Many teenage victims of sex crimes in England and Wales are not reporting them because they fear not being believed and are suspicious of the justice system, according to a
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Communities Secretary Greg Clark has urged more councils to contact their local branch of the Alzheimer’s Society and offer training to their staff to help the society reach 4 million
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Sanctions against “seriously ill” benefit claimants should be stopped, ministers have been told as the Government denied people with mental health problems are punished more often. Employment Minister Priti Patel
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The most senior family court judge in England and Wales has told social services bosses that “misuse and abuse” of legislative provisions aimed at providing short-term accommodation to children who
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Social service bosses should have moved more quickly to protect five children at the centre of abuse and neglect concerns, a family court judge has suggested. Swindon Borough Council had
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The deadline for nominations to the 2016 Autism Professionals Awards has been extended to Friday 13 November 2015. The National Autistic Society (NAS) event aims to encourage good autism practice
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Eight out of 10 long-term survivors of cancer come from the most affluent parts of the UK, a study has found. People who survive for 10 to 20 years or
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About two in five British men have contemplated taking their own lives, according to new research by a male suicide prevention charity. The Campaign Against Living Miserably (Calm) study found
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More than 100,000 children will wake up homeless this Christmas Day across Britain – the equivalent of four children for every school in the country – according to estimates from
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The adoption process will be speeded up to end the “tragedy” of children waiting for long periods to be placed with a new family, David Cameron has announced. The Prime
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