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Editorial: Britain's hidden disability is in the limelight

19 March 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

For too long now, children and young people with speech and language needs have been overlooked. One in ten children have a communication impairment in the UK.

Editorial: Parenting support must reach those in need

12 March 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

The government doesn't bring up children, parents do. We often hear this maxim from those in power and their detractors alike.

Editorial: Ruling will help to safeguard asylum seekers

5 March 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

Who decides the age and identity of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in circumstances where there is a dispute?

A blinkered view of disability still prevails

5 March 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

About seven per cent of children under the age of 16 in the UK are disabled.

Parental involvement is not just for mums

20 February 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

Ensuring that fathers play an active role in family life is essential to children's wellbeing. Their involvement can make a big difference to a child's attainment and development. Yet too...

Editorial: Inherent dangers lurk in staying safe plan

13 February 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

With the publication of the Staying Safe Action Plan last week, the government has been at pains not to be seen to wrap children up in cotton wool. In presentation...

Just the job for parents who want to work

23 January 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

Welfare reform is a political hot potato at the moment. The Conservative Party's widely trumpeted Work for Welfare policy paper this month followed hot on the heels of the Department...

Editorial: Social work practices must not be cut loose

16 January 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

Controversial proposals to introduce GP-style social work practices to work with children in care have regained the spotlight at the start of the year.

Editorial: Discs blunder ups pressure on ContactPoint

28 November 2007, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

Fear can be very contagious. The "missing discs" debacle at HM Revenue & Customs has intensified security concerns about ContactPoint, the £224m database that will hold details of every child...

Take better care of the UK's young carers

21 November 2007, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

Support for carers has come under the spotlight lately. A Standing Commission on Carers was established in September, reporting to the Health Secretary, while a renewed bout of publicity will...