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Damage to children’s mental health caused by Covid crisis could last for years without a large-scale increase for children’s mental health services
28 January 2021
News
School children in assembly
Our joint letter with Solace urging the PM to set-out a roadmap to reopen schools
25 January 2021
News
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Politicians must take child poverty out of the ‘too difficult box’ and come up with a big, bold plan to fix it
21 January 2021
News
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Prioritising teachers and other key workers in the children’s sector for Covid vaccination
18 January 2021
News
Requesting details on Government plans to minimise learning loss during lockdown and support for reopening of schools
6 January 2021
News
Vulnerable teenager
Calling for radical ‘Scandinavian-style’ reforms to youth justice system
22 December 2020
News
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UK Children’s Commissioners’ joint report to UN Committeee on the Rights of the Child
18 December 2020
News
Social apps on phone
Plans by tech giants for more encrypted messaging risks greater child exploitation and abuse
8 December 2020
News
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Hundreds of vulnerable ‘invisible children’ in England are being locked away without any legal protection
27 November 2020
News
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Anne Longfield presents her vision for a better care system
24 November 2020
News
Child worrying
Thousands of children in care being ‘failed by the state’ because of a broken residential care home market
11 November 2020
News
Worry
A comprehensive recovery package is needed to tackle rising tide of childhood vulnerability caused by the Covid crisis
29 September 2020
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An advice and assistance service for children in care, children living away from home, children with a social worker, and care leavers
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Be inspired
A voice for teenagers in care and care leavers, a place to share your stories, experiences and achievements and find useful life hacks
Be inspired
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