Articles by John Pearce
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...
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