'It was as if she didn’t know how to play': Almost 7,000 referrals to Barnardos last year

Children’s charity Barnardos dealt with almost 7,000 new referrals about children and families in crisis last year, up 10% in one year.

Between new and existing cases, the charity helped a record 15,300 children and families — it is now demanding political action to stop the problem from getting worse.