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
Michaelaās account of her young life should challenge all professionals working with children and families to focus on the needs of the children and the whole family. A compelling read. Read full post at source: Safeguarding practice? Follow Michaela on twitterĀ @Michaelabooth7
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 careĀ '. 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
The following piece by: Eleanor SchoolingĀ was originally posted on: 31 October 2017Ā viaĀ Ofsted blog: Developments in childrenās social care. Itās National Care Leavers week (25 October ā 03 November), a great campaign that quite rightly focuses the attention of professionals and politicians on this important group of young people. Itās timely then that we talk about … Continue reading Care leavers ā Front and centre in new inspections
By Sophie Eminson and Neil Puffett | 24 October 2017 | Children & Young People Now Expectations could be placed on education and health services to work together in both schools and health settings as part of efforts to boost support for young people facing mental health difficulties, it has emerged. Read full piece at … Continue reading Children’s mental health green paper ‘to feature joint-working duty’ | Children & Young People Now
Source: Chris Bolton, Good Practice Manager at Welsh Audit OfficeĀ @whatsthepont For those of you who had the pleasure of hearing Chris speak at our IRO Conference yesterday, here's his latest piece which you do need to read in full. Chris makes the point: #7 Satisfaction of Search Bias.Ā This one is my suggestion. Iām going … Continue reading “Just try to be āmore like Salvo Montalbanoā, I know I am. Caio” – @whatsthepont
This post was originally published September 2016. However a recent pieceĀ by the Guardian suggests that some children are still arriving in emergency care placements with their belongings in bin bags. As far as we know, this is not common practice but one instance is an instance too many. We cannot change past practice but we … Continue reading Call to action #nobinbags
Anne Longfield OBE,Ā Childrenās Commissioner for England,Ā has publiclyĀ challenged Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England for trying to denigrate findings fromĀ researchĀ about childrenās inability to access mental health support. She suggests Stevens has sought to ignore the reality of childrenās 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
Family Rights Group Petition:Ā Exempt kinship care households from the 2 child restriction on child tax credit There are around 200,000 children being raised by kinship carers across the UK. Kinship carers are grandparents, older siblings and other relatives and friends who step in to care for children, many of whom would otherwise be in the … Continue reading Call to action – kinship carers hit by the new child tax credit limit
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 CYCJās latest secure care report, Ellen MaloneyĀ reflects on her experiences of secure care, whatās changed and why giving young people … Continue reading Reflections on secure care – CYCJ
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