Social Care In Depth
The hidden helpers
Hundreds of thousands of children and young people care for a family member, but their needs often get ignored. Joe Lepper investigates the barriers young carers face in getting the vital support they require.
Government is falling short on pledge to end child detention
Analysis of data suggests that the coalition’s promise to end detention of asylum-seeking children has been reneged, and that significant numbers are suffering both physical and psychological distress.
Research Report: From Education to Employment – Indicators to identify the disengaged
Research into the reasons young people become disengaged from education and employment
Legal Update: Asylum age disputes cause harm
Lengthy legal disputes over the age of asylum-seeking children have a damaging effect on their lives, says Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children’s Legal Centre
Good Practice Case Studies
How an outreach service links excluded parents with intensive support
Ealing’s children centre outreach service puts vulnerable families in touch with support that can help improve their lives.
How teens share lessons in becoming a parent
Young parents are getting back into education by teaching other teenagers what effect bringing up a baby can have on their lifestyle
Participation in Action: Young people find their voice to take control of life in care
Children in care can feel that they have little influence over important decisions affecting their lives. In 2005 the London Borough of Southwark decided to address this through a programme that gave looked-after children and care leavers a say.
How mediation resolves family conflict
Young people are being helped to mend relationships with their families to prevent them becoming homeless
Parents’ classes improve children’s conduct
Educational psychology forms the basis of a programme to enable parents in Somerset to deal with their children’s problem behaviour
Latest Social Care News
- Daily roundup: DfE cuts, schools in Wales and paternity leave
- Child porn crackdown needs more money, say charities
- MP seeks to widen legal definition of neglect
- NHS watchdog apologises for maternity inspection failures
- UN challenges treatment of asylum-seeking children
- Daily roundup: Junk food, child porn and social work ethics
- Children’s workforce recognised in birthday honours list
- Ofsted unveils tougher child protection inspections
- Government bows to pressure on young carers' rights
- GCSE proposals could disadvantage vulnerable pupils, fear experts
