County line gangs change tactics during lockdown
County line gangs are increasingly targeting vulnerable children and young people in county-towns, as well as moving young people across county lines, a report by The National Youth Agency has warned.
Headline statistics reporting fewer drug-related arrests as a result of a concerted police response which resulted in arrests up and 102 county lines closed, in [...]
MPs committee ‘shocked and appalled’ by treatment of children at Rainsbrook STC
The treatment of children at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre has left members of the House of Commons Justice Committee “shocked and appalled”.
The group of MPs has questioned why the Ministry of Justice has given MTC two more years to run the centre despite the poor performance by the company in managing the five-year, £50.4 million [...]
Fears raised for young people with substance abuse problems as cuts affect access to support
Young people needing treatment for drug and alcohol addictions are left struggling to access services after the budgets for treatment have been reduced by a third, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has warned.
New analysis by the Royal College of Psychiatrists shows £26m – or 37% - in real terms has been cut from youth addiction [...]
Troubled Families scheme extended and renamed Supporting Families Programme
The government has launched the next phase of its Troubled Families Programme, renaming it The Supporting Families Programme, to support some of the most vulnerable families in society.
The newly named ‘Supporting Families’ programme, includes work to support people to leave abusive relationships, get the right support for people with mental health problems and help unemployed [...]
Government launches Mental Health Recovery Action Plan
Mental health services are to be boosted by government funding of £500 million as part of the government’s Mental Health Recovery Action Plan.
The plan is designed to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of the public, specifically targeting groups which have been most impacted including those with severe mental [...]
Children aged 10-14 disproportionately more likely to be victim of sexual offences
Children aged 10 to 14 years were the age group more likely to be victims of sexual offences, ONS statistics have revealed.
The research highlights that The Crime Survey for England and Wales year ending March 2020 estimated that 2.9% of women (618,000) and 0.7% of men (155,000) aged 16 to 74 years experienced sexual assault [...]
