Children and violence

The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a new report on children referred to Prevent – the government’s counter extremism programme. The report is based on analysis of Home Office data and...

Child welfare

The Centre for Young Lives has published its annual State of the Nation report, collating data and indicators to track trends in poverty, mental health, education, safeguarding, housing, special educational...

Child sexual abuse

The Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA Centre) has published a report on the scale and nature of child sexual abuse in England and Wales. The report includes an analysis of official data for...

Category - Safeguarding

Adolescent welfare

The Centre for Young Lives has published a report exploring how the UK government can keep vulnerable teenagers safe through the Young Futures Hubs programme. The Hubs, launching later in 2025, aim to bring together...

Youth violence

The Peer Action Collection (PAC), a youth led network, has published a new report looking at how children and young people are impacted by violence across England and Wales. The report focuses on the second phase of PAC...

Online safety: social media

The Molly Rose Foundation has published new research on social media algorithms and young people’s exposure to harmful content online. The research involved an analysis of content on Instagram and TikTok through...

Domestic abuse outcome measures

Foundations has published findings from a project conducted by the University of Sussex exploring domestic abuse intervention and programme outcome measurement tools. The main aim of the project was to develop agreement...

Child welfare

The Centre for Young Lives has published a new annual report examining the scale and nature of childhood vulnerability in England. Drawing on data from government departments and the Office of National Statistics, the...

Mandatory reporting

The Joint Committee on Human Rights, appointed by the House of Lords and the House of Commons, has published a new report examining the Crime and Policing Bill. The report includes a look at the human rights issues...

Domestic abuse homicides

Women’s Aid has published its third child homicides report focusing on children who have been killed by a parent who was a perpetrator of domestic abuse, in circumstances relating to child contact in England and Wales...