How social workers became the 5th emergency service during lockdown
Interview with our experienced and highly respected Independent Social Worker Mary Cullen on social workers going above and beyond for vulnerable families during the COVID-19 pandemic
Social workers have shown immense resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic and had little choice but to place any health anxieties to one side, don their protective [...]
Referrals to children’s services down by 11% but case complexity rises
The number of referrals to children’s services at March 2021 was 11% lower than in previous years, according to official statistics from the Department for Education.
The ‘Vulnerable Children and Young People Survey Summary of returns Waves 1 to 22’ report published by the Department for Education reveals that in Wave 22 - between 8 and [...]
Girls aged 11-13 increasingly targeted by online sexual predators
Teenage girls aged between 11 and 13-years-old are increasingly at risk from online sexual predators, the Internet Watch Foundation warns in its annual report.
Teenage girls and their parents are being warned about the dangers of being groomed online by sexual predators in a new hard-hitting campaign backed by the Home Office and Microsoft as new [...]
Devastating impact of child abuse described by survivors
The devastating life-long impact of child abuse has been described by members of The Truth Project, part of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
The Inquiry has published the accounts of 80 victims and survivors of child sexual abuse which were shared with The Truth Project, which provides an opportunity for survivors of child sexual [...]
£17m government funding for mental health support in schools
More than £17m of government funding has been allocated for schools and colleges to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.
Over £17m has been revealed to build on mental health support already available in education settings, as it continues to prioritise wellbeing alongside academic recovery.
As part of Mental Health Awareness week, [...]
Study to explore ways of combating safeguarding risks beyond the home
A new study is exploring new ways of combating safeguarding risks beyond the family home, has been launched by the University of Sussex.
The Innovate Project will look at safeguarding risks outside the home such as sexual and criminal exploitation, peer-on-peer abuse, and gang affiliation.
Researchers in the £1.9m study, funded by the Economic and Social Research [...]
