Children

‘I was restrained for hours’: Mental health hospitals accused of ‘re-traumatising’ patients
Mental health

‘I was restrained for hours’: Mental health hospitals accused of ‘re-traumatising’ patients

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
Hannah Mackay-Christie, Leigh Elliott

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs

We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch
Kieran Connolly

We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch

‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system
Ric Flo and Judith Denton

‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system

‘I’m sorry’: London mayor Sadiq Khan apologises to homeless kids spending Christmas in hotels
Homelessness

‘I’m sorry’: London mayor Sadiq Khan apologises to homeless kids spending Christmas in hotels

Special needs children forced out of school by ‘crumbling’ system, figures show
Education

Special needs children forced out of school by ‘crumbling’ system, figures show

Health inequality starts in childhood. When will the national debate reflect that?
Rachael McKeown

Health inequality starts in childhood. When will the national debate reflect that?

No mention of two-child limit on benefits in Labour’s ‘ambitious’ child poverty strategy
Child poverty

No mention of two-child limit on benefits in Labour’s ‘ambitious’ child poverty strategy

Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive
Universal credit

Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive

Government is ‘excluding’ disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty
Free childcare

Government is ‘excluding’ disadvantaged kids from free childcare. It could trap them in poverty

Scrapping two-child benefit cap ‘single most cost-effective policy’ to reduce child poverty
Child poverty

Scrapping two-child benefit cap ‘single most cost-effective policy’ to reduce child poverty

Family evicted from temporary housing after having grandparents over for a brew: ‘It blew my mind’
Temporary housing

Family evicted from temporary housing after having grandparents over for a brew: ‘It blew my mind’

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recalls receiving free school meals as a child: ‘I was lucky’
Free School Meals

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recalls receiving free school meals as a child: ‘I was lucky’

Domestic abuse survivor had ‘no chance’ of reuniting with kids as council flat was too small
Care system

Domestic abuse survivor had ‘no chance’ of reuniting with kids as council flat was too small

We need urgent action to protect next generation from ‘inescapable’ gambling – now
Zoe Osmond

We need urgent action to protect next generation from ‘inescapable’ gambling – now

Removal of Roma children in Leeds exposes divide between migrant communities and rest of society
Joanna Kostka

Removal of Roma children in Leeds exposes divide between migrant communities and rest of society

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Children in kinship care are being pushed to breaking point. Change can’t come soon enough
Kinship care

Children in kinship care are being pushed to breaking point. Change can’t come soon enough

Government must put things right and lift two-child benefit cap in Autumn Budget, says Labour MP
Kim Johnson

Government must put things right and lift two-child benefit cap in Autumn Budget, says Labour MP

Single mum reveals how two-child benefit cap ‘punishes’ families like hers: ‘We’re struggling’
Two-child benefit cap

Single mum reveals how two-child benefit cap ‘punishes’ families like hers: ‘We’re struggling’

Surge in babies dying before their first birthday, study finds – especially in deprived areas
Health inequality

Surge in babies dying before their first birthday, study finds – especially in deprived areas