Nina Jacobs

More children risk being taken into care due to cuts to early help services, councils have warned. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Almost 100,000 children could be in care by 2025, councils warn

Children's Services
Many kinship carers often live in poverty and are older than other groups raising children, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Peer support services boost for kinship carers

Social Care
Bullying often begins at school before moving online, experts have warned. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Teachers 'not equipped' to support cyberbullying victims, charity warns

Education
Staff at Sheffield Children's NHS Trust described a culture of low-morale. Picture: Sheffield Children's NHS Trust
News

Staff at children’s mental health unit 'burnt out', inspection finds

Health
The helpline has been open for six months. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Helpline to support victims of abuse in schools receives hundreds of calls

Education
The NatWest scheme offers mentoring and paid work. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

NatWest joins forces with youth services to support NEET young people

Youth Work
Anne Longfield's Commission for Young Lives will run for a year. Picture: Alex Deveril
News

Lockdowns left thousands of children at risk of exploitation, new figures show

Children's Services
Youth work provision is more easily accessible in richer areas, new reasearch shows. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Quarter of youth services 'runnning on six months' worth of reserves'

Youth Work
Care-experienced parents feel judged if they ask for help, campaigners say. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Councils asked to sign new charter enshrining rights of care-experienced parents

Social Care
The programme aims to "switch" the narrative on social media and youth violence. Picture: Koto/Adobe Stock
Best Practice

Youth work stops online aggression becoming real violence

Youth Offending
The Insight programme and the Blunt Truth workshop help young people understand the risks around knife crime
Best Practice

Health services and police use school workshop to highlight risks of violence

Youth Justice
Charity Kinship is calling for the Adoption Support Fund to be renamed. Picture: Adobe Stock
News

Further reform Adoption Support Fund to benefit kinship families, charity urges

Social Care