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International Focus: SOS Children's Villages, Finland

Finland has a population of 5.5 million. Despite being a relatively wealthy country - its per capita output is equivalent to France - it has an unemployment rate of nearly 10 per cent and youth unemployment is double that level. Nearly one million Finns earn too little to cover their costs of living, with one in 10 children having welfare needs.

Ennals urges radical action for families as he departs NCB

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  • Friday, July 8, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Sir Paul Ennals has called for a transformation in the way family support services are provided in order to stem the flow of children entering care, saying he wants all neighbouring local authorities to jointly commission services for families in households before they reach crisis point.

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

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  • Wednesday, February 4, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Nearly six months since professor Alexis Jay's report revealed the extent of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, the government's troubled families tsar Louise Casey's has pulled no punches in her assessment of how the authority has fared since.

Triangle Trust - development grants

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  • Monday, May 25, 2015
  • | CYP Now
The Triangle Trust's grants are designed to help charities, social enterprises and community interest companies whose primary purpose is to support unpaid carers or those helping the rehabilitation of offenders to develop sustainable income sources, so that when it comes to an end, the organisation's income will not be reduced.