http://www.communitycare.co.ukRead children's services stories from Community Care as soon as they are published.en-gbFri, 04 Jul 2008 14:09:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/04/108735/mental-health-intervention-and-services-for-vulnerable-children-and-young-people.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/04/108735/mental-health-intervention-and-services-for-vulnerable-children-and-young-people.htmlPanos Vostanis brings together a rich collection of writers who discuss mental health care issues for vulnerable young people. These include service provision, issues for foster carers and adopters, stigmatisation of mental illness and a range of theoretical perspectives. Vostanis and his authors address international perspectives and issues of diversity. They also look at the mental health needs of homeless young people, those who have experienced domestic violence and young offenders.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:09:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/04/104021/childrens-services.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/04/104021/childrens-services.htmlLord Laming’s inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbie led to an overhaul of children’s services in the form of the Every Child Matters green paper, published in 2003, and the Children Act 2004.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:30:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/03/108718/research-centre-based-work-with-challenging-children.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/03/108718/research-centre-based-work-with-challenging-children.htmlJames Blewett looks at research on the effectiveness of a centre-based approach to challenging children from Scotland Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:15:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108680/understanding-diversity-and-engaging-ethnic-minority-communities.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108680/understanding-diversity-and-engaging-ethnic-minority-communities.htmlSocial services must recognise the diversity within ethnic and faith communities if they are to engage them, writes cohesion specialist Ted Cantle Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:06:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108681/a-culturally-specific-foster-care-placement-service.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108681/a-culturally-specific-foster-care-placement-service.htmlA fostering scheme in north London is working to protect vulnerable Muslim children at risk of being radicalised. Rowenna Davis reports Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:44:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108707/news-round-up-eastenders-to-tackle-child-sex-abuse.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108707/news-round-up-eastenders-to-tackle-child-sex-abuse.htmlOther headlines in today's papers include:- Asylum-seekers put at risk by law, warns top judge; £370 'a living wage'; Self-harming in prison: the gruesome truth; Tory councils told: 'Say no to Labour' Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:26:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108708/eastenders-to-tackle-child-sex-abuse.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108708/eastenders-to-tackle-child-sex-abuse.htmlOther headlines in today's papers include:- Asylum-seekers put at risk by law, warns top judge; £370 'a living wage'; Self-harming in prison: the gruesome truth; Tory councils told: 'Say no to Labour' Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:26:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/01/108696/ofsted-seeks-views-on-publication-of-childrens-home-reports.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/01/108696/ofsted-seeks-views-on-publication-of-childrens-home-reports.htmlOfsted has launched a consultation on whether it should start publishing inspection reports on children's homes on its website.Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:07:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/30/104621/social-care-workforce.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/30/104621/social-care-workforce.htmlThe social care workforce is in a period of transformation.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:54:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/30/108682/has-the-dcsf-lived-up-to-expectations.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/30/108682/has-the-dcsf-lived-up-to-expectations.htmlThe Department for Children, Schools and Families was born a year ago amid hope its work would be guided by welfare not punishment. Amy Taylor seeks the sector's views on its progress Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:08:00 GMT