Huw Beale

Senior Media Manager @mencap_charity

[Wes Streeting @wesstreeting]

If you watch only one thing today please make it this.

What makes this report so powerful, frankly unusual, is that Dan has actually given learning disabled people the platform to speak for themselves.

It’s heartbreaking and I will act - especially on appalling DNR issues.

[Daniel Hewitt @DanielHewittITV]

NEW: The UK government is being accused of sitting on an official report into the deaths of learning disabled and autistic people, with campaigners and Parliamentarians describe the delay as “appalling”.

https://t.co/RySdH9AMLg

[Daniel Hewitt @DanielHewittITV]

NEW: Learning disabled people die 20+ years earlier than the general population. This is why.

Myles was 31. He had a totally treatable blood clot yet a coroner found his medical treatment neglectful, complacent & dismissive. I spoke with his family. https://t.co/jJaDGcdD1k

[Daniel Hewitt @DanielHewittITV]

NEW: @mencap_charity joins calls for govt to act. Calls delay “worrying”.

“We urge the Government to treat this with the urgency it deserves and not shy away from the uncomfortable truth that for many years the healthcare system has failed people who are already marginalised”.

[Huw Beale @HuwBeale]

Moved to Bluesky

https://t.co/BziHOIWw4U

[Mencap @mencap_charity]

📣People with a learning disability deserve adequate healthcare, just like everyone else. However, they face barriers to quality care that put their lives at risk.
@TheDrMagazine highlights Caroline's story. 👇

[Mencap @mencap_charity]

Mencap is on BlueSky 💙

Come hang out with us, we’re just getting started! 💬

BlueSky: @mencap.bsky.social

[Huw Beale @HuwBeale]

Cambridge Dad feathers up for world record rooster run at London Marathon 2025 on Sunday, in aid of
@actnforchildren

https://t.co/LqCoRiW0Ro……

[Action for Children @actnforchildren]

We are so proud to be teaming up with @theipaper this year. Today they launch 'Happy Childhoods', an appeal to help more children have safe and happy childhoods.

Together, we will make a lasting difference to the lives of vulnerable children and families.

#HappyChildhoods

[The i Paper @theipaper]

Almost one in three UK children are now growing up in poverty

Today @theipaper launches its Christmas appeal Happy Childhoods with Action for Children (@actnforchildren) to make a lasting difference to the lives of vulnerable children and families

https://t.co/55nGlmWaZA

[The i Paper @theipaper]

The Happy Childhoods Appeal will help more children have safe and happy childhoods

@actnforchildren offers vital family support, including children’s centres, family hubs, and early years support

We are urging generous readers to donate here ⬇️

https://t.co/Yy6bQVZg6L

[The i Paper @theipaper]

Ellis Macdonald struggled with his self confidence after losing his mum as a youngster

He reveals how @actnforchildren's schools programme to help young people with their mental health and resilience transformed his life

https://t.co/B3IeO4ARsf

[The i Paper @theipaper]

Caiden Meacham, 12, is a carer for his disabled sister Ella. @theipaper's Christmas appeal charity @actnforchildren has given him the chance to enjoy activities with other young people who understand

🔗https://t.co/786W0VwfCH

[Action for Children @actnforchildren]

Looks brilliant! Thanks so much 🫶

[Huw Beale @HuwBeale]

75% of young people ‘fear money worries will mean anxious family Xmas’ https://t.co/dGf1PayD0k

@actnforchildren finds young people acutely aware of cost of living crisis grip on parents and friends as frontline workers reveal worst hardship in two years https://t.co/EoA7VUxynK

[Action for Children @actnforchildren]

(4/4) We need:

👉 More investment in targeted exploitation prevention
services
👉 Exploitation recognised as a distinct form of child abuse
👉 A welfare-first approach in management of offences committed by exploited children

Read the full report:  https://t.co/j4X29kUXRx

[Action for Children @actnforchildren]

(3/4) Of the reported incidents we looked at, the youngest child was just 12 years old.

Of the data we analysed, a worrying 60% of incidents involved serious assaults on children, and 50 of those children were stabbed.

These figures are harrowing and something must change.

[Action for Children @actnforchildren]

(2/4) Chris found himself in debt with exploiters after being forced to sell drugs at 13. He was in a vicious cycle of selling more to pay his debt after being robbed.

We supported Chris to find a way out, but he worries about his old friends being stuck in the system.

[Action for Children @actnforchildren]

(1/4) Our new report provides a snapshot of the devastating consequences of exploitation for vulnerable children and young people.

Note: We analysed serious safeguarding incident data involving young people supported by the service between 2020-24.

[Huw Beale @HuwBeale]

@actnforchildren @c4news exclusive:

County Lines Gangs: Children forced into drug crime in Scotland

https://t.co/0gy4mZ8FFW via @KathrynSamsonC4