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Labour pledges mental health counsellor for every secondary school in England

By Harriet Line, Reporter11th November 2019News England

A qualified counsellor will be employed at every secondary school in England under Labour proposals to help young people live happier, healthier lives. The party said the number of children

NHS cancelled 175,000 mental health appointments for youngsters, says charity

By Dominica Sanda, Reporter11th November 2019News England

A charity is calling for greater focus on mental health treatment after figures suggest the NHS cancelled 175,000 appointments for children and young people in the past year. Mental health

Call to set up hotline for families of autistic children ‘locked up in medieval practice’

By Nick Lester, Reporter5th November 2019News England

An advice hotline should be set up for families of children with learning disabilities and autism who face Christmas “locked up and detained by a medieval practice”, ministers have been

Committee call for end to ‘horrific’ detention of young people with learning disabilities

By Jemma Crew, Health and Science Correspondent1st November 20191st November 2019News England

Mental health legislation must be overhauled to stop the “horrific” and inappropriate detention of young people with autism or learning disabilities, MPs said. The human rights of many young people

Care home consultant to be sentenced over no-show at inquest into death of teenager

By Ryan Hooper, Chief Reporter30th October 2019News England

A consultant faces a possible jail sentence today after he admitted failing to cooperate at the inquest of a mentally ill teenager who killed herself while in care. Duncan Lawrence,

Needs of children considered suicide risk ‘overlooked’ by global government policy

By Daniel Harkins, Reporter30th October 2019Education & Training

Suicidal children are at risk of being overlooked by global government policy, according to new research. The review led by the University of Stirling looked at 35 policy documents that

Glasgow youth crime prevention scheme to be rolled out across UK cities

By Margaret Davis, Reporter29th October 2019News Scotland

A crime prevention scheme that helped a teenager who had committed nearly 600 offences to go straight is being rolled out to three UK cities. The programme, that sees mentors

Girls in Wales more likely to be admitted to hospital after self-harming, study finds

By Claire Hayhurst, Reporter29th October 2019Education & Training, News Wales

Girls in Wales are more likely to be admitted to hospital after self-harming than boys, according to new research. The study, led by Swansea University, included 937,697 young people aged

Six men convicted of grooming socially isolated girls in Huddersfield

By Henry Clare, Reporter25th October 2019News England

Six men have been convicted of grooming vulnerable girls in Huddersfield and treating them as “objects to be used and abused at will”. Jurors at Leeds Crown Court (pictured) were

Anorexic teenager who wants to go home must stay in specialist unit – judge

By Brian Farmer, Reporter25th October 2019News England

An anorexic teenager who wants to go home must stay in specialist accommodation, a Court of Protection judge has decided. The 17-year-old girl, who at one stage weighed 4st 6lb

Tag: Vulnerable Children

Labour pledges mental health counsellor for every secondary school in England

NHS cancelled 175,000 mental health appointments for youngsters, says charity

Call to set up hotline for families of autistic children ‘locked up in medieval practice’

Committee call for end to ‘horrific’ detention of young people with learning disabilities

Care home consultant to be sentenced over no-show at inquest into death of teenager

Needs of children considered suicide risk ‘overlooked’ by global government policy

Glasgow youth crime prevention scheme to be rolled out across UK cities

Girls in Wales more likely to be admitted to hospital after self-harming, study finds

Six men convicted of grooming socially isolated girls in Huddersfield

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

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Tag: Vulnerable Children

Labour pledges mental health counsellor for every secondary school in England

NHS cancelled 175,000 mental health appointments for youngsters, says charity

Call to set up hotline for families of autistic children ‘locked up in medieval practice’

Committee call for end to ‘horrific’ detention of young people with learning disabilities

Care home consultant to be sentenced over no-show at inquest into death of teenager

Needs of children considered suicide risk ‘overlooked’ by global government policy

Glasgow youth crime prevention scheme to be rolled out across UK cities

Girls in Wales more likely to be admitted to hospital after self-harming, study finds

Six men convicted of grooming socially isolated girls in Huddersfield

Anorexic teenager who wants to go home must stay in specialist unit – judge