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Safeguarding threshold 'risks leaving adults unprotected'
Adult protection legislation risks leaving people unprotected by setting too high a threshold for intervention, a safeguarding expert has warned. (Image: Fotex/Rex).
22 March 2012
Call for national inquiry following second child custody death
Two teenagers who were serving time at young offender institutions in England have died in the space of a week.
27 January 2012
Prison bullying linked to suicides in custody
More effective reporting and recording of bullying among prisoners must be implemented to reduce the number of suicides within custody, according to a report issued today.
03 October 2011
What can you do if a colleague self harms?
When a social worker appealed for advice on Community Care's CareSpace forum on what to do about a colleague who self harms, it attracted thousands of readers and hundreds of responses. But what do the experts think? An experienced social work manager and a psychiatrist advise.
23 August 2011
Disabled fear pressure to die if assisted suicide is legalised
Vulnerable people would come under pressure to end their lives prematurely if assisted suicide were legalised, fear disabled people.
09 May 2011
Wales unveils new serious case review system
All the UK nations are assessing the way they handle reviews into child protection cases, with Wales this week unveiling its new approach, writes Molly Garboden
01 February 2011
Child sexual exploitation in the spotlight
It may be left to a television soap to move sexual grooming and exploitation of children further up the social care agenda. Camilla Pemberton reports on the risk of ignoring it
26 January 2011
Protecting vulnerable girls at Clare Lodge secure centre
A key facility for vulnerable girls is under the threat of closure despite its vital contribution, finds Camilla Pemberton
25 January 2011
Young man's suicide prompts care leaver case review
Concern about support for young adult care-leavers has been raised following the suicide of a former child in care in Waltham Forest, London.
20 September 2010
Disabled man who died at Dignitas known to social workers
Social workers and other professionals met to discuss the safeguarding of a man who seven months later took his own life at the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland, it has emerged.
03 September 2010
Comedian confronts his mental illness
Edinburgh Fringe goers will be confronted by the realities of mental illness in Mackenzie Taylor's show. Mark Drinkwater talks to him about finding comedy in a failed suicide attempt
03 August 2010
Risk Factor: A teenage girl who self-harms
Weighing up the risks ● Forest placement offered a calm space Renata arrived in a state of crisis. She needed a service that met her needs...
19 June 2009
Interview with Ken Powls, veteran social worker
Ken Powls' career in social work predates the welfare state.
He tells Mithran Samuel why progress since 1930 has been immense
14 June 2010
How the Calm scheme is helping prevent suicide on Merseyside
Persuading troubled young men to talk about their feelings and prevent suicides requires a subtle approach. Jeremy Dunning reports on a scheme gaining plaudits on Merseyside
21 May 2010
Suicide audit held up by coroners
An attempt by six London primary care trusts to introduce suicide audits is being held up by coroners. The PCTs, which include Havering, want to find...
04 May 2010
Swansea to recruit social workers to cope with heavy caseloads
Swansea council plans to recruit 35 new social workers after the deaths of three teenagers in the area. On the day the executive summaries of serious...
22 March 2010
Scottish MSPs issue evidence call on assisted dying legislation
A Scottish Parliament committee is calling for written evidence to help shape its examination of legislation on assisted dying. The End of Life Assistance...
04 March 2010
News round-up: Assisted suicide; Pre-school children underclass
Headlines in today's papers include:- DPP releases assisted suicide guidelines; Underclass of pre-school children emerging, says report; George Osborne: Tory government would quickly outline cuts to tackle debt; Brown makes Gay rights justice pledge.
25 February 2010
Assisted suicide; Pre-school children underclass; Tory cuts plan
Headlines in today's papers include:- DPP releases assisted suicide guidelines; Underclass of pre-school children emerging, says report; George Osborne: Tory government would quickly outline cuts to tackle debt; Brown makes Gay rights justice pledge.
25 February 2010
Copy of News round up: Assisted dying; 'death tax'; Edlington case
Headlines in today's papers include:- Torture boys' sentence 'not too lenient'; The confessions of a mercy killer; Seventeen million could have to pay 'death tax', Tories claim; Yarl's Wood children face 'extreme distress'
17 February 2010
