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51,000 children dragged into poverty since 2015 in the North East, report shows

Around 51,000 more children have been pulled into poverty across the North East since 2014/15, according to research carried out by Loughborough University for the End Child Poverty coalition.

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Children’s care outsourcing linked to unstable out-of-area placements

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Boost to childcare payments marks first step in major expansion

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Government childcare plans will disproportionately benefit better-off families, report shows

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Children’s care outsourcing linked to unstable out-of-area placements – study

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Report highlights ‘unsafe’ paediatric wards for children with complex mental health needs

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Low self-esteem and body image harm teenage mental health, study shows

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Number of children vaping spikes 50% in a year

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Study finds link between deprived areas and children in care proceedings

A strong link between the extent of deprivation of local authorities in England and their numbers of children going into the care system through the family courts has been uncovered by researchers at Lancaster University.