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Leo and Shelby share challenges of leaving care

Leo and Shelby met with MPs to discuss the challenges care leavers are facing

News 7 December 2023

New data reveals North/South divide of children hit by two-child limit on benefits

Children in the North of England are more likely to be hit by the two-child limit on benefits, new data reveals.  

News 4 December 2023

Children’s Charities Coalition joint statement responding to LGA research on high cost placements in children’s social care

News 29 November 2023

Statement from the Children’s Charities Coalition following Autumn Statement

News 22 November 2023

Joint statement on the need to urgently extend the Household Support Fund following the Autumn Statement 2023

Barnardo’s, the Children’s Society, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Independent Food Aid Network, End Furniture Poverty, North-East Child Poverty Commission, Lloyds Bank Foundation and Turn2Us issued the following statement after the Chancellor did not extend the Household Support Fund in the Autumn Statement 2023.

News 22 November 2023

New NHS mental health figures for children - Barnardo's response

According to new NHS survey, one in five children and young people in England aged eight to 25 had a probable mental disorder in 2023.

News 22 November 2023

Barnardo's in plea for more people to adopt a child

To mark Adoption Week Scotland, the country’s leading children’s charity is today encouraging people who are interested in providing a stable, loving, nurturing home to consider applying to be prospective parents.

News 21 November 2023

Barnardo's report reveals scale of Ukraine support

A service set up by Barnardo’s Scotland to help displaced people from Ukraine has supported more than 2,000 children, young people and families since the start of the invasion by Russia.

News 20 November 2023

Joint statement on Supreme Court ruling on Rwanda policy

News 15 November 2023

New figures reveal the impact of poor mental health provision on groups most in need

The Covid Social Mobility and Opportunities study, released this week, has revealed how young people in some of the most deprived areas of the country are less likely to receive the mental health support they need

News 9 November 2023