'Worrying' shortage of foster carers
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Around 750 more foster carers are needed to meet demand in Wales, according to a charity's research.
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Unicef, the UN agency with the task of ensuring children&#39;s survival, was accused yesterday of not doing enough to prevent the suffering and death of millions of youngsters around the world.
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Universities face a "serious bottleneck" in finding enough students, an international study warns.
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Schools on Anglesey with fewer than 50 pupils may face closure as plans are considered to deal with falling numbers.
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A human rights charity claims children are being forcibly recruited into Burma's army due to a lack of adult recruits.
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The number of parents saying children have been unjustly taken for adoption is on the rise, campaigners claim.
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WOMEN are being bullied into abandoning plans for home births because of a shortage of midwives, according to campaigners for better maternity services.
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Almost half of care homes for the elderly and a third for children fall short of national standards, experts claim.
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The number of city kids who have died from abuse or neglect this year is up an alarming 57%, officials said yesterday. Some 58 kids died from suspected maltreatment during the first nine months
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Texas' troubled Child Protective Services needs &#36;329 million for reforms such as hiring nearly 2,000 more caseworkers and support staff and improving foster care, state officials said.
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NEW YORK  - Abused and neglected children  who are removed from their homes or otherwise become involved  in the child welfare system have a high rate of emotional and  behavioral problems. Yet, many of these children do not receive  needed mental health services, new study findings show.
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Action Medical Research claims that babies' lives are being put at risk by a lack of government funding.
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Children's Commissioner Peter Clarke says Wales has a critical shortage of social workers in his annual report.
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Child welfare agencies are involving troubled families in decisions about where endangered children should live.
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The Government's own advisory group says urgent action is needed to help vulnerable households
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More than 100,000 children who have been abused or neglected by their biological parents are languishing in foster care, waiting to be adopted. The explanations are practically universal.
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Under-age children, especially girls, are still in high demand to be maids and nannies.