Data collected by a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed that 74 morbidly obese children were taken into care in the past five years for their own protection. According to the Mirror, social workers removed the children from their families following concerns about their health.
The outgoing chair of Northamptonshire’s local safeguarding children board has said the county is being overloaded with unwarranted child protection alerts. The Northampton Chronicle reports a claim by Kevin Crompton that about half of urgent alerts should not have been raised to the highest level.
A survey of 4,000 children and young people aged under 25 has revealed that being bullied is the main reason they self-harm. The BBC reports findings of an online survey, which also highlights family relationships and pressure to do well at school as reasons for self-harm.
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