16/02/2026: Revealed: The true toll of female suicides with domestic abuse at their core
Research suggests official statistics could track as few as 6.5% of the true number of cases in England and Wales.
16/02/2026: Proposal for new SEND school to be considered (Plymouth, Devon)
Proposals for a new children’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) school in Devon have been submitted.
13/02/2026: Met told ‘young Londoners do not trust police’
Too many young Londoners do not trust the police or feel safe in their local area, the Metropolitan Police has been told, despite its effort to overhaul the way it treats under 18s.
11/02/2026: The attributes of staff working in the youth secure estate
Systemic review highlights the needs of vulnerable young people in secure care and the personal qualities and skills that staff should possess to deliver effective support.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
04/02/2026: YEF guidance highlights youth workers’ ‘central role’ in tackling violence
The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) has published guidance supporting youth workers to prevent young people getting involved in violence after a survey found most practitioners received little or no prevention training.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
04/02/2026: Ban on phones in schools backed by House of Lords
A ban on students using mobile phones during the school day has been backed by the House of Lords.
03/02/2026: Study charts commercialisation of children’s homes in England
Researchers analysed data on children’s home ownership to track changes over the past decade in who operates residential settings to reveal a surge in provision run by commercial investors and individuals.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
02/02/2026: NHS job cuts hitting specialist looked-after children roles, warn social care bodies
Government drive for integrated care boards to cut headcounts by 50% is leading to designated doctor and nurse roles being put at risk of redundancy or amalgamated with other posts, says charity
31/01/2026: Parents want to ban smartphones in schools, but there’s one reason they’re worried
Sam Marlow had always planned to give her 12-year-old daughter Rubie a smartphone when she started secondary school.
30/01/2026: ‘Alternative to containment’ for children at risk of deprivation of liberty being developed
New organisation will match children with complex needs with dedicated practitioners, who will work with them intensively for 18 months in order to reduce harm and improve stability.
29/01/2026: Violence Affecting Children: Mental Health and Experiences of Violence (Report)
This report published by the Youth Endowment Fund presents survey evidence on how violence and mental health are linked and explores the complex ways in which violence and fear of violence shapes young people’s lives.
(Source: Youth Justice Legal Centre)
28/01/2026: Campaigners publish roadmap for reforming children’s mental health services
Children’s mental health campaigners have published a roadmap to fix what they claim is a broken system, alongside a poll of parents revealing widespread concerns about their children.