The effectiveness of mental health and wellbeing provision for children who have involvement with social workers will be studied in a new research project.
it s now two years and i ve still not got an answer. it leaves us really. really sad and really angry. children s social care as it operates in england is not fit for purpose. a new report by the parents, families and allies network say it alienates families and communities, fails to protect children, and places older children at increased risk of involvement in gangs and sexual exploitation. the report is based on the experiences of parents with children s social care, those who work in children s social care. let s talk to taliah drayak from the parents, families and allies network. and give a talking to us. i think it would be useful if you could explain what children s social care actually is because i want to know more about
THE number of child protection investigations carried out in Scotland rose by a third within two years, previously unpublished data has revealed. But despite a sharp rise of 33% in a short period of time, the number of children placed on the child protection register changed very little, prompting fears that some investigations should not have been conducted in the first place. Child protection investigations are instigated in response to concerns that a child has been hurt, abused or neglected within the family or in the care of others. Fears are now being raised by researcher Andy Bilson, emeritus professor of social work at the University of Central Lancashire, that some investigations – which he says can be traumatic for families – maybe carried out without due cause. He also claims differences in rates across the country mean families and children are facing “justice by geography”.