Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care
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NHS ombudsman warns of years-long waits and patients paying thousands to go private as demand for services soars
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Nearly a quarter of households with children under five are experiencing food poverty, rising to one in two among single-parent families, according to analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) think...
The early years workforce continues to face substantial recruitment and retention challenges despite recent growth in staff numbers, according the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER). Providers have...
Research from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) think-tank predicts that better-off parents will be the main beneficiaries of the government’s funded childcare offer for working families, which completes its roll out...
Leicestershire Cares are delighted to announce the launch of My Care Journey, a publication curated and created entirely by care experienced young people, giving the reader a unique insight into life in the care system...
Review warns e-cigarettes could act as gateway to smoking and are also linked to higher asthma and other health risks
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A “landmark” study has been launched to inform the design of future mental health support for care-experienced children and young people.
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Early experience of socioeconomic disadvantage negatively impacts mental health through adolescence, according to research.
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Hundreds of thousands of young carers in England and Wales could be unknown to local authorities and missing out on vital support, according to analysis. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People...
Youth work should be made a “central pillar” of government policy and funding decisions, the National Youth Agency has urged.
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The development of a National Care Offer to ensure councils offer a consistent standard of financial and housing support to care leavers is among a raft of recommendations made by an influential group of MPs. The...
Children’s minister Janet Daby has spoken to Children & Young People Now about the government’s plans to reform the children’s residential care system. Daby was speaking to CYP Now after delivering her keynote...
