First published: 29 November 2017 Author: Alison O’Sullivan Read full piece at source: Corporate parenting for children in care with mental health needs: commissioners in action Extract: The parents of children in families do not parent their children in isolation – they draw upon the knowledge and resources of experts, seek support from grandparents and other family … Continue reading Corporate parenting for children in care with mental health needs
Read at source: 'Moving on Up' report by the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL) 'Moving on up' - NNECL Extract from source - NNECL website: The 'Moving On Up' report is the first study to provide an overall picture of care leavers in higher education. It explored the educational pathways of all young … Continue reading New study finds more care leavers entering higher education
Read the Local Government Association (LGA) response to lack of additional children's services funding in #Budget2017 at: Budget 2017: councils react to no extra children's services funding 'We’ve reached a tipping point where this service can no longer be ignored. It is absolutely crucial that the forthcoming Local Government Finance Settlement addresses this funding gap' - LGA. … Continue reading Budget 2017: councils react to no extra children’s services funding – LGA
A sector-led review of the rise in applications for care orders and the number of children in care Applications for care proceedings in England and Wales are at record levels. This is one factor contributing to the rise in the number of children looked after in the care system, now at the highest level since … Continue reading Care Crisis Review – Family Rights Group
This open access article is worth a read and forms part of the 'Learning from success series - Improving practice and working together across health and social care '. Research has established the potential direct and indirect impacts of mental illness on parenting, the parent-child relationship, and the child, and the extent to which this poses … Continue reading How parents with mental health difficulties and their children can be supported successfully
Anne Longfield OBE, Children’s Commissioner for England, has publicly challenged Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England for trying to denigrate findings from research about children’s inability to access mental health support. She suggests Stevens has sought to ignore the reality of children’s experiences and the frustrations of their parents. Publication of the research coincided with World Mental Health … Continue reading Anne Longfield’s public challenge to Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England
Source: The Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice (CYCJ), Scotland The Centre For Youth & Criminal Justice (CYCJ) supports improvement in youth justice, contributing to better lives for individuals and communities. Following the publication of CYCJ’s latest secure care report, Ellen Maloney reflects on her experiences of secure care, what’s changed and why giving young people … Continue reading Reflections on secure care – CYCJ
A study by Barnardo's reports that two-thirds of care leavers with mental health needs are not receiving any help from statutory services: Nearly half of England’s care leavers may be suffering with a mental health problem, with one in four facing a mental health crisis since leaving care. Barnardo's Neglected Minds report also states that … Continue reading Mental health support for care leavers urgently needed
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Children (APPGC) is undertaking a new Inquiry that will explore the causes of different threshold levels for accessing children’s social care services. This follows APPGC's Inquiry in 2016/17 ‘No Good Options’ which found significant variation in the number of children accessing children’s social care services across the country. To … Continue reading Call to action all social workers: please use this opportunity to share your perspective
This new report, commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP). Originally published by University of Manchester: 13 July 2017. Researchers examined the findings from a range of investigations into the deaths by suicide of people aged under 25 between January 2014 and December 2015 in England and Wales. Researchers wanted to find the common themes … Continue reading National suicide study calls for better support for children and young people
