Parents of children with mental health issues have criticised a new campaign on school attendance.
The government wants parents to send their children to school if they are worried or anxious.
Katie Berrill says her son has not attended his secondary in Northampton for nearly a year due to severe OCD.
"I can't begin to say how angry this makes me feel. It is making parents feel guilty. We would love our children to be able to attend school," she said.
Ms Berrill said her son, who developed severe OCD after the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, was trying to attend school but becoming increasingly anxious.
"He would love to return to school and feels so isolated but the support has not been there," she added.
She said her son had just been assigned an educational psychologist after nearly a year of waiting.
"Parents can struggle to get their children to school for many valid reasons. This campaign comes across as very patronising and ableist and I think the money could have been spent on much better things to support children to get back in school," she added.
