COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of children and young people beyond recognition. Throughout the pandemic, research has been underway to assess the impact on young people’s mental health, but much
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The UK government has launched a national review into the horrific abuse and murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. Arthur was six years old when he was killed in Solihull by his
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A High Court judge has described a shortage of suitable accommodation for “very troubled children” as “scandalous”. Mr Justice Holman, who is based in the Family Division of the High
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Demand for mental health services for children and young people is pushing the NHS to “breaking point”, MPs have warned. The Health and Social Care Committee of MPs said that
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Job vacancies in the social care sector were more than three times higher last year than in any other form of employment, a report has revealed. The Staff Vacancies In
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Almost 2,000 youngsters have been left waiting over a year for specialist help with mental health problems – with the total having doubled in a year, figures show. At the
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Warnings about the treatment of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes were ignored and something in the system responsible for ensuring his safety is broken, his grandparents have said. Arthur’s stepmother Emma Tustin, 32,
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The Government has announced a major review into the circumstances which led to the murder of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. It aims to determine what improvements are needed by the agencies
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A “wicked” stepmother has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years for cruelly abusing, poisoning and murdering her partner’s six-year-old son. Arthur Labinjo-Hughes was left with
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The Government will not hesitate to take action off the back of a review into failings around the death of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, Number 10 has said. The six-year-old was murdered
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