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Campaigners have renewed calls for Cookham Wood to be closed. Picture: Howard League for Penal Reform/X

News 16 February 2024

Conditions at YOI getting worse, report warns

Lauren Stoner joined Mermaids in 2022 as interim chief executive. Picture: Mermaids

News 16 February 2024

Mermaids' chief brands Prime Minister's trans comments 'unacceptable'

Calls to Nacoa's helpline reached more than 33,000 in the last year. Picture: Polya Olya/Adobe Stock

News 15 February 2024

Call to reinstate funding to support children bereaved by alcoholism

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller girls experience high levels of racist bullying, experts warn. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 15 February 2024

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller girls being 'disproportionately' excluded by schools

One in 10 children will experience child sexual abuse, campaigners warn. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 15 February 2024

Sexual abuse focused child protection plans fall despite increasing cases

Youth offending service staff receive 'effective supervision', the report finds. Picture: (JLco) Julia Amaral/Adobe Stock

News 15 February 2024

Support for youth offending teams could model good practice for adult services, report finds

Tameside Council has vowed to improve services. Picture: Tameside Council/Twitter

News 14 February 2024

Ofsted rates Tameside ‘inadequate’ amid rising caseloads

Young people are being asked to share their views on health services. Picture: Daniel Ernst/Adobe Stock

News 14 February 2024

Young people being sought to help shape health services

Jo Davidson: 'Words are important. They create, they destroy; they enable, they control.' Picture: The Staff College

Opinion 14 February 2024

Let’s humanise the language of children’s services

Mark Russell: 'The prevailing narrative, suggesting that some asylum seekers are adults pretending to be children, is not only misleading but harmful'.

Opinion 14 February 2024

The silent struggle of asylum-seeking children

Denise Hatton: 'Youth services are not a luxury but the bedrock of a prosperous future.' Picture: YMCA

News 13 February 2024

English councils increase spending on youth services

Councillors Brian Hammersley (L) and Jeff Morgan (R) spoke during an SEND discussion in January. Picture: Warwickshire Council webcast

News 13 February 2024

Warwickshire councillors removed from children's committee over SEND comments

The report has recommended 11 key areas for the Met Police to work on to improve its handling of child exploitation. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Ian

News 12 February 2024

Met Police failing child exploitation victims, report finds

The new school will provide specialist facilities for children with autism. Picture: Newcastle City Council

News 12 February 2024

Council launches consultation over school for children with autism

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer attends the opening of the YIF-funded Shed in Chichester. Picture: Lucy Frazer/Twitter

News 9 February 2024

Government announces latest youth work grant recipients