FGM awareness campaign launching at UWE Bristol
An awareness raising event on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is taking place at the UWE Bristol later today. The event is being organised as part of FORWARD (Foundation for Women’s
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Scots Committee calls for views on proposed alcohol legislation
Proposed legislation which has the aim of promoting public health and reducing alcohol related offending is being scrutinised by the Health and Sport Committee who has issued a call for
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NI Ministers announce extension of Disability Strategy
Junior Ministers Jennifer McCann and Michelle McIlveen have announced the Executive’s Disability Strategy will be extended until the end of March 2017. The Junior Ministers commented: “The Disability Strategy aims
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New lottery funding announced to support CSE projects
Children who are, or at risk of being, sexually exploited are to be supported and protected by projects receiving new funding from the Big Lottery Fund. Parents Against Child Sexual
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Glasgow family projects receive £600k in lottery support
Families in Glasgow are to benefit from over £600,000 of National Lottery funding announced yesterday. Amongst those to benefit are women and children living in the east of Glasgow who
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Chairty warns DoLS backlog leaving vulnerable people at risk
The Health and Social Care Information Centre on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) has released quarterly figures for January – March 2015. The data shows 119 out of 152 councils
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New plan to tackle use of psychoactive substances in Wales
A plan to deal with the growing use and availability of new psychoactive substances in Wales is being developed to combat the harms they cause, Deputy Health Minister Vaughan Gething
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Technology key to help people improve positive mental health
Technology could be the key to help people improve and maintain positive mental health according to researchers at the University of Sheffield. Every year one in four people will experience
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‘Segregated’ Britain more diverse with far wider inequalities
Fifty years on from the first Race Relations Act, new research from The University of Manchester and UCL finds that so-called ‘segregated’ Britain is both more diverse – and home
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Clinical research into children’s illnesses ‘lagging behind’
More clinical research involving children and young people is essential in improving the understanding of childhood disease, health experts have said. Evidence on many areas of children’s illnesses and treatments
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