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Complex needs chidren: New £13m-a-year support package announced

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Summary
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78% Informative

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt pledges 13m a year to boost support for families of children with complex needs.

Announcement follows a BBC Spotlight programme highlighting the plight of families.

I Am Not Okay showed children displaying distressed behaviour that often led to them unintentionally hurting themselves or others.

Families told the programme that short breaks, where their child would go into a respite facility, were no longer available.

VR Score

81

Informative language

78

Neutral language

63

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

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Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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