November 2019

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Mockingbird programme to support foster families extended further

The Mockingbird Family Model, delivered by The Fostering Network, centres on a constellation where one foster home acts as a hub, offering planned and...
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Children as young as seven drawn into county line gangs

A report by The Children’s Society has found that children as young as seven are being exploited by county line gaps. The report found that the numb...
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Study finds children’s voices omitted from care records

A study by University College London has recommended that the social care records of looked-after children and young people need to include those chil...
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Research programme into mental health problems in teenagers launched

A £35 million government-backed research programme has been launched with the aim of giving more support to teenagers battling mental health issues, ...
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More support for children of separated parents called for

A report by the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) has called on the government to do more to ensure that after parents separate, the social se...