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Care Leavers Special Report: 'It felt like they had just given up'

30 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

Despite legislative and policy changes over the past eight years, many care leavers still struggle to access the practical and emotional support they need.

Care Leavers Special Report: The Support Care Leavers Need

30 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

What do recent care leavers think about the help they get?

Feature: Disability: Happy to travel on my own

30 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

Birmingham City Council has saved nearly £70,000 since it started a scheme to train young disabled teenagers to use public transport independently. Jo Stephenson reports.

Feature: Young sex offenders

23 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

The number of sexual offences committed by young people is on the rise. But a severe shortage of treatment places is thwarting rehabilitation. Tom de Castella reports.

Analysis: Credit Crunch - Children's services face up to an uncertain future

23 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

The banking system is in crisis, the economy is on the edge of recession and unemployment is rising fast.

Interview: A new children's champion

16 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

- Sue Berelowitz, chief executive, 11 Million She may have got the job as 11 Million's new chief executive in which she also acts as deputy children's commissioner for England,...

Analysis: UN convention on the rights of the child - Where the UK falls short on children's rights

16 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

The UN Committee delivered its verdict earlier this month on how well the UK is meeting the terms of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Joe Lepper...

Feature: Growing up in Boris' London

15 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

AFter five months in power, Joe Lepper asks what changes Mayor Boris Johnson has made for young Londoners.

Interview: Make families stronger - Maria Miller, shadow minister for families

8 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

Maria Miller laments Labour's performance in office, claiming its record "doesn't stack up when you compare how much has been spent on supporting families and children and alleviating child poverty".

Interview: Pressure on the pledge - Stephen Timms, employment and welfare reform minister

1 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

Ever since Tony Blair made his pledge nine years ago to end child poverty by 2020, the government has been fairly vocal about the issue.