A new national autism service for Wales, which will provide lifetime support for children and adults, will be set up in Wales, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford today (March 4) announced. The service is a key part of… read more »
National Approach to Statutory Advocacy: November 2015 update: This update is produced by the Task and Finish Group which has been established to take forward the National Approach to Statutory Advocacy for children and young people in Wales. This aims… read more »
The first ever ‘Knowledge Exchange’ day in Wales for foster carers’ and residential childcare staff held at Cardiff University on September 9 has been hailed a success. The Care Council for Wales, Care Forum Wales and CASCADE, the Children’s Social Care… read more »
A conference being held in Cardiff next week is set to bring together foster carers and residential childcare staff for the first time in a bid to improve outcomes for children in care and when they are leaving care. The… read more »
The Welsh Government has announced an additional £7.6m in funding for mental health services for children and young people in Wales. The announcement was made today (May 22) by health minister Mark Drakeford who said the additional funding will help… read more »
The Welsh Government has launched a new strategy to raise the ambitions and educational attainment of Wales’ nearly 6,000 looked-after children today (February 3). Launched jointly by Education Minister, Huw Lewis, and Health and Social Services Minister, Mark Drakeford, the… read more »
The new Children’s Commissioner for Wales has been announced as Professor Sally Holland of Cardiff University’s Cascade Centre which specialises in children’s social research. Prof Holland, pictured below, said she is “delighted and honoured” to be offered the job. She… read more »
First minister Carwyn Jones will meet Wales’ children’s commissioner tomorrow (Tuesday Nov 6) after calls were made for a fresh inquiry into child abuse at North Wales care homes in the 1970s and 80s. The First Minister began his monthly… read more »
The Children & Young People’s Care Home Group, launched to protect and promote the interests of children in care in Wales, has released a Good Practice Guide to Placement Planning. This guidance is intended to support and provide best practice… read more »
Wales’ first residential childcare conference since the Waterhouse Report more than a decade ago was held on April 26 in Cardiff – and the event was hailed such a success it could become an annual event. Steve Elliott, of Prospects… read more »