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Engage: Investment in early intervention key to cutting suicides among young

By Iain MacDonald21st May 2019Engage

Significantly more investment is needed in preventative measures to help improve young people’s mental health to avoid it becoming a potential life and death issue. The plea was made by

More than 500 suspected members of county lines gangs arrested in a week

By Margaret Davis21st May 2019News England

More than 500 suspected members of county lines drugs gangs have been arrested in a week. Between May 13 and 20 police forces across the UK carried out a crackdown

Hancock ‘deeply moved and appalled’ by prolonged segregation of vulnerable people

By Sally Wardle21st May 201921st May 2019News England

The care of every patient stuck on segregated wards will be independently reviewed, the Health Secretary has announced, after a report suggested many vulnerable people are being failed. Matt Hancock

CQC calls for urgent action on hospital segregation of people with learning disabilities

By Iain MacDonald21st May 201921st May 2019News England

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is calling for an independent review of every person who is being held in segregation in mental health wards for children and young people and

Bishop of Lincoln ‘bewildered’ over suspension following alleged safeguarding failures

By Dave Higgens16th May 2019Uncategorized

The Bishop of Lincoln has said he is “bewildered” after he was suspended from office following alleged failures to adequately safeguard children and vulnerable people. Archbishop of Canterbury the Most

Locking up children costing state £300M a year, says Children’s Commissioner

By Hayden Smith16th May 201916th May 2019News England, Reports & Resources

Hundreds of children are locked up by the state in England at a cost of around £300 million a year, according to a new report. As of March last year,

Child poverty becoming ‘new normal’ and rising rapidly in major cities, study suggests

By Alan Jones15th May 2019News England

Child poverty is becoming the “new normal” in parts of the country and rising rapidly in major cities, a new study suggests. Research by the End Child Poverty coalition indicated

New figures show ‘staggering ‘child poverty levels up to 46% in parts of Scotland

By The Press Association15th May 2019News Scotland

Ministers must take urgent action to deal with the “staggering levels of child poverty” that parts of Scotland are facing, campaigners have demanded. In eight of Scotland’s 32 local authorities

Group to examine impact of body image on young people’s mental health

By The Press Association13th May 2019News Scotland

A new group being set up by ministers will examine how body image impacts on young people’s mental wellbeing. The Scottish Government’s new advisory group will identify steps to improve

Children’s Minister calls for more people to consider becoming foster carers

By The Press Association13th May 2019News Scotland

Scotland’s Children’s Minister has called for more people to consider becoming foster carers. Maree Todd spoke out at the start of Foster Care Fortnight, a UK-wide annual awareness-raising campaign run

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Engage: Investment in early intervention key to cutting suicides among young

More than 500 suspected members of county lines gangs arrested in a week

Hancock ‘deeply moved and appalled’ by prolonged segregation of vulnerable people

CQC calls for urgent action on hospital segregation of people with learning disabilities

Bishop of Lincoln ‘bewildered’ over suspension following alleged safeguarding failures

Locking up children costing state £300M a year, says Children’s Commissioner

Child poverty becoming ‘new normal’ and rising rapidly in major cities, study suggests

New figures show ‘staggering ‘child poverty levels up to 46% in parts of Scotland

Group to examine impact of body image on young people’s mental health

Children’s Minister calls for more people to consider becoming foster carers

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

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

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Tag: Vulnerable Children

Engage: Investment in early intervention key to cutting suicides among young

More than 500 suspected members of county lines gangs arrested in a week

Hancock ‘deeply moved and appalled’ by prolonged segregation of vulnerable people

CQC calls for urgent action on hospital segregation of people with learning disabilities

Bishop of Lincoln ‘bewildered’ over suspension following alleged safeguarding failures

Locking up children costing state £300M a year, says Children’s Commissioner

Child poverty becoming ‘new normal’ and rising rapidly in major cities, study suggests

New figures show ‘staggering ‘child poverty levels up to 46% in parts of Scotland

Group to examine impact of body image on young people’s mental health

Children’s Minister calls for more people to consider becoming foster carers