It is thought that more young people are self-harming, but awareness training for care professionals is patchy

Research shows that 150,000 of those affected by new tax are single parents, who will lose an average £728 each

Children from low-income families should have more support in the early years to tackle their speech, language and communication needs says a cross-party group of MPs and peers.

Negative attitudes towards disabled adults, children and their families are “part of a culture” at Cornwall Council which regards them as a “burden” on budgets, a charity claimed last night.

UNIONS are claiming a partial victory in a contract dispute, but have warned ‘it may be too little, too late’.

The damning conclusions reached in the Hannah Windsor inquiry echo similar findings in other recent Serious Case Reviews of troubled Wirral youngsters.

A campaign urging residents to report any suspected abuse of vulnerable adults has been launched by Waltham Forest Council.

Less than half of dementia sufferers living in care homes enjoy a good quality of life, a charity has warned as it revealed that record numbers of people in care homes have the condition.

Martin Sheedy, a Senior Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University social work team, has recently launched a groundbreaking new book in the social work field entitled ‘Core Themes in Social Work: Power, Poverty, Politics and Values.’