London Social Work for Children

2 years ago

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Urgent referrals of children to emergency mental health services triple in four years

The number of urgent referrals of children to crisis teams has reached a record high according to NHS data analysed by mental health charity YoungMinds The NHS monthly data published for the first time in full since a cyber-attack in December showed that urgent referrals of under- s reached more than in April the...

https://socialcare.today/2023/08/18/urgent-referrals-of-children-to-emergency-mental-health-services-triple-in-four-years/

2 years ago

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Food banks in schools illustrate the extremity of poverty amongst children

A new report exposed schools are carrying an unequal burden of responding to long-term poverty that risks going unseen in government policy Findings from the report which was produced by IOE UCL's Faculty of Education and Society has raised concerns that the work schools are doing to try and support their communities is not recognised...

https://socialcare.today/2023/08/16/food-banks-in-schools-illustrate-the-extremity-of-poverty-amongst-children/

2 years ago

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New brain research suggests why some teenagers develop nicotine addictions

University experts have highlighted levels of grey matter in the brain could be linked to a desire to start smoking from a young age Research which was published this afternoon by a team of scientists from Warwick and Cambridge University in the UK and Fudan University in China in the journal Nature Communications discovered levels...

https://socialcare.today/2023/08/15/new-brain-research-suggests-why-some-teenagers-develop-nicotine-addictions/

2 years ago

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NSPCC urged the government to protect abused children during the summer holidays

The leading children's charity is calling on authorities to provide more support for children who live in abusive households during their six-week break from school According to figures that were uncovered by the NSPCC National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children from to their helpline handled the highest number of domestic...

https://socialcare.today/2023/08/10/nspcc-urged-the-government-to-protect-abused-children-during-the-summer-holidays/

2 years ago

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Ministers ‘in the dark’ about the educational fate of thousands of children

According to new research at least children are being taught in unregistered Alternative Provision units which do not meet basic safeguarding standards Yesterday The Centre for Social Justice CSJ an organisation dedicated to helping people who live in poor and disadvantaged communities released new shocking figures about the number of children who are being...

https://socialcare.today/2023/08/08/ministers-in-the-dark-about-the-educational-fate-of-thousands-of-children/

2 years ago

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Herefordshire children’s services commitment to improvement remains crucial, Ofsted says

A recent visit from Ofsted inspectors to Herefordshire's children's services outlined significant improvements but commitment to progress remains vital In July Ofsted deemed Herefordshire's children's services 'inadequate' but after two visits in June the organisation reported visible progression in the way the authority supports children's needs under a protection plan However although Ofsted...

https://socialcare.today/2023/08/04/herefordshire-childrens-services-commitment-to-improvement-remains-crucial-ofsted-says/

2 years ago

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Food for thought: breast milk boosts brain power

American-based research has discovered a micronutrient in breast milk provides significant benefit to the developing brains of newborns The study of which findings were published last week included experts from Tufts University Boston examining a sugar molecule known as myo-inositol which is most prominent in human breast milk during the first month of lactation Researchers...

https://socialcare.today/2023/08/02/food-for-thought-breast-milk-boosts-brain-power/

2 years ago

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Nearly half of children saw social and emotional skills worsen during pandemic – study

Almost half of children saw their social and emotional skills worsen during the pandemic according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies IFS with economic turbulence playing a role Nearly half of parents reported that their child's social and emotional skills had worsened during the first year of the Covid- pandemic By contrast just one...

https://socialcare.today/2023/08/02/nearly-half-of-children-saw-social-and-emotional-skills-worsen-during-pandemic-study/

2 years ago

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A third of children in care face school exclusion, new research shows

New research from University College London UCL has found students in England with a care background are more likely to be excluded The research which was published in the online journal Child Abuse amp Neglect earlier this week used anonymised data from the Department for Education's National Population Database which covered all children starting state...

https://socialcare.today/2023/07/28/a-third-of-children-in-care-face-school-exclusion-new-research-shows/

2 years ago

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Government names first areas to test children’s care reforms

The government has named Dorset Lincolnshire and Wolverhampton as the first areas to be chosen to deliver the Families First for Children programme They will test new ways to reform every part of the children's social care system with the goal of helping children stay with their families while protecting vulnerable children where needed The...

https://socialcare.today/2023/07/28/government-names-first-areas-to-test-childrens-care-reforms/

Social work news

Urgent referrals of children to emergency mental health services triple in four years

Food banks in schools illustrate the extremity of poverty amongst children

New brain research suggests why some teenagers develop nicotine addictions

NSPCC urged the government to protect abused children during the summer holidays

Ministers ‘in the dark’ about the educational fate of thousands of children

Herefordshire children’s services commitment to improvement remains crucial, Ofsted says

Food for thought: breast milk boosts brain power

Nearly half of children saw social and emotional skills worsen during pandemic – study

A third of children in care face school exclusion, new research shows

Government names first areas to test children’s care reforms