The number of sexual abuse victims calling charity helplines has increased in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, the charities say.

A scheme being piloted in Leeds could transform the way older people are supported – and save money – by encouraging investment in the community. Ian Wylie visits the city to find out more about the project

Young people who sustain brain injuries are more likely to commit crimes and end up in prison, research suggests.

Last year’s Winterbourne View abuse scandal wrecked the private care group’s reputation, but a business turnaround specialist it brought in reckons things have changed

New research by the Third Sector Research Centre challenges some of the assumptions driving the push for partnership working and scaling up of third sector organisations.

The vast majority of older people want to die at home, but very few achieve it. How can extra-care housing help? By Chloë Carter and Dylan Kneale

Housing Options and ASL have merged to form a new organisation which will continue to promote a community based approach to housing and support, by Alicia Wood

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) says sustained leadership improvements are crucial if Birmingham City Council is to successfully turn around its child protection services, following the latest critical Ofsted report, but that this must be supported by a central government acceptance that local authorities cannot cope with any more funding cuts.

A group for the over 55s in Bristol has said it plans to call on the mayor, when elected, to keep care homes open.

Staff at a care home exposed by an undercover television investigation used restraint techniques to inflict pain, humiliate vulnerable patients and bully them into compliance, a court heard yesterday.