26 February 2009

National Statistics finds rise in teenage conception rate

Provisional statistics from the Office for National Statistics show an increase in the under 18 conception rate. The rate has increased from 40.9 conceptions per 1,000 women aged 15-17 in 2006 to 41.9 in 2007.

Read more: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/hsq0209.pdf

25 February 2009

Action for Children publishes survey on identifying and preventing neglect

Action for Children has published a new survey commissioned to highlight the difficulty of identifying and preventing neglect. The survey polled over 1,000 adults and found that 1 in 4 adults have been worried that a child they know or living in their area is being neglected.

Read more: http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/news_detail.aspx?ID=222

25 February 2009

New research finds children in stepfamilies benefit from time with grandparents

New research published in the Journal of Family Psychology, has found that spending time with a grandparent is linked with better social skills and fewer behaviour problems among adolescents, especially those living in single-parent or stepfamily households.

Read more: http://www.apa.org/releases/grandparents.html

19 February 2009

DCSF publishes research on Children's Centres

The Department for Children Schools and Families has published new research on Children's Centres. The research shows that whilst many parents who use Children's Centres are happy with the service, a minority of parents are unaware of thier local service.

Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2009_0035

19 February 2009

New research from IFS, JRF and ISER on child poverty

New research funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), and carried out by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) has found that the government will need to spend more on tax-credits for low-income families in order to hit the short-term child poverty target for 2010-11.

Read more: http://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/4433

17 February 2009

Gingerbread publishes survey of single parents

Gingerbread has published a survey of over 500 separated parents. The survey found that most children (71%) do have contact with their non-resident parent but often both parents (resident and non-resident) want more contact with their child.

Read more: http://161.115.srvlist.ukfast.net:7744/portal/page/portal/We...

16 February 2009

Netmums publishes online survey results on sex after a baby

Netmums has published the results of an online survey asking members about their sex and how having children has affected their sex lives. 78.9% of responders said they had less sex since having children.

Read more: http://www.netmums.com/homelife/Lets_Talk_about_sex_after_ki...

16 February 2009

Government publishes Healthy lives, brighter future: the strategy for children and young people's health

The Department for Education and Skills and the Department of Health have jointly published the strategy for children and young people's health entitled Healthy lives, brighter future: the strategy of children and young people's health.

Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2009_0031

16 February 2009

Provisional marriage statistics for 2007 published by National Statistics

The Office for National Statistics has published provisional figures for marriage rates in England and Wales for 2007. The provisional statistics show a falling rate of marriage with 21.6 men marrying per thousand unmarried men down from 23.0 in 2006 and 19.7 women marrying per thousand unmarried women down from 20.7 in 2006.

Read more: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/marr0209.pdf

09 February 2009

Civitas research on cohabiting couples wish to marry

New research by Civitas shows that young cohabiting couples still want to marry, with the main reason being to make a commitment. The research has been released to coincide with National Marriage Week.

Read more: http://www.civitas.org.uk/press/prcs86.php

06 February 2009

Good Childhood Inquiry published

The Good Childhood Inquiry has been published entitled A good childhood: searching for values in a competitive age.

Read more: http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/all_about_us/how_we_do_it...

04 February 2009

National Marriage Week - 7th-14th February 2009

7th to the 14th February 2009 will be National Marriage Week in the UK. To learn more about activities happening in the UK throughout Marriage Week visit http://www.nmw.org.uk/

Read more: Link

02 February 2009

New research finds boarding can help some vulnerable young people

The evaluation of the government's 'Pathfinder' programme has shown that for some young people experiencing family breakdown a boarding placement at school can be very effective as an alternative to being put into care 

Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2009_0022

02 February 2009

Research finds people are living longer, healthier lives

According to a report published today life expectancy has increased along with the probability of being health and disability-free at aged 65.

Read more: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/2009/jan/pen...

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