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Dr. Helen Whincup, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Stirling, who led the study, said, “Despite the numbers of children and families involved, there have been gaps in what is known about children’s pathways through the care system, their route and time to living in permanent families, and what influences outcomes and well-being. Since 2014, the research team have been addressing these gaps by gathering and analyzing data.”
Recruiting new social workers at a council criticised over the death of a six-year-old remains the biggest challenge to improving its children’s services, its director says. Widespread failings were identified at Solihull Council after the killing of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes in June 2020 at the hands of his father and his partner.
The damning final report from the Grenfell inquiry lays bare the failings that led to the deadly fire. It has been rightly praised for highlighting the “systematic dishonesty” of companies, decades of government failure and the tenant management organisation’s culture of hostility towards residents. Although broadly well received, there is a glaring omission in the report. It is yet another example of failure to address race and class in the discussion of housing.
A rainstorm passes over Interstate 94 in Morton County, North Dakota… Inclement weather and long travel distances to medical providers present serious access barriers for seniors here, many of whom are not able to drive or are uncomfortable driving in low-visibility conditions.
Striking taxicab drivers wave strike notices in New York, on January 3, 1939.
As Americans all across the country report feeling increasingly pressed by inflated food prices, an explosive new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals that about 18 million families — or 13.5% of U.S. households — struggled to access enough food, marking the highest levels of food insecurity in nearly a decade.
