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 [...]
Extent of abuse experienced by children in youth justice system revealed
Nine in 10 children in the youth justice system are either known to have or suspected to have suffered abuse, a report has warned.
Commissioned by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, the Punishing Abuse report, argues that a number of children in the youth justice system are [...]
Government action to improve health outcomes in babies and infants
A vision for best practice across the health system to ensure babies and children can get the best possible start, has been outlined by the government.
Early Years Health Adviser Andrea Leadsom MP has led the early years review – ‘The best start for life: a vision for the 1,001 critical days’ which highlights six action [...]
