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Engage: Care homes – why investment firms can be bad owners

By Christine Corlet Walker12th April 202112th April 2021Engage

The ailing social care system in England is due to be reformed as part of plans being announced in the Queen’s Speech in May. The most prominent issue is long-term

Engage: Post-COVID recovery plans must centre around care work – here’s why

By Valerie Bryson, Emerita Professor of Politics, University of Huddersfield12th April 2021Engage

The pandemic has highlighted just how vital care workers are to society. But the people who work in this sector have been neglected for too long. It is time politicians

Engage: Care Homes – Evidence emerging of inappropriate use of ‘do not attempt CPR’ orders

By Margot Kuylen and Wayne Martin29th March 2021Engage

Imagine that death is just around the corner. How will you spend your final moments? Quietly with loved ones? With a priest giving last rites? Perhaps listening to your favourite

Engage: COVID-19 – why are people with learning disabilities at greater risk?

By Jo Finch and Janet Hoskin, University of East London23rd March 2021Engage

When it comes to people with learning disabilities and COVID-19, the statistics are damning. In the UK, people with learning disabilities are at least four times more likely to die

Engage: Safe people, safe places – Working with care experienced children at risk of exploitation

By Emma Lewis18th March 202118th March 2021Engage

Emma Lewis is a member of the Victims and Survivors Consultative Panel for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. In this blog she talks about her work with the

Engage: Special guardianship helps thousands of children to leave care. It needs more support

By Judith Harwin, Lancaster University17th March 2021Engage

The pandemic has brought with it yet more hardship for families across the nation. But amid increases in domestic abuse, parental and child mental health difficulties as well as deprivation

Engage: Child abuse and neglect – new evidence they can cause mental health problems

By Varun Warrier, Charlotte Cecil and Marinus van IJzendoorn17th March 2021Engage

It’s not surprising to learn that people who experience maltreatment in childhood – such as abuse or neglect – are more likely to report poorer physical and mental health. This

Engage: Every government department should put children at top of agenda to prevent ‘lost generation’

By Eleanor Busby, Reporter16th March 2021Engage

Every Government department should be “constantly pushing” to improve the lives of children to ensure they do not become the “lost generation”, England’s new children’s commissioner has said. Dame Rachel

Engage: ‘Only junkies’ – How stigma and discrimination link to rise in drug deaths among Scotland’s poor

By Iain McPhee, University of the West of Scotland22nd February 202122nd February 2021Engage

For more than a decade, drug-related deaths (DRD) in Scotland have been rising – alongside evidence which suggests that the country has had much less success in treating and supporting

Engage: ‘Now we have a dream’ – Syrian families share experiences of Christmas in the UK

By Emily Chudy, Reporter18th December 2020Engage

Syrian families have shared their experiences of their first Christmases in the UK for a video. Charity Migrant Help has released a film featuring five Syrian refugee families who have

Category: Engage

Engage: Care Homes – Evidence emerging of inappropriate use of ‘do not attempt CPR’ orders

Engage: COVID-19 – why are people with learning disabilities at greater risk?

Engage: Safe people, safe places – Working with care experienced children at risk of exploitation

Engage: Special guardianship helps thousands of children to leave care. It needs more support

Engage: Child abuse and neglect – new evidence they can cause mental health problems

Engage: Every government department should put children at top of agenda to prevent ‘lost generation’

Engage: ‘Only junkies’ – How stigma and discrimination link to rise in drug deaths among Scotland’s poor

Engage: ‘Now we have a dream’ – Syrian families share experiences of Christmas in the UK

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

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

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Category: Engage

Engage: Care homes – why investment firms can be bad owners

Engage: Post-COVID recovery plans must centre around care work – here’s why

Engage: Care Homes – Evidence emerging of inappropriate use of ‘do not attempt CPR’ orders

Engage: COVID-19 – why are people with learning disabilities at greater risk?

Engage: Safe people, safe places – Working with care experienced children at risk of exploitation

Engage: Special guardianship helps thousands of children to leave care. It needs more support

Engage: Child abuse and neglect – new evidence they can cause mental health problems

Engage: Every government department should put children at top of agenda to prevent ‘lost generation’

Engage: ‘Only junkies’ – How stigma and discrimination link to rise in drug deaths among Scotland’s poor

Engage: ‘Now we have a dream’ – Syrian families share experiences of Christmas in the UK