An action plan to deliver tailored services to Angus residents with learning disabilities was agreed by members of Angus Council social work and health committee this week. The report, Keys

Each year thousands of families are helped by the Children’s Hearing System, Scotland’s unique care and justice system for children and young people who are in trouble or at risk. 

Adoption services in Scotland are generally performing well, independent watchdogs have concluded. Quality of care is “generally high”, according to the Care Inspectorate which has published its first report on

CHILDREN across Scotland are struggling to cope with problems of marriage breakdown, unemployment and domestic abuse, it has been warned. A survey by the charity Action For Children found family

People who speak more than one language and who develop dementia tend to do so up to five years later than those who are monolingual, according to a study. Scientists

INMATES at the North east’s two main prisons are to take part in a pilot “virtual visiting” project to keep in touch with their families when the two gaols close

A JOINT Scottish and US research project into Alzheimer’s treatments is to benefit from £450,000 of funding. Scientists at the University of Edinburgh are leading the three-year project which will

A charity that supports victims of domestic abuse has been commended for its work over 40 years. Glasgow Women’s Aid has been offering refuge to victims, working in schools and

SCOTTISH Health Secretary Alex Neil has made a last-ditch attempt to stop Glasgow closing three day centres. In a letter to council leader Gordon Matheson, Mr Neil proposed to fund

Dumfries and Galloway Council has laid out a new policy to help tackle domestic violence among its workforce. The emphasis is on supporting employees who are victims as well as