http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbThu, 25 Sep 2008 00:05:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/25/109508/conservative-plans-for-youth-justice.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/25/109508/conservative-plans-for-youth-justice.htmlShadow minister for children Tim Loughton talks to Andrew Mickel about youth crime, early intervention and a national citizen serviceThu, 25 Sep 2008 00:05:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/24/109506/childrens-directors-reject-yjb-youth-crime-proposals.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/24/109506/childrens-directors-reject-yjb-youth-crime-proposals.htmlThe Youth Justice Board and councils heads have split over government proposals to increase local authorities' justice role outlined in its Youth Crime Action Plan.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:56:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/22/109493/yjb-appoints-john-drew-as-new-chief-executive.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/22/109493/yjb-appoints-john-drew-as-new-chief-executive.htmlThe Youth Justice Board has appointed Redbridge Council director of housing and community services John Drew as its new chief executive.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:30:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/09/109327/historical-links-to-current-youth-justice-policy.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/09/109327/historical-links-to-current-youth-justice-policy.htmlIf the latest methods to tackle low-level crime among young people sound familiar they should be, as many of them have been around for hundreds of years, writes Derren Hayes Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:28:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/08/109339/government-misses-juvenile-reoffending-target.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/08/109339/government-misses-juvenile-reoffending-target.htmlThe government has missed a target to cut juvenile reoffending by 5%, according to official figures from the Ministry of Justice.Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:33:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/08/109341/letters-to-community-care-11-september-redruth-curfew-future-vision-coalition.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/08/109341/letters-to-community-care-11-september-redruth-curfew-future-vision-coalition.htmlOur Future Vision has users on board As members of the Future Vision Coalition we would like to clarify some of the issues that have been raised in recent editions of Community Care. We have made great efforts to ensure that service users are at the heart of our vision for mental health. For example, even in the opening pages of our discussion paper we state "Power relations need to shift in order to give real self-determination over the process and direction of recovery to individual, their carers and families". This is a constant theme throughout the entire document, in which we recommend policy initiatives to empower service users, improve commissioning of services based on individual needs, and support recovery to enable good quality of life. We must make it clear that the coalition is not simply made up of service providers and mental health trusts. It includes organisations who exist to work with service users to promote their views. There is no them and us here. We...Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:18:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/08/27/109225/learning-by-experience-children-leaving-care-give-their-verdict.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/08/27/109225/learning-by-experience-children-leaving-care-give-their-verdict.htmlThe Social Care Institute for Excellence offers an overview of other research and resources on children leaving care Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/08/26/104687/youth-justice-and-the-youth-justice-board.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/08/26/104687/youth-justice-and-the-youth-justice-board.htmlThis article contains must-have information about youth justice and the youth justice system, the way youth crime has become a hot topic in the last decade, facts about the Youth Justice Board and the government’s attitude towards youth crime and antisocial behaviour amongst young people and what lobby groups and campaigners think about this political hot potato.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:31:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/08/26/109206/rod-morgan-attacks-increased-criminalisation-of-young-people.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/08/26/109206/rod-morgan-attacks-increased-criminalisation-of-young-people.htmlMore children and young people have been "criminalised" in recent years for behaviour which would be better dealt with informally, the former Youth Justice Board chair has said.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:03:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/29/108992/social-care-verdict-on-youth-crime-action-plan.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/29/108992/social-care-verdict-on-youth-crime-action-plan.htmlThe government proposals on youth offending have received a mixed reception. Claire Seneviratna assesses the reaction of care professionals and service bodies to the plans Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:28:00 GMT