30 h. ago West London Council’s children’s services rated ‘inadequate’ as Ofsted finds serious failings in care leaver support

The report says years of leadership churn have worsened care leaver support

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42 h. ago Christian gives back after starting work at homeless support service

A man who experienced homelessness twice is now working for the housing support organisation that helped him get his life back on track.

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6 d. ago How IT Support Services Are Boosting Productivity for London SMEs

How IT Support Services Are Boosting Productivity for London SMEs  GlobeNewswire

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6 d. ago Islamophobia charity Tell Mama facing closure after funding pulled by government

Police sources raise alarm over cut as anti-Muslim hate incidents in Britain hit record highThe government is cutting all funding for the Islamophobia reporting service Tell Mama, leaving it facing closure weeks after it revealed a record number of anti-Muslim hate incidents in Britain.Since its foundation in 2012, Tell Mama has been wholly funded by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to run its reporting service, which received almost 11,000 reports in 2023-4, and support victims of Islamophobia. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 'Horny' support worker sent sexual messages to service user's partner

He's been struck off.

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7 d. ago Lanarkshire pupils learn the importance of remembrance as Poppyscotland’s travelling musem visits school

Classes listened to historic stories, made paper poppies and learned what the charity has been doing to support service personnel.

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7 d. ago High suicide rates show music industry ‘profoundly dangerous’, researchers say

Calls for more support as study finds musicians in England and US have among highest rates of suicideMusicians have one of the highest suicide rates in the world because the music business contains so many difficulties such as intense touring, performance anxiety and low earnings, researchers have suggested.The finding that unusually large numbers of musicians take their own lives show that “the music industry is a profoundly dangerous place”, according to a co-author of the study.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Vulnerable customers encouraged to seek support from financial services firms

The Financial Conduct Authority has highlighted examples of good practice by firms dealing with vulnerable customers and areas in need of improvement.

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9 d. ago 'Horny as hell' child support worker struck off over sexual messages to service user's partner

Derek Morton, a children and young people’s worker from Cumnock, Ayrshire, sent messages of a sexual nature to the partner of a young man he had been employed to support.

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1 week ago Mental health charity: Donations to Health in Mind mental health services help support your community

Spring is just around the corner, but for many the darkness continues. 1 in 4 of us are struggling with our mental health – and you can help.

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2 w. ago Careers support service for veterans to be expanded, says MoD

The ministry said the service would offer a ‘broader range of job support’.

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3 w. ago A unique turnkey solution to meet the finance needs of clients

Solving problems for clients is a key part of the ethos of a Scottish professional services firm that provides a range of non-audit services to businesses, including corporate finance, accountancy support, finance automation and finance staffing solutions.

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3 w. ago North Lanarkshire Council approves funding of £222,361 to 27 community organisations in Cumbernauld

The grants will support a range of projects aimed at improving local services, enhancing wellbeing, and strengthening community engagement.

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3 w. ago Councils in severe financial distress granted support to protect services

A total of 30 authorities which are unable to balance their books have been granted financial flexibilities to protect local services.

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3 w. ago King and UK’s ‘unwavering support’ for Ukraine hailed at university

Charles visited Imperial College London’s Centre for Injury Studies to highlight the UK’s support for injured service personnel in Ukraine.

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3 w. ago Victims of hundreds of prisoners released early in Scotland can check if they are affected

The charity Victim Support Scotland and the Scottish Prison Service have jointly urged victims of crime to if they will be affected by a prisoner release.

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