There has been a National focus on Autism this month, thanks to Autism Acceptance Week which began on 27th March, followed by United Nations-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd.

Mind Of My Own works with over 400 services across the UK, Europe and Australasia. Local Authorities, schools and residential agencies make up a large part of our thriving community of Practitioners passionate about placing the voice of the child at the heart of frontline practice.

Early intervention means identifying and providing effective early support to children and young people who are at risk of poor outcomes. Effective early intervention works to prevent problems from occurring or to tackle them head-on when they do, before problems get worse.

How well is participation embedded in your organisation? I am not talking about the KPI showing how many young people attended their children in care reviews or child protection conferences.

A gift for early intervention Imagine knowing which children are unsafe or unhappy where they live, which is often the same thing.

If a child is seeking refuge or has refugee status, governments must provide them with appropriate protection and assistance to help them enjoy all the rights in the Convention.