Sticking plasters for a wound

By John Pearce | 20 March 2024

Short-term funding and decision-making does not solve the underlying issues surrounding children’...

This is not a slow burning threat

By John Pearce | 05 February 2024

We urgently need the Government to develop a national strategy to tackle the root causes of pover...

Remove the risk from large private providers

By John Pearce | 11 December 2023

Local authorities are the sole purchasers of children’s care placements, yet are often held to ra...

UASC children deserve a plan

By John Pearce | 09 October 2023

Meeting the needs of unaccompanied asylum seeking children calls for the development of a co-ordi...

We need a national placements strategy

By John Pearce | 19 June 2023

Councils are using non-secure provisions supported by a deprivation of liberty order as necessary...

Promoting healthy minds for children

By John Pearce | 26 June 2019

Following a successful partnership bid to NHS England for funding to improve children’s mental he...