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...
Reviews into abuse-related deaths or serious harm of children remain focused on changing frontline practice, rather than addressing systemic issues, a report has found. Fourteen years after Professor Eileen Munro called...
Youth-led group Bite Back claims that its campaign against junk food firms is being “effectively silenced” after being rejected by two of the UK’s biggest outdoor advertising space firms. Read the full article on this...
Social workers continue to be English local authorities’ biggest recruitment and retention challenge, research has found. Majorities of authorities reported challenges attracting or holding onto social workers across...
Doctors are calling for action to improve air quality for 1.5 million children living in “unsafe, substandard homes” in areas of disadvantage. This is leaving children at greater risk of developing health problems...
Exclusive: Barnardo’s says number of family hubs and children’s centres has plummeted – with ‘postcode lottery of support’
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Exclusive: Analysis by Royal Society for Public Health suggests obesity rates will rise in 90% of the country
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“Unfair barriers” to social housing for care leavers are to be lifted within weeks, the government has confirmed.
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Rates of high care placement instability decreased slightly in 2024 according to latest official statistics – with the percentage of children facing three or more placements in a year falling from 11% to 10% compared...
Raising the Nation Play Commission report recommends ban on ‘no ball games’ signs and raising digital age of consent to 16
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Nurseries are limiting the number of government-funded hours they offer to offset cost hikes, impacting disadvantaged families, a poll has revealed.
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