Number of young carers nearly doubles in a decade Nearly a quarter of a million children in England and Wales are caring for a relative, new statistics show.
Number of young carers nearly doubles in a decade Nearly a quarter of a million children in England and Wales are caring for a relative, new statistics show.
Good practice resource: 'Managing high risk behaviours in adolescents' Northumberland County Council has implemented an effective risk management model to safeguard adolescents who are at risk of significant harm from their own behaviour and their approach is having a good impact on safeguarding outcomes.
Healthy eating for teens A healthy diet can help you look and feel great. Don't follow the latest food fad: find out the truth about eating well.
AcSEED Initiative The AcSEED Award is a quality assurance mark presented to schools that have made a substantial effort to support the mental health of their students.
Self-harm first aid advice launched Accident and emergency departments treated more than 110,000 cases of self-harm by self-poisoning in the UK last year, says the British Red Cross.
ChiMat Service Snapshots Service Snapshots provide a summary of demand, risk factors, provision and outcomes for services in a particular area of the Child and Maternal Health Intelligence Network.
National Child Measurement Programme briefing launched The Local Government Association and PHE have produced a guide for local councillors about the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP).
Children and Young People's Health Outcomes Forum The Department of Health has released a series of recommendations to improve children and young people’s health results.
Half of children lack regular access to water in schools, research shows Over 60% of parents across the UK say their child’s school does not provide water throughout the day, according to new research.
One in 3 teenagers admitting to needing help for depression “not surprising”, say YoungMinds A survey by ITV programme Daybreak that found that 1 in 3 teenagers have felt so depressed that they needed help is “not surprising”, according to mental health charity YoungMinds.
RCM back pregnancy smoking tests The Royal College of Midwives has given its backing to NICE proposals on smoking cessation and supporting pregnant women to stop smoking, saying carbon monoxide tests at antenatal appointments could be "extremely helpful".
Half of children lack regular access to water in schools, research shows Over 60% of parents across the UK say their child’s school does not provide water throughout the day, according to new research.
Unfit for purpose civil prevention orders leave children at risk, Ceop claim Civil court orders designed to prevent sex offenders targeting children after they are released from prison are "not fit for purpose", a report commissioned by the Association of Chief Police Officers has found.
One in 3 teenagers admitting to needing help for depression “not surprising”, say YoungMinds A survey by ITV programme Daybreak that found that 1 in 3 teenagers have felt so depressed that they needed help is “not surprising”, according to mental health charity YoungMinds.
4Children to develop Community Childcare Hubs Children and families charity 4Children has successfully won funding to develop a series of Community Childcare Hubs and lead a nationwide programme to support Children’s Centres.
Research hints at a potential future treatment for autism European researchers have hinted it might be possible to reverse some of the brain changes in autism.
Unplanned pregnancy link to postnatal depression New mothers who have an unplanned pregnancy are four times more likely to experience postnatal depression in the 12 months after birth, scientists have claimed.
UK ranked as 23rd best place in the world to become a mother The UK was ranked 23rd on Save the Children’s Mother’s Index.