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Humanity over bureaucracy: The need for relational care in the child protection system
Many children grow up surrounded by love, but those in care often feel managed rather than truly cared for. The Queensland Family and Child Commission highlights the need to move away from a bureaucratic, placement-driven system and toward relational care that puts meaningful connections, emotional support, and genuine relationships at the centre.
More than 180 children are placed on child protection every day
Six classrooms worth of children are placed on child protection plans every day to keep them safe from harm, according to figured analysed by the LGA
The effects of parental imprisonment on children’s education and health
Written by Egil Kjerstad, Research Director at the NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, this article discusses a research project aimed at understanding how parental imprisonment affects children’s education and health.
Children’s in‑school mental health programme cuts over 900 CAMHS referrals in 6 months
A classroom‑based mental health initiative, myHappymind, prevented 936 referrals to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and 1,240 to mental health support teams in one local authority over six months.
Gaza children arrive in UK to receive specialist NHS medical care
A group of severely ill children from Gaza has been evacuated and brought to the UK with their families for urgent specialist NHS treatment.
Almost 1 in 5 children starting primary school are not fully vaccinated
New UKHSA and NHS England data reveal 18.6% of children have not received their pre-school booster vaccine, a vital vaccine for protecting against serious illnesses.
Indicators of red flags for fatal child assault and neglect
The Queensland Family and Child Commission worked with researchers from the University of Queensland on a study to understand the key risk factors that can lead to filicide.
Integrated research on psychotherapy and social work: A holonical approach to child abuse intervention...
Professor Norifumi Senga from Kansai University discusses his research on effective intervention methods for child abuse. His work emphasises the Holonical Approach, which focuses on understanding the complex interactions within systems to enhance child protection strategies.
The effects of trauma on migrant and refugee children
Andria Spyridou from UNICEF tells us about the challenges faced by migrant and refugee children and how displacement and migration can impact their mental health.
A UK and US agreement to help keep children safe online
The recent UK-US agreement on online safety promises to enhance protection for children in the digital age.
Children in most need of mental health support turned away due to instability
A recent study conducted by Cambridge University and the National Children’s Bureau highlighted the issues children face in the UK. Those in need of...
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UK childcare policy: Navigating choices, challenges and the need for reform
In this article, Prof. Dr. Ingela Naumann, University of Fribourg, explores UK childcare policy through the Nordic perspective on parental work, and the struggle to balance choices for families in the face of societal and economic constraints.
Is the U.S. government doing enough to protect children online?
Dan Frechtling, Data Security Thought Leader, discusses the U.S. government's measures to protect children online and whether we should be doing more.
Why is the Data Protection Officer important for schools?
Malcolm McNinch, Head of Data Governance & Compliance and also Data Protection Officer (DPO) for iSYSTEMS and Cantium Business Solutions, explains the importance of the DPO in our schools.
Treating children with blast injuries with prosthetic innovations
Imperial College London opens its first-ever centre designing prosthetic innovations for child blast injuries occurring in conflict zones.
Children’s mental health in Africa
OAG examines the state of investment in and provision of adolescents and children’s mental health services in Africa.
Child and family counselling during the COVID-19 pandemic
Kayoko ITO, a professor at Osaka Prefecture University, looks at child abuse among families during COVID-19 and the measures taken to combat it through child and family counselling.
There will be 100 million unregistered children worldwide, by 2030
Obstacles to registering births across Africa has led to millions of unregistered children – potentially preventing people from attaining essential human rights later in life.
