Wednesday, 16 May 2012
A landmark legal judgment has branded current housing benefit rules discriminatory against disabled children.
Rehabilitation insideThe effective rehabilitation of young people in custody is crucial to aid resettlement and cut their likelihood to reoffend. Derren Hayes visits Cookham Wood young offender institution in Kent to witness first hand its efforts to apply youth work in prison
Total therapyFollowing its success in the US, the multisystemic therapy programme is catching on here in working with families to tackle antisocial behaviours. Janaki Mahadevan investigates how it can change young lives
Families hit by benefit caps could spark ‘tidal wave of migration’The effects of the government’s cap on benefits are beginning to be felt by families across the capital, as local authorities try to tackle the gulf between reduced local housing allowance rates and London rents
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Ravi Chandiramani: Child sexual exploitation victims must be heard

Youth work activity resource packs. Topics range from financial literacy to sexual health.
How firefighters in Cheshire are helping to combat social exclusion The Respect initiative offers an alternative education programme that provides young people with up to 50 hours of activities during a school term
How a book scheme boosts foster children's skills The Letterbox Club Northern Ireland helps foster children improve their fluency in numeracy and literacy
Welcome to our 'hood Teenagers are playing a central role in shaping communities across the country through the Young People Friendly Neighbourhoods scheme. Derren Hayes drops in to see one of the projects in action
Disparity in child disability provision exposed Some disabled children are waiting more than a year to be equipped with the wheelchairs and mobility aids they need to get around, a national review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found.
Haringey after Baby P: The inside story Peter Lewis was appointed as Haringey's director of children's services to replace Sharon Shoesmith in the wake of the tragic death of 17-month-old Peter Connelly. Here, he gives his account of his three years in post
Youth Work Sessions: Developing problem-solving skills These activities will help young people to look at problems they encounter from different perspectives, equipping them with the skills to make difficult and stressful situations easier
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