Vulnerable youths as young as 13 are being recruited into serious organised crime, a conference has heard. Action for Children Scotland said youngsters are attracted to what they perceive as
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Research by Carers Trust and Nottingham University shows that young people providing unpaid care for friends and family have many fewer opportunities in education and the workplace as a result.
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Matter is an online community for young adult carers which has been created by Carers Trust. The Carers Trust works to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with
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Children suffering a mental health crisis are forced into police custody because 35% of NHS “places of safety” in England ban under 16s, figures show. The Care Quality Commission found
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A joint inspection of services for children and young people in East Lothian has highlighted areas of good performance and also made recommendations where further improvement can be made. The
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The most comprehensive study ever to be carried out into adoption in England has confirmed that the rate of breakdown is lower than anticipated, but it also reveals a stark
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A mediation centre is being set up to help prevent thousands of young Scots from becoming homeless as a result of family breakdowns. Plans for the Scottish Centre for Conflict
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With some children waiting more than 14 weeks for psychiatric services in Wales, the Liberal Democrats today claimed the problem is being ignored by ministers. The Party said children and
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Half of youngsters given drugs to address mental health problems said they felt “frightened” when they were prescribed the medicine, a poll suggests. Forty nine percent of those aged 13
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Youths who were once homeless have been invited to Holyrood to help MSPs learn from their experiences. Young people who have experienced homelessness have been asked to give their views
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