May 2016
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Looked-after children turned away by mental health services
An Education Committee report on the mental health and well-being of looked-after children has highlighted the failure of local authorities and health...
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Naivety about sex offenders led to inaction
A serious case review examining the case of a Norfolk girl who was abused by her stepfather has found that naivety among social workers about how sex ...
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MASH child protection agency misses targets
The Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) in Oxfordshire, set up after seven men were convicted of abusing six girls, has missed referral response targ...
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Social work failures highlighted in murder of 4-year-old by father
The failure of social workers and children’s guardian to challenge an independent social worker report was the key error in the case of Alexa-Marie ...
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Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse to be created
The government has committed £8 million to create a national Centre of Expertise in tackling child abuse – and work will get underway in August. Th...
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e-Learning on the Accessible Information Standard
A new e-learning resource has been produced by e-Learning for Healthcare around the Accessible Information Standard – the framework for enabling pat...
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Mental health problems dominate ChildLine
One in three ChildLine counselling sessions last year were to do with mental health concerns, and mental health problems make up three out of the top ...
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Child Safety Week focuses on turning technology off
Child Safety Week, run by the Child Accident Prevention Trust, takes place on 6–12 June 2016. The theme for this year is ‘Turn off technology for ...
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