Articles by Date : October 01 2005 - October 31 2005

'Use or lose' secure homes, councils told
The body that represents local authority secure children's homes has urged councils to make more use of their expertise in caring for vulnerable.... more
(06 October 2005 11:57)

Trevor Phillips has added to the problem
Have you noticed something? Hardly anyone mentions racism anymore when describing or analysing problems faced by black and Asian Britons. more
(06 October 2005 11:51)

Valuing People progress questioned after survey paints a bleak picture
A survey of people with learning difficulties in England paints a "bleak" picture of their lives, a campaigner says. more
(06 October 2005 11:44)

Lead directors to be appointed in Wales
Welsh councils, local health boards and NHS trusts must appoint a lead director responsible for co-ordinating children's services. more
(06 October 2005 11:42)

Lords considers Home Office appeal
The Home Office appeal against a court ruling that it breached the human rights of three asylum seekers was being heard this week in the House of.... more
(06 October 2005 11:40)

New standards may cause inconsistency
Judgments about care services could become more inconsistent following reforms to the national minimum standards, nursing home owners were warned.... more
(06 October 2005 11:39)

Incapacity benefit rates are pushing people into poverty, warns charity
Low rates of incapacity benefit are driving disabled people into poverty, a Labour party conference fringe meeting was told last week. more
(06 October 2005 11:38)

Scots charities hit out at lack of training on new Mental Health Act
Voluntary sector staff in Scotland might be unprepared for the introduction of the new Mental Health Act this week because some have been unable to.... more
(06 October 2005 11:36)

Attention disorder drug to be probed
A drug used by up to 15,000 children to control attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is to be investigated after trials linked it with increased.... more
(06 October 2005 11:34)

If you ask me...
Julie Griffiths uses Turning Point's Linden House supported housing services in London. She has mental health issues more
(06 October 2005 11:32)

Experts rail against tribunal proposals
Experts have dealt another blow to plans to reform the Mental Health Review Tribunal. more
(06 October 2005 11:30)

Joint area review buoys West Sussex
Children's services in West Sussex have received a "good" rating for four out of the five Every Child Matters outcomes in a pilot joint area review. more
(06 October 2005 11:27)

Staff bear weapons at detention centre
Staff at an immigration removal centre are allowed to routinely carry weapons. more
(06 October 2005 11:25)

Thursday 6 October 2005
Lawyer receives Asbo Families face hardship over repayments of tax credit more
(06 October 2005 09:55)

Pay attention
Efforts to improve child and adolescent mental health services must do more to address the needs of children and young people from ethnic minorities,.... more
(06 October 2005 08:18)

Power of the purchaser
What factors govern the range of services offered by home care providers, some of whom appear more flexible than others? In the first of two.... more
(06 October 2005 07:49)

Decline in psychiatric beds leaves mentally ill in prison
Prisons have become “asylums” for mentally ill offenders because of a decline in the number of NHS psychiatric beds, the Zahid Mubarek inquiry has.... more
(05 October 2005 16:20)

Web Review
www.addiss.co.uk more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Book Review:Sex and your teenager: a parent’s guide
This book will be of much benefit to parents who are concerned about their teenagers and interested in how to address sensitive issues with them. It.... more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Book Review: Understanding Drug Issues
This resource, which includes instructions and photocopiable worksheets for using with groups of young people (though some of the material could.... more
(05 October 2005 16:07)

Web Review
www.there4me.com more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Book Review: Helping Children to Build Self Esteem: A Photocopiable Activities Book
Helping Children to Build Self-Esteem is an activities programme designed to help children to use their imaginations to raise their self-esteem,.... more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Book Review - Putting participation into practice
I have to admit that initially this guide did not fill me with enthusiasm as it looked quite dull and uninviting. However, I was pleasantly.... more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Boosting breastfeeding
I was interested to read your article on breastfeeding. My experience of the breastfeeding information available to mothers has been that it is.... more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Sex should stay within marriage
According to Simon Demetriou, as long as you are having sex responsibly there is no reason to be concerned about marriage. more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Does Ofsted do joy?
So, Ofsted is finally publishing childminder reports on its website, presumably in part to help inform parental choice. I only hope the new, improved.... more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Pots of Gold - Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council Grants
Sources of funds for organisations working with children and teenagers more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Changes in the Characteristics of Sure Start Local Programme Areas – 2000/1 to 2002/3.
Most aspects of social services activity increased in Sure Start Local Programme (SSLPs) areas between 2000 and 2003, against a backdrop of falling.... more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Home Ownership, Poverty and Educational Achievement: Individual School and Neighbourhood Effects
Research in Scotland has confirmed that children may learn better in a school with a good social mix, with youngsters from different backgrounds able.... more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Discovery Through Play Report: Exploring Children’s Discovery Through Play Through the Generations
Parents today are spending up to four times longer with their children than parents did 30 years ago, according to the Discovery Through Play report.... more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Who do you work with?
Helping you understand the children’s and young people’s workforce. This month: YOUTH OFFENDING TEAM WORKERS more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Family fortunes
Life’s tough enough for families caring for a disabled child without the system designed to help making it more difficult. DIANA GOLLOP reports more
(01 October 2005 14:44)

A sense of loss
Blind and partially-sighted children have a variety of needs, but all of them need help and support as early as possible. Joy Ogden reports more
(01 October 2005 14:50)

Staying safe
Part of the process of growing up is about gaining more and more independence. As you get older you start to feel more confident about using public.... more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Commissioner questions need for media code of practice
The children’s commissioner for England questioned today at Community Care Live Children and Families whether there needed to be a media code of.... more
(04 October 2005 16:45)

Weapons carried by immigration centre staff
The chief inspector of prisons has called for an end to the use of weapons by immigration detention staff after finding staff carrying wooden staves.... more
(05 October 2005 14:29)

I’ll tell you what I want
The children’s rights director took 500 children to Legoland for the day to find out what they want from life, and what is important to them. Lauren.... more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Carrying the can?
Crispin Andrews reports on what the latest changes to the teachers’ working week will mean for teaching assistants. more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Wide eyed and legless
Young people are drinking more, and at a younger age than ever before. Alison Miller looks behind the headlines at a very British epidemic. more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Has racism increased since the London bombings?
DIANA GOLLOP talked to children and young people from the Muslim Cultural and Welfare Association of Sutton to find out what life has been like for.... more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Tanked up teenagers
Tonight, about 13 young people will be admitted to hospital suffering from the affects of alcohol abuse. more
(01 October 2005 00:00)

Improvements made in quality of children's services
Improvements in councils’ child protection services have reduced their capacity to offer support to other children, according to research to be.... more
(04 October 2005 15:57)

Wednesday 5 October 2005
Anthony: 4 quizzed Unused evidence more
(05 October 2005 11:03)

Mental health services unable to meet expectations
Child and adolescent mental health services are being asked to do a job they are not resourced for, delegates at Community Care LIVE children and.... more
(04 October 2005 17:51)

Funding changes could marginalise smaller charities
Funding changes for voluntary organisations introduced by Every Child Matters could marginalise smaller charities, delegates at Community Care Live.... more
(04 October 2005 14:56)

Cozens appointed to IdEA
Andrew Cozens has been appointed as the new strategic adviser for children, adult and health services by the Improvement and Development Agency, .... more
(03 October 2005 11:03)

Scotland demands better care for deported families
Scotland’s first minister has called on the home secretary to offer asylum seeking families facing deportation greater protection. more
(04 October 2005 07:54)

Government under pressure to make healthy school dinners affordable
The government must ensure healthier school dinners are not prohibitively expensive if they are to benefit all pupils, the School Meals Review Panel.... more
(04 October 2005 10:33)

Conservatives slam Noms as bureaucratic nightmare
The number of people in prisons in England and Wales is “frightening” and more emphasis should be spent on preventive crime, shadow home affairs.... more
(03 October 2005 17:02)

Tuesday 4 October 2005
Gran dies after being starved in hospital CRE chief assault on race dogmas more
(04 October 2005 09:08)