Woman accused over baby’s death ‘searched ‘I want to give up my child’ on phone’
A mother accused of causing the death of her baby daughter through neglect searched “I want to give up my child” on her mobile phone in the weeks before her
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New analysis reveals dramatic fall in youth services spending per child over last decade
Youth services in England are spending less than a quarter of what they were spending a decade ago per child, according to analysis from the YMCA. Funding cuts have seen
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Home Office urges 29 councils to ‘play their part’ on accommodation for migrant children
The Government has written to 29 councils telling them they must take migrant children, who have arrived in the UK without any parents or guardians, into their care. The Home
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Wales to trial world’s highest basic income scheme for young people leaving care
Wales is to roll out one of the most generous basic income schemes ever trialled in the world to its care leavers this year. The pilot will see all young
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Engage – ‘I was just a little girl trying to survive’ – Emma Lewis on her own experience of sexual abuse
Following Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness week, Emma Lewis, Victims and Survivors Consultative Panel Member for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, shines a light on her own
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‘Red flag’ survey results prompt urgent call for support to children’s services in Scotland
Urgent calls have been made to bolster current policy to protect children and young people organisations as the majority said they are struggling to provide crucial services, it can be
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Crime gang facing jail after recruiting teenage girls for £500,000 shoplifting scam
Members of a crime gang who recruited teenage girls into a £500,000 nationwide shoplifting scam are facing jail for modern slavery offences. Ringleader Isaiah Olugosi, 38, recruited, trained and transported
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NSPCC urge changes to Health and Care Bill warning child safeguarding could be destabilised
Children may be less safe under proposed changes to NHS structures which could destabilise safeguarding partnerships that “already need urgent improvement”, a charity has warned. The NSPCC said it is
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‘Long way to go on child mental health’ as only third able to access treatment – Children’s Commissioner
There is “still a long way to go” on children’s mental health, with only a third of those with a probable mental health disorder able to access treatment, the Children’s
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Record number of children referred for specialist mental health care during the pandemic
A record number of children have been referred for specialist care for the most serious mental health problems during the pandemic. Between April 2021 and October 2021, the number of
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