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Member Content Children and families experiencing domestic violence. Police and children's social services' responses
Apr 26, 2010
NSPCC January 2010. Researchers from the Univeristy of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) undertook this study between 2007 and 2009. The research was undertaken in two sites, one in North England and one in the South. It comprised three key stages. Intrerviews with 40 young people, survivors and perpetrators; A study of professional practice and A survey of innovative practice.
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Member Content Action for Children - Deprivation and Risk: the case for early intervention
Apr 26, 2010
An 84 page Report as part of a series by Action for Children on the overriding importance of intervening as early as possible to support our most vulnerable children and their families.
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Member Content National Domestic Violence Delivery Plan, Annual Progress Report. Crown Copyright
Apr 15, 2010
National Domestic Violence Delivery Plan, Annual Progress Report 2008-2009. Ministerial foreward by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Crime Reduction, Chair of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence.
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Member Content The Chief Adviser on the Safety of Children : First Annual Report to Parliament 2010. Crown Copyright
Mar 29, 2010
This is the first annual report on safeguarding progress, which includes the views of the Chief Adviser on the Safety of Children about the implementation of the recommendations in Lord Laming’s report, The Protection of Children in England: A Progress Report. It also sets out to advise the Government on the effective implementation of safeguarding policy.
Annual Report available to download from the Publications Page
Member Content Taskforce on the Health Aspects of Violence Against Women and Children. Crown Copyright
Mar 29, 2010
This Report examines the impact of domestic violence against women, girls and children in England and how it can damage them and their families with long-lasting wider repercussions for society. The findings and recommendations for this Report have fed into the overarching Report from the Taskforce on the health aspects of violence against women and children. An accessible version of this document will be available soon.
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Member Content Maternity and Early Years
Mar 29, 2010
Maternity and Early Years : Making a Good Start to Family Life. A Report produced for HM Government. Foreward by Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Secretary of State for Health.
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Member Content A Guide to co-producing children's services 'Backing the Future'
Mar 17, 2010
This Guide is a supplement to a larger Report. Backing the Future: 'why investing in children is good for us all'. It is the culmination of a programme of research carried out by nef (the new economics foundation) with the support of Action for Children.
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Member Content Maternal Depression can Undermine the Development of Young Children
Mar 10, 2010
Centre on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2009). Maternal Depression can Undermine the Development of Young Children: Working Paper No 8
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Member Content Persistent Fear and Anxiety can Affect Young Children's Learning and Development
Mar 1, 2010
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2010). Persistent Fear and Anxiety Can Affect Young Children’s Learning and Development: Working Paper No. 9.
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Member Content Professor Joan Raphael-Leff - 'Adolescence as a Second Chance'
Feb 18, 2010
'Adolescence as a Second Chance : Working with the Emotional Needs of Pregnant Teens and very young Parents and their Babies' - A paper written to support AIMH (UK) Workshop, Anna Freud Centre June 13 2009. Downloadable from the link below and the Publications Page
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Member Content 'Fair Society, Healthy Lives' - The Marmot Review, Executive Summary
Feb 17, 2010
A Strategic Review of Health inequalities in England post 2010, Sir Michael Marmot
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Member Content Young Children Develop in an Environment of Relationships
Feb 4, 2010
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2004). Updated and reprinted October 2009.'Young Children Develop in an Environment of Relationships'. Centre on the Developing Child : Harvard University. Working Paper No 1.
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Member Content CSJ : 'Green Paper on the Family' - January 2010
Feb 1, 2010
Published by the Centre for Social Justice.
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Member Content Report 'Support for All' : The Families and Relationships Green Paper January 2010
Feb 1, 2010
Report presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families' DCSF (Crown Copyright)
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Member Content World Health Organisation 'Early Child Development: A Powerful Equalizer'
Jan 11, 2010
It is important to the Authors that their work gets widespread exposure and for this reason they have given us permission to upload this most inspiring report onto our website. Early Child Development: A Powerful Equalizer, Final Report for the World Health Organisation's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. Authors Lori G Irwin PhD RN, Arjuman Siddiqi ScD MPH and Dr Clyde Hertzman MD MSc FRCPC. Download this Report from the Publications Page
Member Content Parenting and Wellbeing: Knitting Families Together
Jan 11, 2010
The forgotten parent? A report launched by the Young Foundation’s (www.youngfoundation.org) Local Wellbeing Project, Parenting and wellbeing: knitting families together argues that parenting support often fails because it ignores the wellbeing of parents themselves. Download this Report from the Publications page
Member Content "Parents are the principal architects of a fairer society...." 'Building Character'
Jan 4, 2010
'BUILDING CHARACTER' Jen Lexmond (Researcher at DEMOS) and Richard Reeves (Director of DEMOS). First published in 2009 by DEMOS (www.demos.co.uk). The Report is broken down into four key sections: Character as Capability; Why Character Matters; Influences on the Early Years' and 'Policy Directions' Download this Report from the Publications page
Member Content Charles Darwin; A Biographical Sketch of an Infant
Dec 23, 2009
Darwin C.R 1877. A Biographical Sketch of an Infant. Mind. A Quarterly Review of Psychology and Philosophy 2 (7) (July): 285-294. This version reproduced here with permission from Dr John van Wyhe.  Ed., The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online   http://darwin-online.org.uk
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Member Content Drastic Drop in Health Visitor Numbers Threatens Child Health in the 21st Century
Dec 21, 2009
A new Report form the UK Public Health Association (UKPHA) www.ukpha.org.uk launched on 24th November 2009 makes five key recommendations aimed at creating a reinvigorated health visiting service which will promote and protect the health of families and children and reduce health inequalities. Download this Report from the Publications Page.
Member Content Differentiating Early-Onset Persistent versus Childhood-Limited Conduct Problem Youth
Dec 20, 2009
Edward D Barker, Ph.D., and Barbara Maughn, Ph.D.
Am J Psychiatry 2009; 166:900-908
(published online July 1, 2009; doi: 10.1176/appi.2009 08121770
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