BASW urges protection for social workers following stabbing
BASW and SWU are continuing to work with relevant government departments in England to ensure the role of social workers in urgent and ‘emergency’ actions are well understood and supported after a social worker was stabbed in the line of duty.
The social worker, 61, was employed by Haringey Council and was stabbed at the [...]
Serious child-related incidents rise by 20% in last year
There has been a 20% rise in the number of serious child-related incidents reported by councils in the last year, according to figures published by The Local Government Association.
A total of 536 serious incident notifications were made in England during 2020/21, up 87 or 19 per cent on the 449 incidents in 2019/20. There [...]
Online grooming crimes reach record high
The number of crimes involving online grooming has risen by 70% in three years to an all time high, a leading children’s charity has warned.
The NSPCC has reported that Snapchat and Instagram are the most common online tool used by groomers as offenders are exploiting risky design features on apps and platforms popular with [...]
Young people’s mental health services reaching ‘tipping point’
Children’s mental health services are fast approaching “tipping point,” with the COVID-19 pandemic having exacerbated existing challenges, including mental health inequalities.
The NHS Federation has warned that 1.5 million children and young people may need new or additional mental health support as a result of the pandemic – and the figure could be even higher [...]
Waiting times for urgent treatment of eating disorders for young people triples during pandemic
The number of young people waiting for urgent treatment for eating disorders has tripled during the pandemic, analysis has revealed.
The Royal College of Psychiatrist’s analysis of NHS data found the number of under-19s waiting for urgent treatment has more than tripled during the pandemic, while the number waiting for routine treatment has more than [...]
Funding gap for UASC poses safeguarding risk to Croydon’s children’s services
There is a safeguarding risk to Croydon children’s services as a result of a £2.3 million funding gap in the cost of looking after unaccompanied asylum seeking children and young people.
All unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK must register at the Home Office unit in Croydon town centre. In the past decade Croydon [...]
