Government policy emphasises paid work as the best route out of poverty and skills policy as part of the way out of recession. Yet even before the recession, concern was

Between 1991 and 2008, the number of suicides in people aged 15 years and over in the United Kingdom fell. Despite a sharp increase of 538 from 1997 to 1998,

The government has welcomed a new report from Scotland’s Social Work Inspection Agency (SWIA), which looks in detail at how social work services have been performing for local people during

Supporting children and young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health is a critical issue for public health. Effective services in this area will not only make children’s lives better, but

Over the last 60 years English drinking habits have been transformed. In 1947 the nation consumed approximately three and a half litres of pure alcohol per head; the current figure

This guide has looked at what SWIA has learned, from inspections across Scotland, about effective management of social work recording. Recording is a key tool in front line practice and

‘Chronologies have become one of the most talked about and least understood tools in modern social work practice.’ This guide seeks to unravel this paradox and to draw on practitioner

The national strategy for self-directed support in Scotland has been developed to help take forward the personalisation of health and social care services in Scotland. The increasing numbers of people

This statistical bulletin presents national level information on activity relating to community penalties in Scotland, derived from Local Authority Social Work management information systems. It provides information on various aspects