Articles by Date : April 01 2000 - April 30 2000

Friends in the city
Poverty and isolation in a large city like London can make women particularly vulnerable to depression, especially if they are from outside the UK. more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

Good grief
In the week that saw the anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Lynn Eaton examines how well equipped social workers are to deal.... more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

Children with mental health problems failed by services
Swansea social services director Hugh Gardner has warned that services for children with mental health problems are seriously underfunded. more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

'Staged' filming angers council
The national minimum wage could cost the voluntary sector up to £51 million with smaller organisations likely to feel the pinch worst, writes.... more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

Good parenting is key to education
One of the main factors leading to young people being rejected by their families and subsequently accommodated by local authorities is their.... more
(12 April 2000 00:00)

A very modern pathology
The year since Princess Diana's death has revealed a reservoir of displaced grief in which real personal problems lie submerged within clients'.... more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

Aberdeen investigates 'moonlighting' claims
An investigation has been launched by Aberdeen social work department following claims that Bryan Low, the social worker responsible for.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Staff on consultancy index can sue for libel
Local authorities can be sued for defamation by workers they report to the Department of Health consultancy index, which bars staff suspected of.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Sexual abuse
From Discovery to Recovery: A parent's survival guide to child sexual abuse Framework/Warwickshire social services department PO Box 48 Shire.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

HIV and AIDS
Family Secrets National AIDS Trust, New City Cloisters, 188/196 Old Street, London EC1V 9FR. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Supreme sacrifice
The new General Social Care Council will be responsible for the regulation of practice and training. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Ministers warned not to use US model
MPs have warned ministers not to look to the USA for answers on how to reform the social security budget. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Local authority care homes face the axe
Residential care homes are again in the firing line as social services departments around the country seek savings. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Councils are failing to provide independent visits for children
Only one third of English and Welsh social services departments are using independent visitors for children in care - contrary to the requirements.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Brighton in star rating
Care homes in Brighton and Hove will soon have star ratings. The scheme is being introduced by Brighton and Hove National Care Homes Association.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Call for special homes for children misusing drugs
Social services departments should consider setting up separate children's homes for young people who have misused drugs, a new report suggests. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Abuser took millions for children's homes
Local authorities paid more than £28 million to the Bryn Alyn community of children's homes, whose owner John Allen was jailed in 1995 for.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Communications gap hits care of offenders
Poor communication between community and prison-based social workers is leading to a lack of follow-up care for offenders, Scottish Office research.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Council nominees on charity boards must state interests
Councillors and local authority officers sitting on the management boards of voluntary groups should declare their interests, according to new.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Scots call for lottery cash
Millions of pounds of Lottery cash could be misdirected under government proposals for a centralised New Opportunities Fund, the Scottish Council.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

More change on benefit integrity project touted
Further changes to the Benefits Integrity Project are in the pipeline, the government has revealed. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Lottery promises explanations
Voluntary organisations denied Lottery cash could soon find out faster why their application was unsuccessful. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Disability groups worry at privatisation of the Benefits Agency Medical Service
Disability organisations have raised concerns at the privatisation of the Benefits Agency Medical Service. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Charities divided over crime move
The government's plans to make the deliberate transmission of HIV a criminal offence have met with mixed reactions from AIDS and HIV charities. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

An unsuitable case for treatment?
A decision by the US Supreme Court to keep a sex offender in prison after his official release date has ramifications here as the government.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

'It's not fair'
Many parents will recognise TV character Kevin the teenager and might echo his catchphrase if they were ordered to attend parenting classes. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Someone to watch over me
The government is determined to shake up child protection practice in a bid to give families more support, but opinion is split on how to do it. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Plant with working class roots
Community Care should have known it would be difficult to get hold of Lord Raymond Plant for this interview - his CV stretches on for pages, ending.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Neighbours stop service
Corby Council has refused planning permission to the National Schizophrenia Fellowship for a counselling and advice service for people with mental.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Cash deal home help cleared
A Rotherham home help who received £60,000 from a client was not breaking any regulations, the local government ombudsman has ruled. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Services suffer as cuts continue
Millions of pounds are being shaved off social services budgets around the country in another wave of cost cutting expected to bite deep into the.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

NHS proposals prompt mental health warning
Government plans to abolish the internal market in the NHS could leave mental health services out in the cold, the Sainsbury Centre for Mental.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Health authority backs off in legal confrontation over cuts
Community mental health teams in the London Borough of Waltham Forest will be able to return to helping non-urgent cases following an eleventh-hour.... more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Professional support
The review of the Working Together guidance must strike a difficult balance. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Voluntary View
Nehanda is a new black women's organisation and our only funding has been the start-up costs given by the local authority. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Trading places
Charities are developing their trading activities - from traditional shops to areas like insurance. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

An uneasy alliance
Tony Blair has called on the voluntary sector to step forward and play a leading role in the Welfare to Work initiative. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Peak practice
A Scottish council has found that basing services in rural areas benefits children who cannot get help from services in the cities. more
(27 April 2000 00:00)

Directors press for joint accountability
By MARCIAWHITE Local government and the health service should be helped to develop 'a common local accountability directly to the.... more
(17 April 2000 00:00)

Hackney to fight children's service cuts
The London Borough of Hackney is to appeal to the government to stop cuts of £2.1 million to its children's services budget. more
(17 April 2000 00:00)

Protection or prevention?
In the aftermath of the Hackney abuse inquiry debate is hotting up over how to strengthen child protection. more
(17 April 2000 00:00)

In need of protection
Campaigners are calling for more and better policies to combat the abuse of vulnerable adults - and for the government to take a lead on the issue,.... more
(17 April 2000 00:00)

Silence from Boateng over Sefton action plan
After demanding 'robust and swift action,' in the wake of the damning joint review of Sefton social services department, the government has yet to.... more
(17 April 2000 00:00)

Nottinghamshire to cut home care
Cuts to the home care service, the disbanding of the homelessness team and closure of a family support centre are likely as Nottinghamshire social.... more
(17 April 2000 00:00)

Loan company backs down over Disability Act challenge
The threat of legal action under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 has persuaded a loan company to pay £500 compensation to a customer.... more
(17 April 2000 00:00)

Rethinking prevention
The Social Services Inspectorate has concluded that local authorities, despite much prompting and cajoling, are still getting it wrong: children in.... more
(17 April 2000 00:00)

Mixed reception
The NHS White Paper promises much joint working between health and social services. more
(17 April 2000 00:00)

House Hunting
Demand for residential care for people with learning difficulties far outweighs the supply and is set to rise write Richard Parrott, Eric Emerson,.... more
(17 April 2000 00:00)

I'll tell you what i want
Surveys often show that service users are satisfied with the services they receive but the reality is usually more complex. more
(17 April 2000 00:00)

The worst option?
A court ruling on an 11-year-old Oxford girl has brought the adoption debate into sharp focus. more
(17 April 2000 00:00)