Early intervention cuts have placed 1m children at risk of poor life chances
Cuts to early years and youth support since 2010 has resulted in more than a million vulnerable children having their life chances reduced, according to a report by the Public Services Committee.
A failure to invest in children at risk of harm has affected over one million children, with those in deprived areas [...]
Charity raises fears for children of modern slavery victims
Thousands of children whose parents are victims of modern slavery are not receiving the support they need while many others will simply be lost in the system, the charity Hestia warns.
The charity, which supports over 2,200 adult victims of modern slavery and 1,200 dependent children each year, says that children who were [...]
Children in kinship care not having physical or health needs met
Vulnerable children living in kinship care are missing out on specialist support for long-term physical and mental health conditions, according to the charity Kinship.
Children in kinship care have often developed the physical or mental health problems after experiencing trauma or abuse previously. Unlike children in foster care, children in kinship care do [...]
Children’s social workers – What do they do?
Children’s social workers carry out work with children and young people from many different backgrounds, many of whom are extremely vulnerable, requiring a sensitive, age-appropriate and supportive approach.
Children's social workers work alongside:
Children who have been sexually abused.Children who have been neglected, and left dirty, hungry and shown very little care.Sex offenders who [...]
Significant shift needed in adoption system
There should be a significant shift in thinking about the adoption system in order to provide better support for some of England’s most vulnerable children, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Adoption and Permanence has urged.
Following a three-month inquiry, the APPGAP has launched a report calling for a system-wide move from ‘family [...]
Family Hubs Programme extended
A Family Hubs Programme to improve access to early education, health and care services for vulnerable families has been launched by the government backed with £20 million funding.
The multi-million pound investment will be used to create up to 10 more Family Hubs across the country offer families, children and young people somewhere [...]
