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 Englandās 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
By Neil Puffett | Originally published 30 August 2017 | Children & Young People Now A senior director of children's services (DCS) has called for Education Secretary Justine Greening to take urgent action to improve the way children's services are inspected, claiming the current system fails to aid improvement and is "phenomenally wasteful". Andrew Webb, … Continue reading Call for Greening to overhaul ‘deeply flawed’ Ofsted system | Children & Young People Now
Hours of work: 37 hours per week Working pattern: Full-time Closing date: Sunday 10 September 2017 Interview date: Friday 15 September 2017 Job description and how to apply: East Sussex Jobs - Independent Reviewing Officer For anĀ informal discussion, please contact Sue McGlynn, Operations Managers on 01323 466606. About the Role Are youĀ an experienced Children's Services … Continue reading Job Vacancy: Independent Reviewing Officer – East Sussex
Guest post by Nikki Ledingham ofĀ Every Child Leaving Care Matters | August 2017 Every Child Leaving Care Matters (ECLCM) is an independent, non-funded organisation that is not affiliated with any political party, however the organisation has almost 50 cross party MPs pledge of support. As a care experience adult and having also experienced homelessness, … Continue reading Guest post: Every Child Leaving Care Matters #ECLCM
The Centre for Child and Family Justice Research are launching the final report of their Nuffield Foundation funded study focusing on Vulnerable Birth Mothers and Recurrent Care Proceedings. The final report will be launched at a one-day conference on the 4th October at Friends Meeting House, London. Experts in the field will consider the practice … Continue reading Vulnerable Birth Mothers and Recurrent Care Proceedings: Launch event
https://twitter.com/survivecourt/status/864771943731474432 It started before the meeting even began. Emails, phone calls and discussions between you all to synchronise diaries and finalise a time and location that suited everyone. Everyone, of course, except the insignificant mother. My diary was never checked. No-one asked if the time suited me or if the location was convenient. As long … Continue reading The Insignificant Mother
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Children (APPGC) is undertaking a new Inquiry that will explore the causes of different threshold levels for accessing childrenās social care services. This follows APPGC's Inquiry in 2016/17 āNo Good Optionsā which found significant variation in the number of children accessing childrenās social care services across the country. To … Continue reading Call to action all social workers: please use this opportunity to share your perspective
Source:Ā The Childrenās Society Ā Date: 17 August 2017 Unaccompanied and migrant children The Childrenās Society in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire has published a report looking at the impact of excluding separated and migrant children from legal aid. The report finds that the safety net Emergency Case Funding is not working, stating that there is … Continue reading New report finds too much discrimination in the ‘system’
This is a helpful piece for IROs to consider - it provides good guidance as to the workings out of the pros and cons of whether to go s20 or care proceedings AND confirms that both are valid options and that neither are the default option to be followed. Source:Ā @suesspiciousminds This is a case in … Continue reading Child refugees ā section 20? Care proceedings? Either? – @suesspiciousminds
The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) published a joint protocol in February 2017 advising court guardians and social workers to work more collaboratively to speed up cases, and where possible divert them from court. The agreement was criticised by the guardians' association … Continue reading A lesson in collaborative working & conflict: ADCS & Cafcass Joint Protocol axed as unlawful
