Fewer than one in three young people would feel comfortable asking for help if they felt lonely, a new study suggests. Research by the Co-op’s charity indicated that most young
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Local authorities are unwittingly acting as “recruiting sergeants” for county lines drugs gangs by sending vulnerable children to live miles away from home, MPs have warned. An inquiry by the
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Labour has warned of “lasting damage” after a report said children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are more likely to be permanently excluded from school. Shadow minister for
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A gang of nine men and one woman cynically groomed vulnerable girls in the Huddersfield area and treated them as “objects to be used and abused at will”, a court
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New research into self-harm and the support available has been commissioned on World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide prevention charity Samaritans, which will be talking to young people who have self-harmed
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Parliament’s human rights committee has called for urgent change on the issue of sending mothers to prison, saying the needs of their children have been too often neglected. After taking
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New research has revealed “huge gaps” in early support for young people experiencing mental health problems, according to a charity. Three-quarters of young people who have sought mental health support
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Many parents looking after youngsters that have experienced trauma in their lives have faced violence from a child in their care, according to a poll. For many mothers and fathers,
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A teenage boy has been charged after more than 80 firefighters worked overnight battling a “suspicious” blaze at a high school in Fife. Fifteen fire appliances attended the “large and
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Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, has published new research which shines a light on the thousands of children growing up in homeless families. The report, “Bleak houses: Tackling
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