PSW magazine

As social workers we think we practise in a non-ageist way, but there is evidence to suggest otherwise...

As debate rages over a government consultation on new standards for semi-independent living for 16-17-year-olds, there is a danger the voices of the young people affected will be lost…

Leaders of adult social services have criticised the government for appearing to blame social care for the winter hospital crisis.

Disabled people who depend on electricity for life-saving equipment have been told by an energy company to make their own arrangements in the event of winter power cuts.

Use of force against children in young offender institutions and secure training centres is up by nearly a third on a year ago, new government statistics reveal.

Social Workers Without Borders is urging the government to take action over the hundreds of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children who have gone missing from Home Office hotels.

The government has ditched its 10 Year Mental Health Plan, launched only last year, to the dismay of campaigners and professionals in the field.

"We work alongside some of the most marginalised people in society. We also work with imperfect systems and structures."

Sector leaders unimpressed by government's Children's Social Care Implementation Strategy

More children are in need of assessments under the Mental Health Act but training and the resources to support them are not keeping up with demand, says Sarah Redmond, an approved mental health professional