30 March 2009

Equality and Human Rights Commission calls for change in parental leave

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched proposals for a fundamental change in parental leave. The changes will help to increase take up of the present provisions by those currently missing out - mainly fathers and lower income parents.

Read more: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/newsandcomment/Pages/w...

27 March 2009

Government announces 18 new Specialist Domestic Violence Courts

Justice Minister, Bridget Prentice, has announced extra help and support for victims of domestic violence from 18 new Specialist Domestic Violence Courts.

Read more: http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease260309a.htm

27 March 2009

Flexible working rights for extra 4.5 million

The right to request flexible working will be extended to an extra 4.5 million parents of children aged under 16, has been announced  by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.

Read more: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=396697&Ne...

27 March 2009

Children's Minister announces Internet Safety Groups

Children's Minister, Delyth Morgan has announced the membership of four groups of professionals who will take forward the Byron Review recommendations.

Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2009_0064

23 March 2009

Research from Action for Children finds early support key for struggling families

New research published by Action for Children has found that targeted, intensive support at the earliest opportunity is key for struggling families, helping them avoid reaching crisis point.

Read more: http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/news_detail.aspx?ID=238

20 March 2009

Government announces £1.6 million for rape crisis centres

Minister for Women and Equality, Harriet Harman, has announced £1.6 million for Rape Crises Centres and The Survivors Trust sexual violence charities across the England and Wales.

Read more: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=395928&Ne...

20 March 2009

New research finds romantic love can last

New research published in the Review of General Psychology has found that romance doesn't necessarily decline or disappear in long-term relationships but can last a lifetime. The researchers looked at 25 studies looking at both short and long-term relationships to find out if romantic love is associated with more satisfaction. The review found that those who reported greater romantic love were more satisfied were more satisfied in short and long-term relationships.

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

16 March 2009

Poll of young people with mental health problems finds lack of support

A new poll by YoungMinds of young people with mental health problems has found that three quarters were offered no support when waiting for treatment. YoungMinds surveyed 100 young people with serious mental health conditions.

Read more: http://www.youngminds.org.uk/ym-newsroom/press-releases/pres...

16 March 2009

Government announces an extension of the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Pilot

The Home Office has announced that they will extend Child Sexual Offender Disclosure Pilot to Cleveland, Cambridgeshire and Hampshire. Under the pilot, a parent, carer or guardian can request that an individual who has access to their child or children is checked out for a record of child sexual offences.

Read more: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=395466&Ne...

13 March 2009

Laming report on children's services since 2004 published

Lord Laming has called for a change in leadership and practice to help protect children from harm in his report The protection of children in England: A progress report.

Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2009_0053

09 March 2009

Government to provide help for depression and anxiety during the credit crunch

The Government has announced a new package of measures to help unemployed people who are experiencing depression and anxiety.

Read more: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=3...

09 March 2009

Home Office consultation to tackle violence against women and girls

Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, has launched a cross-Government consultation to tackle violence against women and girls. An Ipsos Mori poll conducted on behalf of the Home Office found that one third of respondents know a woman who has been the victim of violence by a man she knows and over two in five respondents believe that a woman should be help partly of fully responsible for being sexually attacked if she was flirting heavily with the man.

Read more: Link

06 March 2009

DWP publishes new research on attitudes of non-working parents

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published new research on the attitudes and behaviours of non-working partnered parents living in low-income households. The research explores the factors that influence decisions about work within their households. Findings included that the non-working partner spent a considerable amount of time carrying out domestic chores and caring for their children.

Read more: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/2009/mar/050...

06 March 2009

New survey on the impact of the economic downturn on women

The Equalities Office has published new findings on the impact of the economic downturn on women and families. Findings include that eight out of ten women are concerned about the impact of the downturn on family life and that more than a third of women reported that the downturn had already reduced their quality of life.

Read more: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=394393&Ne...

06 March 2009

Statistics from National Statistics on women in the labour market

National Statistics has used recently published statistics to look at how the economic downturn is affecting women's employment. The downturn in 2008 has impacted less on women in employment than men. The employment rate for women in the three months before December 2008 was down 0.3% compared to the previous year but down 1% for men.

Read more: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/iwd0309.pdf

02 March 2009

£20.5 million for promoting contraception

The Government has announced an extra £20.5 million to help young people get better access to contraception and raising awareness of the risks of unprotected sex. The money will be used to support the teenage pregnancy strategy.

Read more: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2009_0041

02 March 2009

Relate published figures linking recession and rise in demand for counselling

Relate has published figures showing that 66% of Relate centres across the UK have seen an increase in demand for their services as people feel the impact of the recession.

Read more: http://www.relate.org.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/PressRele...

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