THE number of sex abuse victims at a former council-run care home is more than double the number previously thought.

Six Scottish youth organisations have been awarded seized criminal cash to help them fund activities.

THE reality of drug abuse among Scottish schoolchildren has been laid bare in a report that reveals more than 100 youngsters aged 14 and under admitted using drugs in Scotland last year.

People who use services and members of the public are now being given the chance to say thank you to the people who support and care for them or their loved ones.

Following consultation with the sector, the SSSC has now approved recommendations for the qualification requirements for managers of a Care at Home service. The recommendations were informed by feedback received throughout the consultation process, including an analysis of completed questionnaires, narrative responses and views expressed at regional events.

A dispute between two councils over an ill six-year-old’s care should never have reached the High Court, according to a report by social work inspectors.

The Scottish Government is to invest £4m in telecare so that older people can live at home for longer in Scotland. Telecare is delivered by electronic devices in people’s homes that support them to live independently when previously they may have needed hospital or residential care.

THE true cost of Scotland’s drug habit has been set out by a leading academic, who says a single addict sets the country back more than £60,000 a year.

A group of more than 40 charities has called for changes to radically simplify the welfare system. The Scottish Campaign on Welfare Reform (SCoWR) says people are often made to “jump through hoops” to claim meagre benefits.

THE treatment of drug addicts in the criminal system is under threat after NHS Lothian gave notice to withdraw their nursing and medical services from a court-sanctioned programme.