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Engage: We’re losing far too many good people, says TV journalist who lost son to suicide

By Dave Higgens, Reporter10th September 2021Engage

Former national TV journalist Mike McCarthy has said “we’re losing far too many good people to suicide” as he honoured his late son’s plea to campaign for better mental health

Engage: Social care reform – Lifetime cap on costs may only partially protect assets

By Jonquil Lowe, The Open University8th September 2021Engage

The costs of care in old age can be scarily high and difficult to plan for, particularly if it becomes necessary to move into a care home. It’s estimated that

Engage: Social care reform – Why Boris Johnson’s plan won’t fix the crisis – expert view

By Catherine Needham, The University of Birmingham7th September 2021Engage

Boris Johnson has unveiled plans for a £12 billion-a-year tax rise from April 2022, to fund social care reform in England and to tackle the NHS’s COVID-induced backlog of cases.

Engage: Cast of Channel 4 drama Help talk about bringing the care home crisis to the small screen

By 7th September 2021Engage

Screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne has penned many poignant pieces of work. His list of credits is long, from co-writing on This Is England, to writing 2018 Channel 4 series

Engage: Cuts to housing benefits led to over 75,000 more overcrowded households during the pandemic

By Amy Clair, University of Essex2nd September 2021Engage

COVID-19 has been described as a “housing disease”. Overcrowded living conditions make it easier for the virus to spread, and statistics show a link between overcrowding and mortality from COVID.

Engage: ‘You couldn’t leave your husband. It wasn’t done’ – the story of the women behind the first domestic violence refuges

By Gill Margaret Hague, University of Bristol26th August 2021Engage

The women who set up the first women’s refuges in the UK in the 1970s changed the world. They saved the lives of many women. And the projects and political

Category: Engage

Engage: We’re losing far too many good people, says TV journalist who lost son to suicide

Engage: Cast of Channel 4 drama Help talk about bringing the care home crisis to the small screen

Engage: ‘You couldn’t leave your husband. It wasn’t done’ – the story of the women behind the first domestic violence refuges

Waspi women criticise ‘bizarre and unjustified’ ruling out of compensation

Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother branded ‘executioners’ as pair are jailed for life

Letby legal team seeks fresh bid to challenge convictions of child serial killer

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Category: Engage

Engage: We’re losing far too many good people, says TV journalist who lost son to suicide

Engage: Social care reform – Lifetime cap on costs may only partially protect assets

Engage: Social care reform – Why Boris Johnson’s plan won’t fix the crisis – expert view

Engage: Cast of Channel 4 drama Help talk about bringing the care home crisis to the small screen

Engage: Cuts to housing benefits led to over 75,000 more overcrowded households during the pandemic

Engage: ‘You couldn’t leave your husband. It wasn’t done’ – the story of the women behind the first domestic violence refuges

Engage: The pandemic transformed how social work was delivered – and these changes could be here to stay

Engage: Incel culture – what we’ve learned from investigating Plymouth attacker’s digital footprint

Engage: Time to fairly pay selfless care workers delivering maximum impact under extraordinary circumstances

Engage: The importance of using data in decision making across social care – Tricia Pereira