Working With Organisations
Supporting working parents who have children with mental health difficulties.
The Ripple Effect
Children experiencing mental health difficulties doesn't sound like a workplace issue.
Except that it very much is.
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50% of working parents who are concerned about children’s mental health say this impacts on their work performance*.
*Deloitte, Mental Health and Employers 2024
20.2%
Young people listed as "persistently absent" from school in 2023/24 in the UK. Source: Dept.for Education
Ten years ago, this figure was 4.7%. This is a complex picture, with many factors including Covid, the cost of living crisis, chronic funding challenges, rising SEND needs, bullying, mental health difficulties and many more contributing. The trend is only going one way and whatever interventions are being made, they have, so far, been unable to stem the tide.
£8bn
The cost to UK businesses of working parents' concerns about their children's mental health. Source: Deloitte, 2024
There is a clear ripple effect into the workplace, which has a significant cost to organisations and parents alike. 1 in 100 parents who left their jobs said their decision was entirely due to the mental health of a child.
1 in 5
Children and young people reported a mental health difficulty in 2023. Source: NHS Digital
This is an increase from 1 in 9 in 2017. Mental health difficulties and persistent absence from school are clearly correlated. Children with a mental health problem were seven times more likely to have missed 15 days of school in the autumn term 2022, compared to those without a mental health problem (NHS Digital, 2023).
The Value Proposition
Supporting Working Parents
The Parent Backpack programme provides practical, parent focused support for parents whose young person is experiencing mental health difficulties. There's limited support out there for parents, and early intervention is key.
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Working Together
The best way of knowing whether The Parent Backpack is going to be a good fit for your organisation is to talk to us. Get in touch, let's have a chat, and see how we can support working parents together.
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Working with businesses is a great, as many parents speak of the added stress of work not understanding and the fear of losing their job.
Mental health specialist
Parents being properly supported by their workplace is genius!
Mental health specialist