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Mark Kerr: "We must do better in assessing and understanding the needs and outcomes of children and young people in care"

Features 30 March 2021

Commissioning: Person-centred intelligence

Forum participants discuss ways to improve practice. Picture: Boggy/Adobe Stock

Features 30 March 2021

Family court improvement forum

Research found the use of cannabis and harder drugs increased sharply from age 14 to 17. Picture: Ikon Photography

Research 30 March 2021

Substance Use and Antisocial Behaviour in Adolescence

Picture: Maayan/Adobe Stock

Funding 30 March 2021

Youth Endowment Fund – Youth diversion

Emma Harewood is strategic lead at The Lighthouse

Other 30 March 2021

Influencing without authority

Martin Bisp: “I decided I would rather fail in being brave, than live comfortably never knowing if I really had it in me”

Other 30 March 2021

How I Got Here: Martin Bisp

Participating schools audit their anti-bullying practice, taking in everything from staff training to the types of intervention used. Pictures: Posed by models/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 30 March 2021

Whole-school approach brings down bullying

The recruitment of foster carers in Sweden is managed by a national board, potentially leading to greater economies of scale

Best Practice 30 March 2021

Foster care for adolescents with complex needs in Sweden

SidebySide volunteers provide support to help care leavers achieve independence

Other 30 March 2021

#Chances4Children: Bespoke service supports care leavers

Research suggests more than 2,000 young people in care or care leavers are yet to have applications submitted to the EU Settlement Scheme. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 30 March 2021

Thousands of children in care risk missing EU Settlement Scheme deadline, charity warns

Sponsored Features 30 March 2021

Guide to Contextual Safeguarding: Identifying risk from extra-familial harm

Children and young people use the Mind of My Own app to share how they feel with caseworkers. Picture: MOMO

Features 30 March 2021

Digital Innovation in Social Care: Special Report

Gangs are using social media to establish local drugs networks, report finds. Image: Adobe Stock

News 29 March 2021

Drug gangs ‘using social media to groom young people’

Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre, in Northamptonshire, has been run by MTC since 2016. Picture: MTC

News 29 March 2021

MPs ‘shocked and appalled’ by treatment of children at STC

The Troubled Families programme supported more than 400,000 people to tackle problems. Image: Adobe Stock

News 29 March 2021

Government launches Supporting Families programme and scraps 'troubled families' name