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Read When Belonging Becomes Protection: Understanding Why Neurodivergent Children Face Higher Exploitation Risks
When Belonging Becomes Protection: Understanding Why Neurodivergent Children Face Higher Exploitation Risks
This morning, as we marked Child Exploitation Awareness Day, I kept thinking about a young person who once said to me, “I just wanted someone to choose me.” When you hear that from a child who alr...All posts
Read When isolation is used as punishment, what problem are we really trying to solve?
When isolation is used as punishment, what problem are we really trying to solve?
This blog reflects on the use of isolation in schools and how it can affect young people who already feel they don’t belong. It draws on our work with young people and the experiences they share wit...
Read SEND tribunals and what families really experience
SEND tribunals and what families really experience
Every time we look at the latest SEND tribunal figures, it feels like we’re only seeing the tip of something much bigger. Behind those numbers are families waiting, children missing out, and a syste...
Read Children’s Mental Health Week: Download our free wellbeing pack
Children’s Mental Health Week: Download our free wellbeing pack
To support this year’s Place2Be Mental Health Awareness Week, we are sharing a free wellbeing resource us to support us to think about what helps children feel safe, included, and understood.
Read Bright Paths newsletter – January 2026 – 3rd Edition
Bright Paths newsletter – January 2026 – 3rd Edition
Welcome to the January edition of Steps and Stories! This month’s edition looks back on our work this year and shares updates from across our projects, and includes a free, no-equipment ‘s...
Read Explore our new free wellbeing resource hub
Explore our new free wellbeing resource hub
Welcome to our BrightPaths resource hub, a collection of tools and guidance we’ve shared through our newsletters and social channels to support emotional wellbeing. You’ll find practical tools to ...
Read Emotional School Avoidance (EBSA): Early, Practical Support for Families and Schools
Emotional School Avoidance (EBSA): Early, Practical Support for Families and Schools
Emotional School Avoidance (EBSA), or anxiety-based school avoidance, is not a choice. It is a nervous system response to overwhelm. When children feel unsafe, overloaded or unheard, their bodies move...
Read When the toilets are scarier than the rides
When the toilets are scarier than the rides
At Bright Paths, we work with neurodivergent children, young people and families every day. Our volunteer and Marketing and Comms Director, Laura, recently visited Disneyland Paris with her family and...
Read Invisible Struggles: Why prevention must start with understanding
Invisible Struggles: Why prevention must start with understanding
“The quiet ones are often the ones hurting most. You just have to know how to listen.” That reflection from one of our BrightPaths mentors captures the heart of this issue. Too many children, espe...
Read Bright Paths newsletter – October 2025 – 2nd Edition
Bright Paths newsletter – October 2025 – 2nd Edition
Welcome to the October edition of Steps and Stories! This month, we’re sharing how BrightPaths came to be, what drives our preventative approach, and how you can help us keep supporting children and...
Read BrightPaths newsletter – first edition
BrightPaths newsletter – first edition
We’re excited to launch Steps and Stories, the very first edition of our digital newsletter! Each month, we’ll share updates on our work supporting children’s emotional wellbeing through mentori...
Read Free summer support group for neurodivergent young people
Free summer support group for neurodivergent young people
Three creative workshops will be running over the summer holidays in Flitwick, inspired by young people, and completely free to attend. These will give young people the chance to make friends, discove...
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