Articles by Date : May 01 2002 - May 31 2002

Parent to parent
When children enter their teenage years they often set problems their parents feel ill-equipped to deal with. more
(23 May 2002 16:49)

Long arm of the law
Economic hardship, feelings of loss, and being shunned by local people are all among experiences shared by young people who have a prisoner in the.... more
(23 May 2002 16:54)

Update
Sure Start spreads its wings The Sure Start Unit has begun working with a small group of local authorities with the aim of extending the approach.... more
(23 May 2002 16:59)

Trust us?
These are still early days but primary care trusts need to act fast if they are to dispel concerns over the future of children's services, reports.... more
(23 May 2002 16:51)

Full text of Jacqui Smith`s speech to Community Care Live 2002
Health minister Jacqui Smith's speech at Community Care Live 2002: Thank you for inviting me to speak here today and I think that I am first of.... more
(22 May 2002 16:53)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom, David Callaghan and Alex Dobson. more
(22 May 2002 09:28)

Connexions
Anne Weinstock describes how Connexions is opening up a path towards viable employment for young people. more
(23 May 2002 16:13)

An elusive target
Has the government’s drive to end child poverty so far been a success or a failure? It just depends on how you measure poverty, writes France.... more
(23 May 2002 16:21)

How serious is Labour about child care
The government say it wants to improve early years child care. But its policies appear at odds with each other, argues Hilary Land. more
(23 May 2002 16:31)

Back on course
Linda Green talks to young people at a long-stay hostel about how homelessness has affected them and hears of their determination not to be.... more
(23 May 2002 16:35)

Sure Start
Sure Start exists to focus the efforts of various agencies to help children out of poverty. Here Sure Start Unit head Naomi Eisenstadt offers an.... more
(23 May 2002 16:43)

Children's Fund
Althea Efunshile explains how the government is looking to join up policy-making for young people and ensure their voices are heard. more
(23 May 2002 16:56)

Message from the editors
Welcome to 0-19, the new monthly magazine for all those professionals working to make a new start for children and young people. more
(23 May 2002 16:57)

Blights of passage
Today's teenagers face pressures that their parents probably never experienced - such as the availability of drugs and the decline of the nuclear.... more
(23 May 2002 17:05)

Gay couples will be allowed to adopt after Tory move fails
A Tory move to prevent gay and lesbian couples from adopting failed this week in the House of Commons. more
(21 May 2002 10:58)

Prisons inspector calls for new services for 18-20-year-olds
The government and prison service needs to address deficits in the regimes for 18 to 20-year-olds, according to the chief inspector of prisons this.... more
(21 May 2002 11:16)

`Blundering social workers` website condemned
The British Association of Social Workers has condemned a website which names and shames social workers and vilifies.... more
(21 May 2002 11:57)

Mental health charity urges Lords to reject new patient confidentiality rules
Mental health charity MACA urged the House of Lords to reject proposed new regulations that would allow the exchange of confidential patient.... more
(21 May 2002 12:23)

Scope celebrates anniversary with new history
This week Scope, the charity for people with cerebral palsy, launched a new book to mark its 50th anniversary charting the history of the.... more
(21 May 2002 12:31)

Looked after children must be given same opportunities, minister says
Looked after children should be able to access the same opportunities as other children, according to the minister for education and young people.... more
(21 May 2002 12:39)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Alex Dobson. Tories fail to prevent adoption by gay couples A bid by Conservative MPs to prevent gay couples from.... more
(21 May 2002 10:01)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Alex Dobson. French rail firm to spend £4. more
(20 May 2002 09:37)

Excluded children more likely to commit offences
Children excluded from schools are more likely to become offenders than school pupils, and commit more serious offences, according to a survey.... more
(20 May 2002 12:17)

Bill to make child protection committees statutory to be introduced
A bill proposing that area child protection committees be put on a statutory footing was due to be introduced to the House of Commons this week. more
(20 May 2002 14:44)

Increase in hospital readmissions of older people
Nearly five thousand more older people are being readmitted to hospital within 28 days of being discharged than they were two years ago, according.... more
(20 May 2002 14:46)

New interactive service for young people launched
A national interactive youth website has been launched in Scotland by first minister Jack McConnell this week. The Scottish executive has.... more
(16 May 2002 16:21)

Have your say
This week's Have your say focuses on young people who persistently commit offences. more
(17 May 2002 17:15)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Alex Dobson. more
(17 May 2002 10:00)

Reaction to MPs` vote for adoption by unmarried couples
An amendment to the Adoption and Children Bill that would allow unmarried couples to jointly adopt children was backed by MPs in the House of.... more
(17 May 2002 12:48)

Funding differences may block integration, conference told
The way health and social care is funded is the central problem in ensuring the services are integrated, according to a health policy analyst from.... more
(17 May 2002 13:34)

Welsh assembly votes for free personal care
The Welsh assembly has voted unanimously in favour of the principle of free personal care for older people, writes Alex Dobson. more
(17 May 2002 13:40)

Children`s hearings may handle cases of 16-18-year-olds
The Scottish executive is considering extending the children's hearing system to cover 16-18-year-olds. more
(17 May 2002 17:12)

When anxiety becomes a danger
When an older woman became too anxious to   carry out routine daily tasks, her house became very unhygienic and there was a substantial risk to.... more
(16 May 2002 15:09)

Brain wave
People with head injuries are learning new skills and confidence on a college course designed specially for them, says course leader Sheila.... more
(16 May 2002 15:14)

news analysis of breakdown in asylum seeker dispersal programme in Wales
Delays and lack of sensitivity have been cited by the Welsh consortium for the breakdown in negotiations with the asylum support service. Anabel.... more
(16 May 2002 15:10)

Getting it right
A forthcoming Association of Directors of Social Services paper recommends that the government address recruitment, resources and training for.... more
(16 May 2002 15:17)

All for one
Cheshire has made ground-breaking progress in building effective inter-disciplinary teams to provide rehabilitation for older people, write team.... more
(16 May 2002 15:09)

Connexions to reach disabled people
The government's new support service for young people, Connexions, will be extended to disabled people and people with learning difficulties up to.... more
(16 May 2002 12:00)

Helping me get better
Louise Andrews writes about the positive role of mental health staff in helping her survive mental illness. more
(16 May 2002 14:37)

Behind the headlines
Judging by Nothing Personal from charity Help the Aged, older people are caught between a rock and a hard place. more
(16 May 2002 14:39)

Question of conviction
Your article on investigations into child abuse in institutions ("Miscarriage of Justice?", 11 April), gave space to a campaign with a.... more
(16 May 2002 14:04)

This week's diary is by a manager of a residential care home for people with mental health problems
Monday One of my residents has become unwell over the weekend. He assures me that although he has been suffering from sickness and diarrhoea, there.... more
(16 May 2002 14:31)

Bending the rules for better adoption
Yvonne Roberts says letting cohabitees and gay couples adopt may lead to a better future for children in care The adoption bill now going through.... more
(16 May 2002 14:33)

Reflections
A little over a year ago I left social work for the last time. For once my manager was correct when she told all who were interested that my reason.... more
(16 May 2002 14:35)

Widening the view
Tony Blair's narrow focus on the NHS means this government could be deprived of a more rounded, long-term view of other measures that also promote.... more
(16 May 2002 14:42)

www.gscc.org.uk
Six months after the General Social Care Council beamed into existence, it has launched its new website, writes Graham Hopkins. more
(16 May 2002 14:53)

Research into practice
Jill Manthorpe looks at a series of new publications that could help to unravel the complexities of direct payments and social services finance. more
(16 May 2002 14:55)

Peterborough may ban Big Issue
Vendors of the Big Issue could be banned from selling the magazine in the streets of Peterborough under plans for a new by-law. more
(16 May 2002 12:39)

Dispute over size of inquiry's budget
A spokesperson for the Victoria Climbie Inquiry has denied claims that it is costing taxpayers £7m. more
(16 May 2002 12:45)

Directors back children's champion
President of the Association of Directors of Social Services Mike Leadbetter has backed the idea of a children's commissioner for England in oral.... more
(16 May 2002 12:47)