Tag: Barnardo’s

Barnardo’s is calling on the government to introduce a Child Health Action Plan. In a new report, the charity warns that too many children’s futures are being damaged because the health system is responding to problems late, rather than preventing them.  The charity’s report, Building the Healthiest Ever Generation: A Child-Centred Vision for Neighbourhood Health, highlights how children’s health is shaped long before they reach a GP surgery or hospital. They cite that:  One in five children and young people aged 8–25 in England now has a probable mental health condition.   More than one in five children are…

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A vital Barnardo’s service that supports child victims of modern slavery and trafficking is being rolled out across all local authorities in England and Wales. The expanded Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship (ICTG) service will make sure more children who have experienced, or are at risk of, trafficking, modern slavery and exploitation can access the specialist support they need to stay safe, recover and rebuild their lives. The new £25m contract from the Home Office will see the service rolled out to areas not currently covered, building on more than a…

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Online abuse and harassment are “constant, corrosive and deeply embedded” for young people across the country, according to a Barnardo’s-commissioned poll of 4,000 young people in the UK about their experiences of online misogyny. The results from thousands of 13- to 20-year-olds show how they experience misogyny online –   over a quarter (28%) of girls in Scotland saying they’d been called degrading names online and five in seven (72%[1] )  boys are saying they believed they are expected to “act tough and not show emotion”. The findings also highlight how…

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Ofsted have praised Barnardo’s Adoption Services in England as ‘outstanding’ in a new report. The inspection, which took place earlier this year and was published in April, highlighted that children have “exceptional relationships with their parents which are built on trust and love” and quoted an adopted child saying “we feel safe now”. Barnardo’s Adoption Services help families to adopt across England, as well as access to records for adopted adults and birth family members. One adopter, quoted in the report, wrote: “Staff were genuinely invested in us as a…

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Six young people aged 12-15 from Telford put sustainable fashion under the spotlight this weekend with a fundraising fashion show in aid of Barnardo’s, who are working in partnership with retailer Co-op to support positive futures for young people across the UK.  “This is an amazing opportunity,” said 15-year-old Caelan, from Wellington. “We had the idea to do a fashion show using only second-hand clothes from local charity shops, and the Barnardo’s staff made it happen. It’s been so much fun.” Caelan is a regular attendee at CALM (Crafts, Activities,…

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