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Category Archives: Council services
The Devil in the levelling
Apparently some ‘levelling up’ is happening, or is apparently going to happen, in the West Midlands.
New study says poverty sending thousands more children into care
Rising poverty is putting thousands more British children into care in England, according to a study published in the Lancet Public Health. The report states that there has been a steep rise in the rate of children in state care in England, from a low of 53 per 10,000 children in 2008 (at the timeContinue reading “New study says poverty sending thousands more children into care”
Why are children’s mental health services in crisis?
The following article was written by WPB member Liam Stowell for Nursing Times, and is reproduced here with thanks. The current narrative around children’s mental health is one of crisis. There is news story after news story about services being at breaking point. During the past 18 months we have been told there is aContinue reading “Why are children’s mental health services in crisis?”
Merseyside WP statement: Oppose the cuts and closure to One Stop Shop services
Liverpool council has recently approved a round of cuts to vital services in the city, including the closure of all physical One Stop Shops, with a promise to keep the services going through telephone and online services only.