Exclusive: Dr Camilla Kingdon has called on Rishi Sunak to appoint a dedicated children’s health minister so young people are not forgotten when major decisions …
Prosecutors have added an additional attempted murder charge to the list of counts against a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with …
A mental health emergency is hitting young people around the world, according to a new book. Helen Coffey asks whether smartphones, social media and tech …
U.N. funding cuts to refugees living in Rwanda is threatening the right to education for children in more than 100,000 households who have fled conflict …
Research claims children whose fathers read and play with them see a ‘small but significant’ increase in their educational attainment Children whose fathers read, play, …
Exclusive: Number of under-18s waiting for ‘frequently time-critical’ paediatric care is at a record high Sick children’s health problems are getting worse as record numbers …
Irish data regulator says platform put 13- to 17-year-old users’ accounts on default public setting, among other breaches TikTok has been fined €345m (£296m) for …
Shocking figures gathered by the Observer show social care provision is dictated by money, not need New children’s care homes are being disproportionately placed in …
Paintings were considered too welcoming at Kent centre for lone children arriving in UK UK politics live – latest updates Murals of cartoon characters including …
Bereaved families back online safety bill amendment that will force tech firms to hand over information Ofcom will be able to force tech platforms to …
Microsoft will pay a fine of $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally collected and retained the data of children who …
Former teacher says learning classical rhetoric can help pupils become better communicators It has been employed for thousands of years, taking in everything from Julius …
Survey finds exhaustion and low morale among school nurses as they face increasingly complex caseloads School nurses’ crucial, underfunded role The UK needs at least …
Children’s commissioner, Bruce Adamson, urges first minister to put UN protections for under-18s into law Scotland’s outgoing children’s commissioner has warned Humza Yousaf that it …
Investigation: Shocking figures reveal thousands of sexual incidents in the country’s 209 children’s mental health units since 2019. But just one – Huntercombe Hospital in …
Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who is being sought for war crimes, will brief a controversial U.N. meeting Russia called to counter what it claims …
Arrests believed to be the first time police have detained citizens for possessing literature deemed ‘seditious’ by the authorities Hong Kong’s national security police have …
Alison McGuinness has applied for regulator’s approval of Bolton facility using new company with different name The mother of a disgraced children’s home operator is …
Relatives of Molly Russell and other children support changes proposed as part of online safety bill Bereaved families are calling for easier access to the …
While the war in Ukraine continues Russian bomb attacks are damaging children’s upbringing and education – in the very worst cases their lives have been …
The Independent has spoken to 22 young women, spanning a decade, who allege awful treatment in private mental health hospital units. Here some of them …
Recruits in pilot scheme have been taken from chains in charge of facilities deemed unsatisfactory Managers from some of the largest private children’s home chains …
Feed the Future: ‘Children with iron deficiency anaemia is just the start’, warns Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health president Camilla Kingdon
Dame Rachel de Souza says No 10’s focus on carer-to-child ratios is ‘depressing’ and now is the time to redefine childcare The children’s commissioner for …