People at risk of domestic violence during lockdown will be able to signal they need to speak in private
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Call for England to follow Scotland’s lead and give children same protection from violence as adults.
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A church in Kent has warned the Ministry of Justice it will take legal action unless it moves to immediately end solitary confinement of children at a youth custody establishment. Read the full article on this...
The past six months in my job working to help people targeted by loan sharks have been busier because of the pandemic.
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The hidden nature of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is well established. Globally, its prevalence is difficult to ascertain, but international legal frameworks and existing studies recognise that DVA is experienced directly by children and young...
Almost a third of children have heard racist comments at school, according to research by an anti-bullying campaign that suggests they are most likely to have experienced racism by about the age of 13. A poll of 1,000 six to 15-year-olds found that...
Evaluates interventions preventing self harm and suicide in children and adolescents in an overview of systematic reviews. Selects and analyses eight systematic reviews. Finds that: school-based interventions prevent suicidal ideation and attempts...
My job is to make women who suffer domestic violence safer. I wonder if they know how I wish I could do more
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One in eight children in care has now spent time in unregulated supported accommodation including hostels, caravans and tents, new figures from the children’s commissioner for England reveal. In 2018/19, 12,800 spent some time accommodated in...
There is a lack of evidence that schemes including the Soft Drinks Industry Levy and reducing calories in food will work to improve childhood obesity, a new report by the National Audit Office states. It also criticises ministers and Public Health...
Adolescents are four times more likely to be physically abused than younger children, NSPCC analysis of police-recorded offences reveals.
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The Department for Education (DfE), the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and the Home Office have published updated statutory guidance on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) for those with statutory duties to safeguard children and...
Knife crime has reached a record high. Offences involving a knife or sharp instrument rose by 7 per cent in the year to September 2019 to 44,771.1 This latest rise means that the number of incidents recorded by police has increased by almost half in...
