Articles by Date : July 01 2002 - July 31 2002

Vulnerable witnesses need more support, executive study concludes
Vulnerable people called as witnesses in court are often damaged by the experience, according to a new publication by the Scottish executive. more
(22 July 2002 16:26)

Does all-London committee signal a shift towards standardisation?
The pan-London child protection committee will enable staff to track children as they move within the capital, but how much standardisation is.... more
(19 July 2002 15:26)

A blot on labour's landscape
For a government committed to ending child poverty and social exclusion, the social fund is a strange anomaly. more
(19 July 2002 15:32)

Help or hindrance?
Most would agree that disadvantaged young parents often need help with parenting skills. more
(19 July 2002 15:19)

Gearing down
Young people who have misused drugs describe how they have been able to tackle their habits, with the help of detox services for teenagers. more
(19 July 2002 15:16)

Disconnected
New research shows how the Connexions service faces an uphill task if it is to reach out to disaffected young people, write Gary Craig and Bob Coles. more
(19 July 2002 15:13)

Creative release
When parents are in difficulties, children suffer. more
(19 July 2002 14:50)

Yet another rainy day
Rain clouds in the form of the social fund are still dampening  expectations of the government’s plans to tackle family poverty, writes Mark.... more
(19 July 2002 14:53)

A better deal?
Young people who live on society’s margins are unlikely to be brought in from the fringe by initiatives such as the New Deal. more
(19 July 2002 15:21)

Interpreting behaviour
Our multi-disciplinary panel discusses a woman with learning difficulties who is antagonising the staff and users of a day center practice panel.... more
(18 July 2002 15:26)

Hidden depths
Depression among young children is rarely addressed. This is unfortunate, writes Frances Rickford, as it can serve as an early warning for more.... more
(19 July 2002 14:30)

Sure Enough?
It’s early days, but how well are the local roots put down by Sure Start doing? Jane Tunstill describes the findings of the implementation team’s.... more
(19 July 2002 14:31)

Sure Start
Sure Start is helping to meet the needs of smaller pockets of disadvantage, such as those found in rural districts. Naomi Eisenstadt explains. more
(19 July 2002 14:36)

Children's fund
The local network fund is designed to get cash to those who are best placed to run projects for young people - local people. more
(19 July 2002 14:40)

Connexions
Anne Weinstock describes the practical work carried out by Connexions personal advisers to help vulnerable young people achieve their goals. more
(19 July 2002 14:46)

Research into Practice
Jill Manthorpe looks at the implications for supply and demand of the growth of monopolies in the care home market. more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

A summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom, Reg McKay and Alex Dobson. more
(19 July 2002 10:04)

Prescott promises more affordable homes for key workers
Affordable housing for key workers such as social service staff in London and the South East will be a focus for an additional £1.5billion of.... more
(19 July 2002 10:48)

Disabled people hit out at government progress on manifesto pledge
The Disability Rights Commission has accused the government of back-tracking on manifesto pledges to introduce enforceable civil rights for people.... more
(19 July 2002 10:49)

Care home places continue to fall
The number of residential care places for older people and people with physical disabilities fell by 13,100 places last year, new figures reveal. more
(19 July 2002 10:51)

Young people who sexually abuse
Edited by Martin C Calder. Russell House Publishing £39.95 ISBN 1 898924 89 9 This collection makes an important contribution to humane.... more
(18 July 2002 13:31)

Update
Truancy drive turns spotlight on parents New truancy sweeps resulted in 12,000 children being stopped in one month, according to the.... more
(19 July 2002 14:26)

Arming advocacy
It was pleasing to see the issue of young people and complaints gaining some exposure (Editorial comment and News, page 5 and 12, 4 July). more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Healthy hospitals
Most of the discussion around the expansion of intermediate care has focused on appropriate means of rehabilitation, but the environment in which.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

This week's writer is a volunteer for an epilepsy charity and is studying for a social psychology degree
Monday I'm organising a conference about epilepsy awareness and spend all day on the phone trying to raise sponsorship money. more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Behind the headlines
Our regular panel comments on a topic in the news. more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Politics
Scotland's approach to personal care is having an increasing effect on the debate south of the border, says Mervyn Kohler. more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Yes, you can blame the messenger
Yvonne Roberts says the trivia-obsessed British media is incapable of reporting on social care issues seriously. more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

An habitual problem
Guidance on the habitual residence test should ease the burden on social services, writes Gary Vaux. more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Spirituality and Mental Health
By John Swinton. Jessica Kingsley Publishers £15.95 ISBN 1 85302 804 5 Spirituality is a slippery concept. more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

www.poverty.org.uk
This sharp, colourful and easy-to-use new site, run by the New Policy Institute, "monitors what is happening to poverty and social exclusion in the.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Brown insists extra cash for public services must lead to improvements
The chancellor this week promised to increase annual spending on public services by £61bn by 2005-6 - but insisted that the resources must be.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Guardians wary of use of agency staff
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service has been forced to employ agency staff to tackle the chronic shortage of children's.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Services caught in 'circles of fear'
Fear is preventing black people from engaging with mental health services, according to a report by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health. more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Report shows extent of concern over quality of Welsh social services
A new Audit Commission report has warned that inspections in Wales have revealed a disappointing picture of social services. more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Learning difficulties project launched
A project aiming to find new ways of assessing the educational needs of homeless people with learning difficulties is to be carried out by Scottish.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

The select few
A project in which people with learning difficulties were trained to help recruit staff had mixed results. more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Back home
Everyone agrees that home care with support is preferable to institutionalised care, but outlooks diverge among health and social care.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Police check delays build backlogs in recruitment and fostering
The voluntary sector has reacted with dismay to the Criminal Records Bureau's failure to meet its targets, pointing to the effects it has on their.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Abuse expert slams interviewing skills
An expert in child abuse investigations has urged the government to introduce training for social workers who carry out interviews with people who.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Number of young women in secure units rises by nearly half in a year
The number of young women in secure facilities has risen by 40 per cent over the last year, according to the Youth Justice Board. more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Investigation criticises joint review into Haringey's social services
Problems with the processes used for collecting information for joint reviews led to an "overly positive" review of Haringey social services.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Probe into refugee housing in Liverpool
The Home Office is to commission an internal inquiry into dealings between the National Asylum Support Service (Nass) and Landmark, a Liverpool.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will face new controls
The immigration service is to introduce new controls on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Inquiry tells Reading to improve records
Reading social services has been told to improve its record-keeping after an inquiry into the care and treatment of Winston Williams found failures.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Welsh MPs attack Charity Commission
Welsh politicians have condemned the Charity Commission's verdict on the Children's Society's exit from Wales as "feeble, disappointing" and.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

National strike for better minimum pay
Unison sent notices to more than 400 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland this week informing them of the national strike that was due.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Troubled charity to consider merger
The Centre for Policy on Ageing is facing financial difficulties and is considering merging with older people's charity The Beth Johnson Foundation. more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Care leavers guidance launched
Guidelines aimed at improving the life chances of young care leavers were launched by the Department of Health, the government's homelessness.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)

Silenced by stigma
Social work academics and researchers Viviene Cree, Helen Kay, Kay Tisdall and Jennifer Wallace report on a study of Scottish children whose parent.... more
(18 July 2002 00:00)