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News - Scotland: concerns raised about cases of misconduct allegations not being properly investigated
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Concerns sparked by Linda McCall case who was initially cleared of all wrongdoing but was later convicted guilty of attacking 5 children between 2016 and 2017…
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News - Child inequalities widen as a result of pandemic
According to a report, inequalities between children in the north of England and those in the rest of the country have worsened during the pandemic. While nearly all children were affected, those in the North East,…
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News - According to an independent review conducted by Jersey's Safeguarding Partnership Board about sexual abuse and harassment allegations from Jersey College for Girls (JCG) students about boys at Victoria College, sexual harassment in schools in Jersey must be better…
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News - Wales: sexual harassment in schools is a widespread problem as number of allegations rise
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Peer-on-peer sexual harassment is a problem in schools across Wales
Last term, England saw sexual harassment become “normalized” among school children (see review)…
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News - A BBC investigation found that children in the United Kingdom have longer waits for mental health care due to the pandemic.
The data obtained by the BBC shows that from April 2020 to March 2021, 50% of children had to wait more than four weeks for mental health care, …
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News - UK: Independent Inquiry into child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) report uncovers “shocking failings” in the way major religious groups handle allegations of child sexual abuse
IICSA
Investigates claims against local authorities, religious organizations, the armed forces and…
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News - Several children suffered serious physical abuse, saxual exploitation and even rape in a Bradford district care home (UK), research found out.
The investigation has been ongoing since 2001, and have found 5 exact cases when adolescent children were exposed to serious abuse…
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News - According to Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), paedophiles and other criminals have started to use siblings to groom their younger brothers/sisters for online sexual abuse.
Major internet platforms have invested heavily in their profits, but little in the safety…
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News - Sports coaches and faith leaders who have sexual relationships with 16 and 17-year-olds in their care will be breaking the law under new legislation planned for England and Wales. The move would put them on par with roles like teachers and social workers.
It is among a raft…
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News - The majority of parents in England will be happy to send their children back to school, but two-thirds are concerned about the amount of learning lost.
Parents are much more confident about children going back to school this time than they were last summer. Among parents…
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News - A survey by Prince's Trust Youth Index has been made for young people to share their COVID-19 pandemic experiences.
More than 2000 respondents, 200 Welsh, expressed their thoughts and feelings; 63% of 16-25 age group felt constant anxiety and "missing out on being…
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News - In 2018-19, 3.8% of all child sexual abusers were female, based on police reports, Office of National Statistics data shows.
Figures from BBC Radio 4's File on 4 shows in average 40 cases of child sexual abuse are committed by women in a week…
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News - According to a High Court ruling, children under 16 are unlikely to be able to give informed consent to their use of puberty blockers, therefore referrals for puberty blockers have been made inaccessible to them without a court ruling.…
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News - In a recent Family Voices report, it was indicated that families who have children with life-limiting conditions want more funding for two hospices in Wales. The hospices, Tŷ Hafan and Tŷ Gobaith, provide various types of professional care for such families and their…
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News - The first national study of child exploitation in Scotland – „Sexual exploitation of children involved in the children’s hearings system” – calls for further efforts to increase communities’ and agencies’ awareness as cases are identified in 27 of 32 local authorities.…
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News - Which is more harmful: being infected with the Covid-19 virus, or the long-term mental health impacts due to virus restrictions?
Today, the younger generation is suffering both from the consequences of the lockdown and from the problems that have followed as a result.…
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News - Though vulnerable children and the children of essential workers continued going to school during lockdown, many other students have stayed at home during this time. As COVID-19 cases slowly decline, around two million pupils have been able to return to primary…
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News - How do you stop coronavirus in a refugee camp? – This is the question, that comes up in Moria, in the island of Lesbos, Greece.
One dweller was tested positive in Malakasa (another camp) and a woman, who gave birth to a child not long ago, in Ritsona too.
The camps,…
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News - According to the WHO, Countries, all over the world are failing in securing children with both a healthy upbringing and a safe environment for their future. 180 countries have been ranked based on both their carbon emission levels and children…
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News - Pershi Lastivky [Early Swallows] is a hit television drama series in Ukraine. It focuses on the lives of secondary school students and their struggles with bullying, cyberbullying, suicide, and other problems which have never been publicly…
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News - In Finland, parental leave will be the same for both mothers and fathers in order to reach gender equality and to motivate men to spend more time with their kids.
For now, maternity leave is 4.2 months for mothers and 2.2 months for fathers. In addition, 6 months of …
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News - Media regulator Ofcom interviewed 3,200 children and parents around the UK as part of a 2019 study on children’s electronic device usage habits.
Here are some of the results:
Mobile phones are the most commonly used devices among children (50% of children have…
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News - Stories from child survivors of the Holocaust could help children fleeing conflict today, say researchers from Aberystwyth University who study how past trauma affects the adult life of survivors. They believe these stories could also give …
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News - According to the WHO, 80% of the children around the world are not taking enough physical exercises. The recommendation would be an hour a day. The inactivity affects their health, brain development and social skills…
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News - According to the article, social media is not the real reason why young girls are having hardships with their lives unless they were losing sleep or being bullied online.
In fact, bullying has an eight times bigger impact on their mental well-being, which is the …
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News - ‘If you don't take these children, the youngest ones will be adopted and you will never see them again’ — an ultimate given to the children’s grandmother and her husband by social services.
The kinship carer is a relative or family friend who raises the children when…
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Multimedia - "BBC News" has produced an undercover investigation into garment factories in Turkey and discovered that many Syrian refugee children are being exploited into making clothes for top brands shoppers. The brands say they do not tolerate exploitation or…
