A programme is being launched in Wigan to offer specialist support to 250 pupils impacted by mental health problems, ...

Hackney Council will no longer fight a legal challenge over its consultation on plans to close two children’s centres in the ...

Support services for parents and carers in areas affected by violence can offer greater opportunities for families to understand risks posed to their children, an evaluation of two London pilot ...

The adoption system should move away from an “outdated” model of letterbox contact with birth families towards face-to-face and digital communication, according to a major new report. Changes to the ...

The Children’s Commissioner for England is calling on ministers to introduce national guidelines on how local authorities ...

The Law Commission consultation paper on disabled children’s social care legislation creates a welcome opportunity to address some of the longstanding barriers to disabled children and their families ...

Better access to youth services is needed to help young people cut their reliance on phones, a study has found.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has pledged to “look at” lowering the age at which a person can be classed as a victim of ...

Care leavers should not have to pay council tax or for health costs such as prescriptions, dental treatment and eye tests, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).

Headlines in the national media often depict the scale of serious youth violence as reaching epidemic proportions.

Following National Care Leavers Week, I have been reflecting on the role of local authorities as corporate parents in ...