Teachers are seeing more pupils in the classroom with mental health issues, according to a poll. It reveals that half of teachers have seen an increase in youngsters dealing with
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Three new investigations into claims corrupt police officers covered up allegations relating to a VIP child sex abuse ring have been launched. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it
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The son of a 100-year-old great grandmother who died after falling out of a body sling that her two carers were not trained to use called on the Government and
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A “voyeuristic” Catholic priest has been jailed for three years for sexually abusing a vulnerable teenage boy at a children’s home. Father Anthony McSweeney, 68, preyed on the youngster while
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Social worker Shaun Woosey has been struck off the the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register on the grounds of misconduct after serious failings over a protracted period put
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Too many children and adults are continuing to go into mental health hospitals and stay there unnecessarily despite the Government promising to change this in light of the Winterbourne View
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A new report has established that personal qualities are more important than gender in support services for vulnerable young men. Commitment, consistency and the ability to form relationships of mutual
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A new study by researchers from Goldsmiths and City University found parents in the UK are waiting up to three and a half years to receive a diagnosis that their
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Care home staff need greater training to deal with residents who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transexual (LGBT) and living with dementia, a new report claims. The ‘Over the Rainbow’
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The Duchess of Cambridge has urged parents, teachers and healthcare workers to give child mental health the “focus it requires”. In a message to the Times, Kate welcomed steps to
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