Background While the relationship between speech, language and communication needs
(SLCN) and mental health difficulties has been recognized, speech and language therapists …

Considering the prevalence of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and the
known association with poor academic performance and social, emotional and mental …

Background and aims A high rate of children in mental health services have poor language
skills, but little evidence exists on how mental health support is delivered to and received by …

Teachers and speech and language therapists (SLTs) share concern about children's
speech, language, and communication needs (SLCNs) but they have different foci because …

Aims: The role of educational psychologists (EPs) in relation to Speech, Language and
Communication Needs (SLCN) has been relatively unexplored and when studies have …

Background Several studies have suggested that practitioners hold speech and language
therapy (SLT) practice as tacit and consequently it is difficult for the therapist to describe. The …

Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) are prevalent among primary school-
aged children. Collaboration between speech and language therapists (SLTs) and teachers …

This review examines the implications of a recent systematic review of speech and language
therapy interventions for child mental health services. The premise is that communication …

Background: Lack of agreement about criteria and terminology for children's language
problems affects access to services as well as hindering research and practice. We report …

Background For many years research and practice have noted the impact of the
heterogeneous nature of Developmental Language Disorder (also known as language …