Jonathan Ashworth has said Labour would develop the first strategy to help children whose parents are addicts. In a personal speech at the party’s conference, the shadow health secretary recalled
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Children and teachers in Wales will receive the emotional and mental health support they need when they need it in schools as part of a unique new initiative being unveiled
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A 16-year-old schoolgirl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a welfare officer was stabbed at a secondary school. The victim, a 61-year-old woman, suffered non-life threatening wounds
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With half of social workers intending to leave their jobs soon, the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and Social Workers Union (SWU) have launched a new campaign to improve professional
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Flexibility in childcare services increased last year, with a higher proportion of providers offering longer opening hours and school holiday sessions, a new report has found. The Care Inspectorate said
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Twin babies whose parents both have learning difficulties and met while living in supported accommodation must be placed for adoption, a family court judge has ruled. Both parents, who are
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“Far too little” is being done to prevent child domestic abuse and repair the lasting damage it does, a report has found. The second of a two-part “targeted area inspection”
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Social workers are facing “intense pressure” to ration social care for some of the most vulnerable people in society, a report has claimed. Local authorities are “scrabbling” to fulfil their
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Two men who were fostered by the same British couple are being questioned by police investigating the Parsons Green bombing, it has been claimed. An 18-year-old, understood to be suspected
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The Duchess of Cambridge has made her first public appearance of sorts since her pregnancy announcement – launching a national mental health campaign with a video message. The message, recorded
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