling.
  • 85% of children and young people did not require onward referral after completion of counselling sessions.

Reports

Counselling for children and young people, September 2016 to August 2017 , file type: PDF, file size: 650 KB

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Contact

Stephen Hughes

Telephone: 0300 025 5060

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Media

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