There are more than 17,000 children in care in England with a diagnosable mental health disorder who were not receiving support. Find out more about how we work to improve the care system.
We’re working with the Alliance for Children in Care and Care Leavers to help children in care recover from trauma and neglect.
25% of the young people we work with have reported feeling lonely and a quarter of parents say they often or always feel lonely, particularly new and young parents.
We’re working with the Jo Cox Loneliness Commission to tackle loneliness in children, young people and parents, with a dedicated spotlight month in November 2017.
There are nearly 450,000 parents in England aged 25 and under. Nearly 40% of young parents report that they are ‘just getting by’ financially or worse, compared to 26% of other young people. They are more likely to experience poor mental health and struggle to access the same education and employment opportunities as their peers. Our report The Next Chapter looks at what change is needed to provide better support.
Youth unemployment remains high, with disadvantaged young people still facing barriers to entering the employment market and experiencing financial exclusion. Our report, Getting a Fair Deal looks at ways to combat this.
We persuaded the Welsh Government to develop new initiatives to increase the financial capability and resilience of vulnerable young people – delivered when young people need it, and by the people they trust most.
Posted by
Imran Hussain
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
The biggest effect so far is simply the pushing of children’s issues off the agenda.
Posted by
Kate Maher
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
The draft Domestic Abuse Bill is out, and there's been a marked change in how Government is talking about children.
Posted by
Dan Breslin
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Last year Action for Children ran a survey of our children's centres. Here is what we found.