Scanning the list of research findings published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in the last few weeks, it’s fair to conclude that this representative sample is ambitious.
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People in Northern Ireland are the most likely in the UK to give money to charity, a new survey has revealed. Despite relatively low incomes, households which made donations were handing over £42 a month on average, the Government study found
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The government wants to support parents in striking the right balance between protecting their children and allowing them to learn and explore safely, according to a new consultation published by Children’s Minister Ed Balls.
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Internet providers have been urged to block sites that support and encourage suicide. Researchers at the University of Ulster made the call as part of a study into suicide trends in Derry over a five-year period.
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The National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care is to advise on pilots of social pedagogy proposed in the Care Matters white paper. The centre is to work with the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Thomas Coram Research Institute to develop the programme.
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The charity Women’s Aid has welcomed a new police campaign aimed at encouraging people to report domestic violence. It will run initially in north and east Belfast, Craigavon, Foyle and Lisburn for two weeks.
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With anxiety and depression now accounting for more working days lost than backache, a leading learning and skills organisation is briefing its trade union reps on how to deal with mental health issues.
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The Home Office was under pressure today to reform the way Christian asylum seekers are treated following complaints about “ludicrous” questioning from immigration officials.
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The Government and the Association of Directors of Children’s Services have launched a protocol to stop children’s services becoming deluged with national advisers and specialists.
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A Llanelli care home’s £2.4 million extension has left it resembling a five-star hotel, a councillor has claimed.The changes, at Llys y Bryn, in Bryn, are part of a multi-million-pound programme, drawn up by the council, to modernise care homes.
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