Daily roundup 16 September: Technology, violence and Rotherham

Children pick up "technology obsession" from parents that can affect their mental health and school work, according to a child educational specialist. The Daily Mail reports that Aric Sigman has advised parents not to allow family conversations to be interrupted by technology, while speaking at a mental health conference today.


Young people taking antidepressants are more likely to commit violent crimes when on the medication, but taking higher doses appears to reduce the risk of violence, according to scientists. The Guardian reports that there was a 43 per cent increase in the risk of 15- to 24-year-olds committing violent crimes while on Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs).


An investigation into Rotherham child grooming could cost nearly £7m this year and may become the single largest child sexual exploitation investigation ever undertaken in the UK. The Rotherham Star reports that the National Crime Agency’s Operation Stovewood has been highlighted in a report as one of the key financial pressures on South Yorkshire Police.


The publication of an Ofsted report on Norfolk Council's children's services is being held up for up to a month. The Eastern Daily Press reports that the authority was rated "inadequate" in 2013, and the new report will judge whether efforts to improve have been successful.


Social media website Facebook is to start sending missing child alerts to UK-based members that may be able to help find them. The BBC reports high-risk cases will appear in the users' news feeds who are located in the area that is being searched by officials.


Children are more likely to be overweight or obese by the time they are seven years old if they do not have access to a garden between the ages of three and five, researchers have said. The Telegraph reports the research, which involved nearly 6,500 English children, is the first to show how damaging it is for children to be confined to flats.


Transgender young people are waiting too long to access treatment and support services, according to evidence given in Parliament. Pink News reports the Women and Equalities committee heard from a range of experts and campaigners who warned of delays and restrictions to treatment for transgender young people.