A residential child care worker describes the difficulties encountered when a 15-year-old refugee was placed in the home and questions what more he could have done to make it work. Read the full article on this link to Community Care Share...
‘Domestic murderers are often likeable men – that’s how they have been able to abuse women’
Davina James-Hanman has only met one self-aware murderer. It’s not that they are generally monsters. “They are often personable and likeable, and that is how they have been able to abuse women,” she says. But self-awareness? That’s a rarer commodity...
A prospective, longitudinal study of risk factors for early onset of delinquency among maltreated youth
Maltreated youth tend to enter into the juvenile justice system at younger ages than their non-maltreated counterparts. Early involvement in the juvenile justice system compounds maltreated youth’s risk of adverse developmental outcomes...
Children in care
Coram Voice has launched a new animation aimed at encouraging young children in care in England to access advocacy to help them express their views when decisions are made about their lives. Read the news story: Coram Voice launches new animation...
Call for government to provide ‘lifetime support’ for children in care
People who have been taken into care as a child should receive ongoing support to help them deal with the impact of their experiences, a report has recommended. A summary report of the first Care Experienced Conference, held in April to bring...
Primary headteachers condemn the negative effect of SATs on pupils’ wellbeing
Over 80% of headteachers agree that SATs have a negative effect on pupils’ wellbeing, new research by UCL Institute of Education (IOE) reveals. A survey of 288 primary school headteachers and 20 in-depth interviews were conducted by Dr Alice...
