03/01/2024: Youth services funding cut linked to increased risk of children’s involvement in crime
Funding for youth work services has fallen by more than 60 per cent over the past decade, with reductions in provision linked to a rise in anti-social behaviour and young people’s involvement in crime, according to research commissioned by the government.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
03/01/2024: Crimes involving child abuse imagery are up by a quarter in UK, says NSPCC
Crimes involving child abuse imagery (CAI) have risen by a quarter in the past year, according to figures collated by the NSPCC.
02/01/2024: Youth charities issue mental health improvements plea to politicians
A coalition of charities supporting children and young people are calling on politicians of all parties to commit to improvements in mental health support ahead of this year’s general election.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
02/01/2024: Trans people in England more likely to have long-term poor mental health – study
Research suggests risk of a mental health condition is up to five times higher than for cisgender people.
02/01/2024: What did we learn from the US Senate hearing over online harms?
What we witnessed in the US congress on Wednesday was nothing short of extraordinary. Bipartisan agreement breaking out among senators, as one by one they waited in turn for their eight minutes to eviscerate and berate the social media executives they had hauled before them, some reluctantly.