#child-welfare

#child-welfare

“If you love your job, you will never work a day in your life. I love my job. I look forward to work. But I'm not going to pretend it's not emotionally draining.”

The Canary Islands court shut down a center for unaccompanied migrant children due to severe allegations of abuse, prompting immediate police action and investigations.

"Whenever I'm feeling alone, my go-to place is just my bed where it's filled with stuffed animals. Even though there's nobody present, it's kind of like you don't feel lonely at all."

The police described the children’s dwelling as a 'house of horror', where they were locked up since December 2021, suffering severe neglect and abuse.

"Every single day our offices are receiving communication from parents in distress. They're left asking themselves the gut wrenching question, was my child one of those operated on unnecessarily?"

More than 200,000 children will be living in short-term emergency accommodation in England by 2029, as projections show a 26% increase in five years.

Inspectors found that Camden's prompt and skilfully-delivered early help had visibly improved children's circumstances, preventing the need for intervention in many cases.