Abuse and neglect

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Children

Writing psychological thriller novel was ‘cathartic’, says social worker turned author

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Children

Violence against children fell by nearly 20% in 2014, study reveals

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Children

Peer violence in care: how prolific is it and what do social workers need to know?

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Children

Child sexual abuse in the family to be major Hollyoaks storyline

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Children

Is the child protection system at breaking point? Complete our anonymous survey

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Children

Social workers feel powerless to intervene in cases of child neglect, finds survey

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Children, Workforce

Chief social worker: ‘Very difficult’ to secure convictions from Cameron’s jail proposals

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‘Crass political opportunism’: Social workers react to Cameron’s jail time proposal

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Social workers ‘lacking professional curiosity’ failed to identify child sexual exploitation

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‘David Cameron is undermining the safety and welfare of children’

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Children, Child safeguarding, Workforce

Social workers to face five years in prison for failing to protect children from sexual abuse, warns Cameron

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Children

Older teens found to be at greatest risk of abuse ahead of key debate on issue

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Progress on tackling child sexual exploitation not reaching social workers

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Report highlights social work challenges when tackling child sexual exploitation

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Children

Barriers to learning: Why social workers are struggling with child sexual abuse cases

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Social workers struggling with emotional impact of child abuse cases, finds NSPCC

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