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Engage: Hard Evidence – are more children going into care?

By Louise Mc Grath-Lone22nd December 2015Engage

Are more children going into care than ever before? According to recent government data, the number of children in care in England has reached a 30-year high. The claim is

Engage: Survivors break silence in report revealing devastating impact of child sexual abuse

By BASW25th November 2015Engage

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is supporting a new report launched by the charity One in Four that reveals the devastating long-term impact of child sexual abuse on

Engage: Using rights and recovery to achieve transformational change in mental health

By Lucy Mulvagh, Scottish Recovery Network19th November 2015Engage

This is a critical time for mental health in Scotland. In the current climate of austerity, funding crises and shrinking services, people affected by mental health problems find it increasingly

Engage: Hard Evidence – are age and unhappiness related?

By Peter Warr, University of Sheffield16th November 2015Engage

If it’s no fun getting old, then why do surveys of national well-being show that older people are happier than younger people? Recent research into happiness, questioning people about their

Engage: We need to raise the status of care workers

By Anna Galliford, CEO of FitzRoy10th November 2015Engage

As a charity supporting people with learning disabilities we are acutely aware of the many pressures families and care professionals are facing, particularly in a climate of funding cuts and

Engage: Social work needs more engagement, not a fast track scheme

By Di Galpin, Plymouth University10th November 2015Engage

Fast-tracking people through social work will not address the problems of recruitment and retention for the profession, according to a Plymouth University academic. Di Galpin, Academic lead in social work,

Engage: Finally – A change in course on drug policy

By Richard Branson19th October 2015Engage

Writing in his blog today, Richard Branson has revealed an unreleased statement from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which calls on governments around the world to decriminalise

Engage: Taking social care back to basics

By Chris Wilson30th September 2015Engage

The Care Act signalled the start of significant legislative changes within the public sector, and despite some delay, it has undoubtedly changed the landscape of social care in the UK.

Category: Engage

Engage: Hard Evidence – are more children going into care?

Engage: Survivors break silence in report revealing devastating impact of child sexual abuse

Engage: Using rights and recovery to achieve transformational change in mental health

Engage: Hard Evidence – are age and unhappiness related?

Engage: We need to raise the status of care workers

Engage: Finally – A change in course on drug policy

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

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Category: Engage

Engage: Hard Evidence – are more children going into care?

Engage: Talent time bomb heading for the social care sector

Engage: Survivors break silence in report revealing devastating impact of child sexual abuse

Engage: Using rights and recovery to achieve transformational change in mental health

Engage: Hard Evidence – are age and unhappiness related?

Engage: We need to raise the status of care workers

Engage: Social work needs more engagement, not a fast track scheme

Engage: Finally – A change in course on drug policy

Engage: Why social workers in Merseyside are coming together

Engage: Taking social care back to basics