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One in five UK eating disorder patients forced to pay for private care

One in five patients with potentially life-threatening eating disorders are forced to pay for private care as part of their treatment, with families leaving their jobs and living off credit cards to support loved ones, a report reveals. Read the...

September 24, 2021

Disability News

Seven out of 10 win benefits challenges at tribunal

Seven out of ten people who appealed in court against a decision to deny them disability benefits were successful, analysis shows. In total, more than 287,000 people in England, Scotland and Wales have overturned a government decision at tribunal in...

September 24, 2021

News Poverty

Young people ‘at risk of repeat homelessness’ if £20 Universal Credit uplift cut, charities warn

Cutting the £20-a-week Universal Credit increase will put young people at risk of repeat homelessness, more than 40 charities have warned. Read the full article on this link to Sky News Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click...

September 24, 2021

News Safeguarding

Criminal justice system ‘re-traumatising’ vulnerable young women, research warns

The criminal justice system is “re-traumatising” vulnerable young women who are victims of violence and abuse, a charity has warned. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in...

September 23, 2021

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One in five UK eating disorder patients forced to pay for private care

One in five patients with potentially life-threatening eating disorders are forced to pay for private care as part of their treatment, with families leaving their jobs and living off credit cards to support loved ones, a report reveals. Read the...

September 24, 2021

Disability News

Seven out of 10 win benefits challenges at tribunal

Seven out of ten people who appealed in court against a decision to deny them disability benefits were successful, analysis shows. In total, more than 287,000 people in England, Scotland and Wales have overturned a government decision at tribunal in...

September 24, 2021

News Poverty

Young people ‘at risk of repeat homelessness’ if £20 Universal Credit uplift cut, charities warn

Cutting the £20-a-week Universal Credit increase will put young people at risk of repeat homelessness, more than 40 charities have warned. Read the full article on this link to Sky News Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click...

September 24, 2021

News Safeguarding

Criminal justice system ‘re-traumatising’ vulnerable young women, research warns

The criminal justice system is “re-traumatising” vulnerable young women who are victims of violence and abuse, a charity has warned. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in...

September 23, 2021

Marginalised & Excluded News

Black girls in England ‘twice as likely to be excluded from schools as white girls’

Black and minority ethnic girls in England are more than twice as likely to be excluded from school as their white counterparts, according to a report. Equality campaigners have raised the alarm at the findings, which show that the number of girls...

September 23, 2021

Looked After Children News

Children’s commissioner for England calls for urgent improvements to care system

Investment in residential care, increased mental health support and more benefits for care leavers are paramount to improving provision for children in care, according to the children’s commissioner for England. Read the full article on this link...

September 22, 2021

mental health News

School mental health leads programme launches

The government’s delayed programme to train mental health leads to support school pupils gets underway this month, four years after the idea was first mooted. The five-year programme was put forward in the government’s 2017 green paper on...

September 22, 2021

News Poverty

Ministers have no clear plan to tackle child poverty, say cross-party MPs

Ministers have no clear plans to tackle rising child poverty, while a lack of focus and leadership has hindered efforts to reduce the numbers of youngpeople living in hardship, a cross-party group of MPs has said. The House of Commons work and...

September 22, 2021

mental health News

Children face ‘agonising’ waits for mental health care

Children struggling with mental health problems during the pandemic are facing “agonisingly” long waits for treatment, a BBC investigation has found. Data from half of England’s specialist child mental health services found one in...

September 21, 2021

Safeguarding

Babies harmed by male carers

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has published a review of the circumstances involved in cases where babies under-one-year-old have been harmed or killed by their fathers or other males in a caring role. Findings include: a range of risk...

September 20, 2021

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One in five UK eating disorder patients forced to pay for private care

Seven out of 10 win benefits challenges at tribunal

Young people ‘at risk of repeat homelessness’ if £20 Universal Credit uplift cut, charities warn

Criminal justice system ‘re-traumatising’ vulnerable young women, research warns

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One in five UK eating disorder patients forced to pay for private care

Seven out of 10 win benefits challenges at tribunal

Young people ‘at risk of repeat homelessness’ if £20 Universal Credit uplift cut, charities warn

Criminal justice system ‘re-traumatising’ vulnerable young women, research warns

Black girls in England ‘twice as likely to be excluded from schools as white girls’

Children’s commissioner for England calls for urgent improvements to care system

School mental health leads programme launches

Ministers have no clear plan to tackle child poverty, say cross-party MPs

Children face ‘agonising’ waits for mental health care

Babies harmed by male carers

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