At least one in five victims of criminal exploitation by drugs gangs in the UK are children, analysis of calls to a modern slavery and exploitation helpline shows. Read the full article on this link...
The women who felt their eating disorders were not taken seriously by doctors tell their stories
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Reports of sexual and criminal exploitation have risen alarmingly during the pandemic, according to new data measuring the scale of modern slavery and trafficking in the UK. Read the full report on this link...
Study of sexual abuse in healthcare settings in England and Wales says behaviour was not questioned
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The news that in April 2020 Japan has become the 59th country to ban corporal punishment in the home highlights the significant progress that is being made to ensure that children receive the same protection as adults against violence. Sweden was...
The commissioner for England and Wales attacks ‘postcode’ lottery on response to killing of women.
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Twenty years have passed since 10-year-old Damilola Taylor was stabbed as he was walking home from the library after school. For his childhood friend and neighbour Yinka Bokinni, who had not been able to bring herself to speak about his death, it...
The Catholic church “betrayed” its moral purpose by prioritising its reputation over the welfare of children who had been sexually abused by priests, a damning inquiry report has concluded. In its final review of the church, the independent inquiry...
Scotland has become the first part of the UK to ban the smacking of children after new legislation came into effect. Changes to the law giving children the same protection from assault as adults were passed by the Scottish parliament last year and...
Adults exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) in their childhood are often considered in studies to be a homogeneous group and are not questioned about the meanings that they give to IPV. This study focuses specifically on the 18–25 age group...
The Welsh Government has published guidance for education settings on how to prevent and respond to peer sexual abuse, exploitation and harmful sexual behaviour, including digital abuse and exploitation taking place both inside and out of the...
The number of hospital admissions for eating disorders is rising at a faster rate among people from ethnic minorities in England, prompting concerns that there may be cultural or racial factors driving them. For white ethnicities, hospital...
The Inclusive Digital Safety, created jointly by Internet Matters and online safety charity SWGFL, provides resources on online harms for parents, carers and education professionals supporting the UK’s most vulnerable children. The hub contains...
