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Cafcass: Student placement scheme launches

4 January 2005, Children Now

Final-year social work students will have the chance to work at the cutting-edge of family justice when Cafcass launches a placement scheme this month.

Mental Health: New fears on child antidepressant use

4 January 2005, Children Now

Paediatric psychiatrists have reacted with dismay after European guidance suggested they should not be prescribing the most popular group of anti-depressant drugs to children with depression.

News in Brief: Poorest children

4 January 2005, Children Now

Nearly three quarters of Britain's poorest children are concentrated in London, Glasgow, Merseyside and Greater Manchester, according to research marking the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's 100th birthday. Researchers found little or...

News in Brief: Parentline Plus wins award

4 January 2005, Children Now

A 24-hour free helpline run by Parentline Plus has won the BT/Telephone Helplines Association's national award for 2004 in recognition of its close partnership with organisations such as the Children's...

News in Brief: Government to boost sport

4 January 2005, Children Now

The Government has unveiled a £500m plan to boost sport among five- to 16-year-olds. It wants school clubs to offer children an extra two to three hours sport a week...

News in Brief: 100,000 without festivity

4 January 2005, Children Now

More than 100,000 children spent the festive period without a home, according to Shelter. The charity reported that the number of homeless families living in temporary accommodation has doubled since...

News in Brief: Obituary - Joy Higginson

4 January 2005, Children Now

Joy Higginson, the director of charity Children North East and former chair of the National Council of Voluntary Child Care Organisations, has died at the age of 56.

News in Brief: Obituary - Joy Higginson

4 January 2005, Children Now

Joy Higginson, the director of charity Children North East and former chair of the National Council of Voluntary Child Care Organisations, has died at the age of 56.

News in Brief: Government policy commitment

4 January 2005, Children Now

All government policy should incorporate a commitment to tackling child poverty, Robin Cook, the Labour MP and former foreign secretary, said at the End Child Poverty Annual Lecture.

News in Brief: Truancy

4 January 2005, Children Now

Two per cent of pupils are responsible for half the time lost to truancy in Scotland, according to Scottish Executive statistics. Visit www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00382.pdf