Olly Parker: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- head of external affairs and research at the YoungMinds charity
- Quoted on
- Mental health
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“We hear on our helpline from parents whose children are experiencing emotionally-based school avoidance, and the causes are often varied and complicated.”
Where Olly Parker has been quoted
- School absence a big factor in child mental illness in England, data showstheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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