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Family support workers will be based in a Hertfordshire A&E department. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 7 April 2022

Charity embeds family support worker in children’s emergency department

The scheme was first launched under the name 'troubled families'. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 6 April 2022

Supporting Families revamp as programme enters 10th year

Care leavers could be worst-hit by rising living costs, charities have warned. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 6 April 2022

Support care leavers through cost-of-living crisis, campaigners urge

Steve Crocker is president of the ADCS. Picture: ADCS

News 6 April 2022

New ADCS president calls for review of children’s mental health services

Gloucestershire County Council has thanked social workers for their efforts. Picture: Gloucestershire County Council

News 5 April 2022

Ofsted praises ‘significant progress’ at Gloucestershire children’s services

Social workers have reported emotional fatigue and exhaustion, according to the report. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 5 April 2022

Improve mental health support to retain social workers, Care Review hears

Family hubs will offer support from birth to 19. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 4 April 2022

Family hubs: DfE reveals 75 councils eligible to run services

Nadhim Zahawi started school in the UK aged 11. Picture: Parliament UK

News 4 April 2022

Zahawi sets out expectations for councils supporting Ukrainian children

John Coughlan was appointed commissioner at West Sussex Council in 2019. Picture: Hampshire County Council

News 3 April 2022

West Sussex: Independent trust no longer needed to take over children’s services

The end of the temporary change could affect as many as 360,000 children, campaigners warn. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 31 March 2022

Sharp increase in free school meal eligibility among children in need

News 31 March 2022

Scottish government reveals care review implementation plan

The cost to local authorities of in-house care services was less than for private provision. Picture: Halfpoint/Adobe Stock

Analysis 29 March 2022

Competition authority study raises prospect of commissioning reforms

It costs £1,012 to apply for citizenship for a child in care. Picture: Maksims/Adobe Stock

Features 29 March 2022

Legal Update: Migrant looked-after children

Kinship's research finds that 82 per cent of kinship carers have worried about money over the previous year. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 27 March 2022

Charity urges Care Review to improve support for kinship families

The woman was in the care of Staffordshire Council as a teenager. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 24 March 2022

Council to reconsider complaint from care leaver