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Resources: Cafcass launch free support service to help families to reach agreements

By Iain MacDonald28th March 2016Reports & Resources

Cafcass has launched Parenting Plan and Family Meetings: a free support service for separated parents in Greater Manchester, Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire to assist families to agree arrangements for

Arguing parents can damage children’s life chances, experts claim

By The Press Association22nd March 2016News England

More needs to be done to provide support for rowing parents, experts have said after a review concluded that conflicting couples could be putting their children at risk. Couples who

Judge ruling on children’s futures rejects claims on drug addiction

By The Press Association15th March 2016News Wales

A family court judge asked to make decisions on the futures of four children whose father was a crack addict has rejected the argument that chronic drug addiction can be

University to launch new centre focusing of children and family inequalities

By Iain MacDonald15th March 2016Education & Training

Experts at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) are launching a dedicated centre to address the inequalities in health and life chances affecting families, children and young people. The centre has been

Cafcass lays on more support for parents with difficulties in North East

By Iain MacDonald4th March 2016News England

Cafcass has this week launched Parenting Plan and Family Meetings, a free support service for parents in Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire. Parents from these areas who are having difficulties

Resource: Assessing and supporting family and friends care – Practice Tool (2015)

By Iain MacDonald12th January 2016Reports & Resources

Since the Children Act 1989 there has been increasing emphasis in UK law and policy on placing children requiring substitute care with family and friends, and the Children and Young

Government urged to change ‘terrible’ name of Troubled Families initiative

By The Press Association22nd December 2015News England

The Government should consider changing the “terrible” name of its Troubled Families initiative to stop people feeling stigmatised, peers have said. The programme aims to turn around the lives of

Completion times for family court care proceedings in Wales cut by more than half

By Iain MacDonald22nd December 2015News Wales

The time it takes for a family court in Wales to decide whether a child should be placed in the care of a local authority has been cut by more

New research finds thousands of siblings of disabled children are often overlooked

By Iain MacDonald4th November 2015News England

Thousands of siblings of disabled children are often overlooked with their needs coming second to those of the disabled child, according to new research. Siblings of disabled children across the

Welsh social workers’ conference focuses on families and relationships

By Iain MacDonald20th October 2015News Wales

A conference for consultant social workers has been held in mid-Wales, with the focus on ‘putting families and relationships at the heart of social work practice.’ Supported by the Care

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Resources: Cafcass launch free support service to help families to reach agreements

Arguing parents can damage children’s life chances, experts claim

Judge ruling on children’s futures rejects claims on drug addiction

University to launch new centre focusing of children and family inequalities

Cafcass lays on more support for parents with difficulties in North East

Resource: Assessing and supporting family and friends care – Practice Tool (2015)

Government urged to change ‘terrible’ name of Troubled Families initiative

Completion times for family court care proceedings in Wales cut by more than half

New research finds thousands of siblings of disabled children are often overlooked

Family hail justice for little ones as mother jailed over four boys’ fire deaths

Southport child-killer detained for at least 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders of girls

Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental ‘open warfare’ slammed by vaccine tsar

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Tag: Families

Resources: Cafcass launch free support service to help families to reach agreements

Arguing parents can damage children’s life chances, experts claim

Judge ruling on children’s futures rejects claims on drug addiction

University to launch new centre focusing of children and family inequalities

Cafcass lays on more support for parents with difficulties in North East

Resource: Assessing and supporting family and friends care – Practice Tool (2015)

Government urged to change ‘terrible’ name of Troubled Families initiative

Completion times for family court care proceedings in Wales cut by more than half

New research finds thousands of siblings of disabled children are often overlooked

Welsh social workers’ conference focuses on families and relationships