New Scottish children’s service stirs up controversy
A new service for children contained in a bill currently going through the Scottish Parliament is causing some controversy north of the border. Whilst I wouldn’t normally pay too much
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Scrapping housing benefit for under 25’s will only feed youth homelessness
The coalition’s policies aimed at cutting the social security bill have so far fallen disproportionately on the youth demographic (and disabled people), despite older people receiving 47 per cent of
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We believe prisoners with learning disabilities or difficulties should have equal access to support
“I stop and think … [I] think of the consequences to my son” This quote is one of many that illustrate the impact of a pilot programme to help prisoners
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What mindfulness has to offer health and social care
I can’t quite remember when I first heard about mindfulness – I think it was four or five years ago through my clinical work as a psychotherapist. Then a colleague
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Prison suicides betray problems with our criminal justice system
Nick Clegg has launched the Department of Health’s latest action plan for mental health services, Closing the Gap: priorities for essential change in mental health. While the report was overshadowed
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20 ways we can adapt to be more dementia-friendly
In the UK, there will soon be a million of us with dementia. Today, we publish a set of case studies illustrating how we can adapt to a dramatically changing
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Preventing sexual abuse is a public health issue
We are in a time when the focus on allegations of sexual abuse is intense. Accurate and comprehensive statistics on the prevalence of sexual abuse remain elusive, but the figures
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Who should pay for social care services?
Does it make sense to have separate funding systems for health and social care? And what should be the balance between the individual and the state in funding services? These
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A chance to change the way we think about dementia
Our attitude and approach to helping people with dementia can be as important as medicine and scientific research, says Katherine Blaker. At the G8 summit today there will be lots
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What do social workers do in hospitals?
It was a pleasure to interview Shelley Craig and Barbara Muskat about hospital social work this week. Their research is published in an article called Bouncers, Brokers, and Glue: The
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