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 [...]
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 funding of £40m for services supporting victims of rape and domestic abuse
£40m of government funding has been announced for specialist support services helping victims of rape and domestic abuse.
The funding will allow support organisations to recruit more staff, keep helplines open for longer and adapt to remote counselling where necessary – ensuring that help is available for those who need it.
A new government advertising campaign, #ItStillMatters, [...]
NSPCC raises fears over rise in domestic abuse during lockdown
The NSPCC has raised concerns about an increase in domestic abuse as the average monthly contacts to the children’s charity has soared since last March when the first lockdown began.
The children’s charity helpline is receiving an average of over 30 contacts a day from adults worried about children living with domestic abuse. The monthly average [...]
Too many children are invisible to social care
Too many vulnerable children are still invisible to social care, the children’s commissioner for England has warned.
At the start of the first lockdown in March 2020, schools closed and since then more families have fallen into poverty and all the major risk factors to children – domestic violence, poor parental mental health, and alcohol/substance abuse [...]
‘Deep-seated and systematic’ issues found in family court system’s response to abuse
There are continuing concerns around how the family court system recognises and responds to allegations of, and proven harm to children and victim parents in private law children proceedings.
The Ministry of Justice has responded to a consultation on ‘Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Children Cases,’ and said that despite [...]
