The death of a mentally ill teenager after he drank excessive amounts of water may have been prevented if his care and treatment had been delivered differently, an investigation has
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A pioneering national children’s charity is to close after 81 years of campaigning, as it warned many other similar organisations were facing the same “mathematical impossibilities” of rising costs. Announcing
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The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry was initially hampered by an unwillingness to acknowledge structural abuse, it has been told. Professor Kenneth Norrie (pictured), an expert in law from Strathclyde University,
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The Princess of Wales has praised the “really precious” work of a youth intervention charity during a visit in central London. Kate met with frontline staff and young people at
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The Government is being urged to invest in social care to power economic growth and create jobs. A report by the Future Social Care Coalition (FSCC) says the “fragmented and
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Councils in England are in a “worsening doom-spiral of unsustainable spending” when it comes to children’s social care, according to a new report. Millions more has been spent on children’s
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Three family members of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, who was found dead in her Surrey home, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after arriving on a flight from Dubai. Urfan
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Teachers, families and pupils are “crying out for” transgender guidance for schools so there is “clarity” in the approach across the country, the Children’s Commissioner said as she called for
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New research suggests depression and the risk of depression are linked to different inflammatory proteins in boys and girls. Researchers hope the findings will ultimately lead to the development of
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More than 50,000 school and council workers will begin voting on strike action today in a dispute over pay. Ballots will take place among GMB members at almost 3,000 schools
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