March 2023
Self-harm hospital admissions up 22% for children aged eight to 17
Source: BBC News Self-harm hospital admissions for children aged eight to 17 in the UK jumped 22% in one year. The age group is now the largest for self-harm admissions,…
‘Ghost children’ of pandemic have given up going to school
Source: The Times More than 140,000 children were “severely absent” from school last summer, a report has found, warning that children are at risk of “disengaging with education entirely”. The…
Liverpool pupils help shape strategy to end street harassment
Source: BBC News A group of teenagers have shared their experiences of street harassment to help shape a strategy to tackle violence against women and girls in Liverpool. Year 11…
Terri White: How I fear for the ‘ghost children’ missing from school
Source: BBC News More than 140,000 schoolchildren in England were officially “severely absent” in the summer term of 2022, according to official Department of Education figures – and the number…
West Lane Hospital: Mental health care ‘chaotic and unsafe’
Source: BBC News A mental health unit criticised over the deaths of three teenagers was “chaotic and unsafe”, a report found. An independent inquiry found “excessive and inappropriate” restraint was…
Met Police: Women and children failed by ‘boys’ club’, review finds
Women and children have been failed by the Metropolitan Police, with racism, misogyny, and homophobia at the heart of the force, a blistering review says. Baroness Casey says a “boys’…
Parents of special needs children ‘face fight for support’
Some parents have said they face a “fight from day one” to get Education Authority (EA) support for children with special educational needs (SEN). BBC News NI has learned the…
‘I did not send my child to university to die’
Source: BBC News University of Edinburgh student Romy Ulvestad died at her parents’ London home four days after her 21st birthday. She had killed herself after staff failed to provide…
Andrew Tate: Group trying ‘different approach’ with teenagers
Source: BBC News A group says a “different approach” is needed to tackle conversations about controversial influencer Andrew Tate with teenagers. Bold Voices goes into schools and colleges delivering workshops…
Safety pin: A tiny tool Indian women use to fight sexual harassment
Source: BBC News Almost every woman in India has a story of sexual harassment that took place in crowded public spaces – when someone fondled her breasts or pinched her…
