The number of children and teenagers who attempted to take their own lives or were thinking about doing so doubled between 2007 and 2015, a new study reveals. In 2007, an estimated 580,000 people between 10 and 18 were seen for suicidal behavior in US emergency rooms. By 2015, that number had swollen to 1.12 … Read more
Initiative aimed at improving financial education among young children extended online in response to coronavirus school closures By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:54 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 18 April 2020 An initiative aimed at improving financial education among young children will be extended online this week in response … Read more
Ministers draw up plans to send children back to school by May 11 – but Education Secretary Gavin Williamson faces revolt as some want return delayed until June Friends of Gavin Williamson say that he wants children back in school by May 11 However, other ministers want the return of school pupils delayed until June … Read more
Spain’s coronavirus death toll tops 20,000 but parents and regional leaders still call to ‘free our children!’ after five-week confinement By Harry Howard For Mailonline Published: 11:43 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 11:45 BST, 18 April 2020 Spain’s death toll from coronavirus has passed the 20,000 mark but parents and regional government leaders are … Read more
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, 32, admits she would ‘love’ more kids with ‘stubborn’ Jason Statham, 52, and says she’s PROUD son Jack, 2, has a British accent as she posts rare family photos By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 02:00 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 09:00 BST, 17 April 2020 Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is letting her fans … Read more
Soaring levels of domestic abuse during coronavirus lockdown has led to 16 killings, according to campaigners. The horrific statistic is far higher for the national average this time of year, it has been revealed. Karen Ingala Smith, the founder of Counting Dead Women, which records the number of women killed by men in Britain, has … Read more
A New York pediatrician said she thought a staggering 80 per cent of children in the city are infected with the coronavirus as she explained that most kids have not been tested as they are not the priority in hospitals. Dr Dyan Hes, a pediatrician with New York City’s Gramercy Pediatrics, offered the statistic when … Read more
Thousands of British children are going hungry because the French firm behind the government’s free school meals scheme can’t supply enough food vouchers. Parents have been unable to claim the coupons they need to buy groceries during the coronavirus lockdown because the private company paid millions to run it couldn’t deal with a deluge of inquiries. … Read more
Denmark goes back to school: Children line up six feet apart outside class as the country eases coronavirus lockdown restrictions Nurseries, kindergartens and primary schools are re-opening with special rules Desks must be kept six feet apart and breaks only arranged for small groups Schools had been shut since March 12 in a bid to … Read more
Only a third of people in low income household with consumer debt have enough spare cash for an emergency, a new study has found. The Resolution Foundation says that consumer debt among poorer households has risen the fastest among any income group, with the proportion rising by nine percentage points. This group has become more exposed … Read more