Plight of young carers highlighted
Plight of young carers highlighted: almost three-quarters of young carers feel lonely during the school holidays, research by Action for Children and Carers Trust has found.
One in five young carers have never been on a summer holiday with their family and nearly half spend more than four hours a day during the summer holidays caring [...]
Special report: The state of children’s services
Recent reports into the state of children’s services have highlighted the loss of early help and preventive services, and how this is contributing to more children in need falling through our supposed safety net, BASW has warned.
In July, the Children’s Commissioner for England published for the first time a report into the scale of vulnerability [...]
Government urged to strengthen statutory framework for early help services
A charity has warned that high care thresholds are leaving vulnerable children and families without crucial support.
Action for Children is highlighting the ‘revolving door’ of children who are referred to social care following concerns, assessed and then having the case closed due to high thresholds for services in a climate of cuts.
Years of austerity and [...]
4Children to close
Charity to cease trading and transfer services to Action for Children
Children’s charity 4Children is to cease trading and transfer some services to Action for Children, it has been announced.
The two national charities will merge with 62 per cent of 4Children’s services moving across to Action for Children. In addition, 35 per cent of services will [...]
