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29/11/2024: ‘I couldn’t stop watching’: Personal stories of how porn obsession takes over lives
Shaun Flores was 11 years old when he first started watching porn, after being introduced to it by a friend.
29/11/2024: Divert National Citizen Service cash to youth services, council leaders urge
The LGA is calling for the tens of millions of pounds previously spent on the National Citizen Service (NCS) to be devolved to councils to fund youth services.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
28/11/2024: ‘It’s so easy to lie’: A fifth of children use fake age on social media
Ofcom has warned social media companies they will be punished if they fail to take significant extra steps to address the problem of children pretending to be adults online.
25/11/2024: ‘I had no idea being a social drinker would damage my liver by 31’
At 31 years old, I was told by doctors that if I didn’t stop drinking alcohol, I could die.
25/11/2024: How fidget toys could help reduce youth self-harm
As Eloise rifles through her box of fidget toys, she feels her anxiety and frustration leave her.
25/11/2024: SEND crisis in England and Wales leaving children more vulnerable, says report
Experts point to increased risk of criminal and sexual exploitation and call for urgent action from government
25/11/2024: ‘He lashed out. He was scared’: the fight to save vulnerable UK children from being kicked out of school
Two hundred lawyers have come together to challenge a wave of discriminatory exclusions
24/11/2024: AI increasingly used for sextortion, scams and child abuse, says senior UK police chief
The fast-developing technology is providing opportunities in ‘any crime type’ – and police must ‘move fast’ to catch up.
24/11/2024: More foster carers in England leaving than signing up, says Ofsted report
Children’s campaigners say ‘national crisis’ adds to trauma for vulnerable young people, amid huge fall in numbers fostering.
23/11/2024: ‘I just want to feel ordinary’ – Is the mental health system failing teens?
Mia spends much of her time staring out her bedroom window, the view dominated by a nearby housing block.
23/11/2024: Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system
Local government ombudsman report into SEND in England offers damning assessment.
22/11/2024: How choosing a secondary school might be about to get easier
Choosing a new school is one of the biggest decisions a parent makes, and is often based on a mixture of visiting, speaking to friends and looking at Ofsted reports.