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This section provides details of research and wide range of other report that impact on children and young people.

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Families and the Credit Crunch 2008, 19/11/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The Family and Parenting Institute has published a report which shows that a third of parents are having sleepless nights because they are worried about money and 29% are rowing over their family's finances.

Young People and Housing Research, 18/11/08 [W/E/NI/S]

Two reports published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) have found that there is a lack of appropriate affordable housing options for young people in all housing tenures.

Less Equal Than Others, 18/11/08 [W/E]

According to a report published by the Race for Justice campaign, the Black and minority ethnic youth sector has a "potentially vital" role in tackling the over-representation of BME young people in the criminal justice system.

Barnardo’s poll shows UK’s intolerance of children, 17/11/08 [W/E/NI/S]

A poll commissioned by Barnardo’s shows that nearly half of adults think that children are dangerous.

Child Poverty in Wales: Eradication through Education?, 13/11/08 [W]

The National Assembly’s Children and Young People Committee has published the results of its inquiry into child poverty and education.

Ending child poverty: ‘Thinking 2020’, 12/11/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The Department for Work and Pensions has published a report on Ending child poverty: 'Thinking 2020' - report and think-pieces from the Child Poverty Unit conference.

Who should be allowed to adopt?, 12/11/08 [W/E/NI/S]

More than a third of people believe that lesbian and gay couples and single people should not be allowed to adopt, according to a survey published by charity Action for Children.

Eradicating child poverty: the role of key policy areas, 10/11/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has commissioned a series of short reports focusing on certain key policy areas relevant to the 2020 target of eradicating UK child poverty.

Punishing Children, 05/11/08 [W/E]

The Howard League for Penal Reform has published a report that examines and compares different youth justice systems across Europe.

Getting on, getting ahead, 03/11/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit has published a report which analyses the evidence base on social mobility.

Service Needs and Delivery Following the Onset of Caring Amongst Children and Young Adults, 01/11/08 [W/E/NI/S]

This study provides an overview, synthesis and analysis of research and other evidence on ‘young carers’ and ‘young adult carers’ in the UK.

Promoting inter-generational understanding through Community Philosophy, 30/10/08 [W/E/NI/S]

This Joseph Rowntree Foundation study summarises an independent evaluation of the 'Thinking Village project', which was designed to develop intergenerational understanding in a neighbourhood, using the principles of 'Community Philosophy'.

School-level actions to promote community cohesion: a scoping map, 30/10/08 [W/E/NI/S]

This report by the Institute of Education looked at the nature and extent of research literature on the role of schools in promoting community cohesion.

Local authority placements of pupils with additional learning needs in independent residential special schools, 30/10/08 [W]

Estyn, the education and training inspectorate for Wales, has published a report on the way local authorities in Wales plan and monitor the quality of the provision for pupils with complex special needs in independent special schools with linked 52-week residential provision.

The changing pattern of earnings: employees, migrants and low-paid families, 29/10/08 [W/E/NI/S]

This Joseph Rowntree Foundation study explores the assumption that individuals can work their way out of poverty, by examining the changing earnings of employees, the integration of migrants and the progression of low-paid families in Britain since the late 1970s.

Digital Inclusion: An Analysis of Social Disadvantage and the Information Society, 24/10/08 [W/E/NI/S]

This report by the UK Department for Communities and Local Government explores the social implications of exclusion from the information society by examining the best empirical data available for the UK in 2008.

What happens to children in persistently bad housing?, 23/10/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The longer children live in bad housing, the more vulnerable they appear to be to a range of poor outcomes, according to a new NatCen report.

Estimating the Costs of Child Poverty, 23/10/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published research which says that child poverty is imposing a large cost on taxpayers and reducing the UK’s economic potential.

Mental capacity and wellbeing: making the most of ourselves in the 21st century, 22/10/08 [W/E/NI/S]

This project by the think tank Foresight looked at how a person’s mental resources change throughout life and identifies factors that can help or hinder their development.

Three years on: A survey of the emotional development and wellbeing of children and young people, 22/10/08 [W/E/S]

Children who experience three or more stressful life events, such as family bereavement, divorce or serious illness, are significantly more likely to develop emotional and behavioural disorders according to new research published by the Office for National Statistics.

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