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colour-coded map of England, indicating projected childhood vulnerability rates
Mapping the projected rise in vulnerable families and children
We break down the data contained in our recent joint report with NSPCC and Action for Children, identifying where vulnerability is projected to rise by 2015.
28 August 2012
David Hounsell, Economic Adviser
Policy team
Meeting the needs of all children and families with disabilities
Our new report with Citizens Advice Bureau and Disability Rights UK is a key first step in ensuring the value of universal credit
12 July 2012
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
Policy team
Immigration policies push 120,000 children towards destitution
Ilona Pinter writes of a new report from a centre at Oxford University that addresses immigration policies' effects on children.
17 May 2012
Ilona Pinter, Policy Adviser
Policy team
New riots report emphasises need to give everyone a stake in society
Our Policy Director on the importance of the Riots, Victims and Communities Panel's report on last summer's riots
28 March 2012
Enver Solomon, Policy Director
Policy team
Not so simple: Considering the causes of this summer's riots
The government's view of the causes of this summer's riots is too narrow, according to research reports built upon thousands of interviews.
19 December 2011
Enver Solomon, Policy Director
Policy team
young man speaking to adult
Missing out: Young people on material deprivation, their well-being
In our new report children say what they need for a 'normal kind of life'. It's rare to hear young people's opinions on the subject.
08 November 2011
Enver Solomon, Policy Director
Policy team
three young people in wheelchairs and two standing adults
320,000: The true number of disabled children in poverty
Our new report shows that 320,000 disabled children in the UK live in poverty – a staggering number that is around 30,000 more than official statistics suggest
07 October 2011
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
Policy team
young man and a woman, his advocate, sitting on a blanket in a park
Why advocates matter
Research shows the important role advocates play in disabled children and young people's lives, says our policy adviser Elizabeth Lovell.
30 September 2011
Liz Lovell, Policy Adviser
Policy team
young boy playing
Unicef report on UK children's well-being doesn't go far enough
Unicef's new report on children's well-being in the UK does not go far enough, explains Policy Director Enver Solomon.
14 September 2011
Enver Solomon, Policy Director
Policy team
A child
New research shows link between current economy and children's well-being
Elaine Hindal, Director of our Campaign for Childhood, explains why she's worried about the decline in the well-being of our poorest children.
16 March 2011
Elaine Hindal, Director of Advocacy and Communication
Leadership team

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Informative. I clicked for the pun in the title and stayed for the graphs.

The kids are all Wight: Gauging children’s well-being on the Isle of Wight

Great idea to map your run with the icons of London. Well done for finding the mental strength to run the VLM AGAIN, especially now you are an old man!

Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon

Well done Joe, all in a good cause and will be thinking about you on the day.

Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon