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7 October 2008

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Opinion: Youth counselling remains on the periphery

15 September 2008, Barbara Rayment, Youth Work Now

We at Youth Access recently pulled together a response to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Review's Call for Evidence. Among the comments from our members, we received...

Editorial: Too many children still fall into the poverty trap

24 September 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

We hear so rarely these days about the working classes, Labour's traditional support base.

Keep up the pressure to battle child poverty

17 September 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

In Britain today 3.9 million children are living in poverty. Often unable to afford adequate nutrition, these children frequently suffer from poor health and are highly vulnerable to illnesses. Children...

Care should be a good foundation for life

9 July 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

About 60,000 children and young people are living in care in England.

Editorial: Immigrant children remain children first

2 July 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

Children's rights campaigners won an important breakthrough last week with the decision that immigration officers will be subject to the same duty to ensure children's safety as other agencies (see...

Opinion: Vox Pop - Should new social workers be offered golden hellos?

14 May 2008, Children & Young People Now

Stoke-on-Trent City Council recently announced frontline children's social workers would receive £4,000 simply for joining. However, some professionals believe offering financial incentives can give the wrong impression.

Tackle homelessness to end poverty

7 May 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

The government's target to end child poverty becomes even more important in light of the number of children and young people who are homeless or live in sub-standard accommodation.

The cycle of domestic violence can be broken

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

An incidence of domestic violence is reported to the police every minute of every day. This disturbing fact gives us a sense of the number of children who experience or...

Separation is never easy on the children

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

One of the major changes in the family landscape over the past 20 years has been the rise in the numbers of children and young people growing up in households...