Following the sentencing of a 14 year old boy for killing his foster carer Dawn McKenzie; the Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW) has described the case as “highly unusual”, and hopes that potential carers will not be deterred from fostering as a result.

More than half of the children on the Angus child protection register are in families with alcohol- or substance-abusing parents, according to the latest figures.

A CARE provider is celebrating the first year of a project that has made going to the cinema in Edinburgh more accessible to people with autism.

A CHARITY fund worth hundreds of thousands of pounds is to be spent on an attempt to reduce Scotland’s youth unemployment rate.

RIVER Clyde Homes has received a glowing report for its sheltered housing accommodation across the district.

A DUMFRIES care home worker has been struck off after concerns he was “grooming” a vulnerable child. Scott Millar, 46, breached several regulations while employed as a care worker in a home for troubled children.

A THIRD annual Hopeful Steps memorial walk is being organised by Scottish Borders Council and NHS Borders on Saturday, September 15, as part of Suicide Prevention Week 2012.

The Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling has appointed its first Clinical Research Professor of Dementia Studies.

The Royal College of Nursing Scotland is hosting a development programme for all health, care support workers/care assistants to enhance their knowledge and practice in direct care.

POSH kids are to blame for an increase in school violence, a charity claims. According to Crisis Counselling the most disruptive pupils are those who come from a middle-class background because their parents are too busy worrying about work and money to discipline them.