04/02/2025: Film of children’s racism stories shown to police
A short animated film based on children’s experiences of racism is being used in police training.
27/01/2025: Gen Z far less likely to be atheists than parents and grandparents, new study reveals
With many of younger generation found to identify as ‘spiritual’, research counters assumption spirituality is on decline and in fact implies God is ‘making a comeback’
24/01/2025: Gender dysphoria diagnoses among children in England rise fiftyfold over 10 years
Study of GP records finds prevalence rose from one in 60,000 in 2011 to one in 1,200 in 2021 – but numbers still low overall.
11/12/2024: Puberty blockers for under-18s banned indefinitely
The ban on giving puberty blockers to under-18s questioning their gender identify is to be made permanent, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced.
09/12/2024: Puberty blockers: Can a drug trial solve one of medicine’s most controversial debates?
It is among the most delicate and controversial challenges in modern medicine – how to determine whether the benefits of puberty blockers (or drugs that delay puberty) outweigh the potential harms.
31/10/2024: Addressing Racial Disparity in the Youth Justice System: a report into the success of local practices
This report, commissioned by the Youth Justice Board (YJB), was published on 24 October 2024. The report, authored by the charity Revolving Doors, uses qualitative and quantitative research methods to appraise local programmes in England and Wales that carry out interventions with the aim of preventing children and young people from re-offending.
25/10/2024: Bullying victim ‘not surprised’ by race report findings
A woman who experienced “relentless” bullying at school has said she is not surprised by a report that suggests almost half of ethnic minority students in Northern Ireland have been the victims of racist bullying and harassment.
21/10/2024: ‘World-first’ study examines period pain in teens
A new study will seek to identify changes in the brain when teenagers experience period pain and whether it is linked to developing chronic pain in later life.
10/09/2024: Puberty-blocker focus disproportionate, Cass says
The focus on puberty blockers in the gender-care debate is disproportionate, the paediatrician who led the NHS review into children’s services, says.
10/08/2024: ‘Fear of missing out’ keeping girls and young women online despite sexism
Almost half of girls aged 11 to 21 in Girlguiding survey say sexism and misogyny makes them feel less safe