Labour unveils plans to introduce breakfast clubs for every child
Labour has today announced plans to roll out breakfast clubs to every primary school in England, providing access to fully-funded childcare and a healthy...
Major trial to investigate solutions to mental health crisis among young people
A major trial led by researchers at the University of York, funded by the NIHR and hosted by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation...
‘Young adults in court: shrinking numbers and increasing disparities’ finds Manchester study
New findings from the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield and have highlighted long term trends in court appearances for young adults. ‘Young adults in...
200,000 more children in poverty if benefits rise by wages rather than inflation
Two hundred thousand more children will be pushed into poverty if benefits are uprated by wages rather than inflation, new analysis from Child Poverty...
1 in 5 residential care workers in the UK living in poverty before cost-of-living...
New analysis published today by the Health Foundation reveals that staff working in care homes are far more likely to live in poverty and...
More older workers are leaving employment due to ill-health — but COVID-19 isn’t to...
The nation’s underlying ill-health —rather than long COVID or extended waiting lists — is the primary reason for the rise in the number of...
Report reveals families raising disabled children are struggling to survive
New research shows that UK families raising disabled, or seriously ill, children and young people are now facing serious financial jeopardy and struggling to...
Eliminating sexual violence could reduce teenage mental ill health
The prevalence of serious mental health problems among 17-year-olds could drop by as much as 16.8% for girls and 8.4% for boys if they...
New study links 300,000 deaths to Government Austerity
Recent evidence has shown people across the UK are dying younger as a result of austerity, with people living in the poorest areas hardest...
University students are hidden targets of county lines drug dealing – new report
Beth Hall, University of Central Lancashire and Roxanne Khan, University of Central Lancashire
For young adults, university is a period of firsts: their first time...