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Using music to tackle gang culture and mental ill-health in London
A scheme looking to integrate gang members into society after tackling their mental health problems is having some impressive results, reports Jackie Cosh
11 November 2011
Violent relationships common among disadvantaged teenagers
Half of disadvantaged teenage girls have been attacked while in a violent relationship, according to latest research. ...
15 September 2011
Pressure mounts on ministers to save Youth Justice Board
Speculation about the future of the Youth Justice Board is growing as ministers face mounting pressure to halt plans for its abolition next year. Picture: Rex Features
26 August 2011
Campaigners warn over naming and shaming of young rioters
Naming and shaming young people involved in the riots across England will hamper their chances of rehabilitation and will fuel vigilante action, campaigners have warned.
18 August 2011
Lack of parenting support funds fuels riots debate
Local authorities are spending on average just 6% of their early intervention grant on parenting support this year, according to responses to a Community Care freedom of information request. This has added fuel to the debate over the riots. (Picture: Alamy, posed by models.)
16 August 2011
The rise of the social worker in young offender institutions
After widespread criticism, the decline in the number of social workers attached to young offender institutions is now being reversed. Camilla Pemberton looks at this vital connection between young people and the outside world
29 July 2011
How funding cuts are a false economy for services to vulnerable teenagers
Adolescents at risk of offending are being abandoned, according to the head of one charity being hit by budget cuts. Patrick Weir reports
20 June 2011
Targeting vulnerable children for sexual health advice
Discussing sex with young offenders and children in care has helped tackle high teenage pregnancy rates in Reading, reports Louise Hunt
17 June 2011
Social workers 'cut links with jailed looked-after children'
Social workers try to sever contact with looked-after children in custody, according to many prison safeguarding teams.
26 May 2011
Homelessness in schools is a sizeable problem
Social work practice educator Helen Bonnick congratulates Quintin Kynaston School in London as it addresses homelessness among its students
12 May 2011
School builds children's home for homeless students
Just as they prepare for their exams, 16- and 17-year-olds can find themselves homeless. Camilla Pemberton reports on a school with a bold solution
12 May 2011
Youth Justice Board to fund social worker posts at YOIs
The Youth Justice Board is to fund social worker posts in young offender institutions (YOIs), it has been confirmed.
12 May 2011
Suffolk outsourcing plans put on hold due to public outcry
Radical privatisation plans which would have seen child protection outsourced for the first time have been put on hold due to immense public opposition in Suffolk. (pic Rod Edwards/Alamy)
05 May 2011
Younger children better protected than teens from violence
Attempts to protect teenagers from violence have been unsuccessful compared to efforts to protect younger children, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.
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04 May 2011
Arsenal FC's outreach scheme for children in deprived communities
Anecdotally, sport is known to be an effective way of engaging young people and diverting them from crime, but to date there has been little hard evidence. However, a report from New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) and Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, Teenage Kicks: The Value of Sport in Tackling Youth Crime, analyses three projects and concludes that sport is a cost-effective early intervention with young people at risk.
01 April 2011
Ignoring Southwark judgement led to boy's suicide, finds SCR
A serious case review (SCR) into the suicide of a Polish teenager in Manchester has criticised social workers for failing to respond to his needs, in line with the Southwark judgement on homeless 16- and 17-year-olds.
16 March 2011
Track young offenders to help them resettle, says Barnardo's
A national tracking system for young people leaving custody needs to be developed urgently to ensure their resettlement needs are met, a children's charity says.
28 February 2011
Council's social workers may deal with young offenders alone
Vulnerable young offenders in Newham will have either a social worker or a youth offending team (YOT) worker, but not both, under plans being considered by the east London council.
23 February 2011
Closer ties between YOTs and social workers heralded
Alex Chard welcomes the criminal justice Green Paper, Breaking the Cycle
20 January 2011
Councils in breach of homeless youth ruling, survey reveals
Councils are failing to provide homeless 16 and 17 year olds with accommodation and support, despite having a legal obligation to do so.
07 January 2011
