Child protection services near crisis as demand rises

A steep rise in vulnerable children needing protection over the past 10 years is pushing council children's services in England into crisis, suggests research.
There has been a substantial increase in calls from the public and professionals worried about a child, according to a study for the Association of Directors of Children's Services.
The number of investigations where a child is believed to be at risk of significant harm has also more than doubled.
Over the past year, almost 2.4 million people contacted children's services because they were worried about a child - a 78% increase on 10 years ago, while serious investigations over concerns of significant harm are up from just under 77,000 in 2008 to almost 200,000 last year - a rise of 159%.
Council leaders have warned they will have to overspend their budgets to meet demand, though the government says extra money was announced for children's services in the Budget and it is working with councils to ease the pressures and improve children's lives.

eddie wrote:

A steep rise in vulnerable children needing protection over the past 10 years is pushin

As night follows day . . . . . 

Jules wrote:

eddie wrote:

A steep rise in vulnerable children needing protection over the past 10 years is pushin

There's been a steep rise in almost everything, with public services cut to the bone.
As night follows day . . . . . 

eddie wrote:

Jules wrote:

There's been a steep rise in almost everything, with public services cut to the bone.
As night follows day . . . . . 

Like what?

Original Quill wrote:

eddie wrote:

Like what?

Anything the Tories can't privatize, they want to shut down.  They call it austerity.

eddie wrote:

Jules wrote:

There's been a steep rise in almost everything, with public services cut to the bone.
As night follows day . . . . . 

Like what?