From crisis to care – making social care work for disabled children . NEW UK REPORT

From website below:

‘Parents are exhausted, often providing round-the-clock care with no real break. They feel isolated, overwhelmed, and fearful that their children are missing out on vital opportunities to grow, learn, and thrive. The fight for social care brings immeasurable pressure, and in the

Behaviour Checklist from Cerebra

Cerebra:

'What is the Behaviour Checklist? The Behaviour Checklist is a list of the things that are important to assess when thinking about the behaviour and wellbeing of children and adults with severe learning disability and complex needs. Using the list ensures that these things are not missed o

Home birth services are being restricted, suspended and frequently interrupted up and down the UK

From Birthrights UK:

‘Our report reveals that two thirds (66%) of the 119 Trusts for which we have information (either through an FOI response or intelligence from elsewhere) have either had service suspensions, strict restrictions, or frequent interruptions in the 12 months between October 2023 and

How to Cook Your Life: From the ZEN Kitchen to Enlightenment

By Dogen with commentary by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi

From World of Books:

'On the thirteenth century, Zen master Dogen--perhaps the most significant of all Japanese philosophers, and the founder of the Japanese Soto Zen sect--wrote a practical manual of Instructions for the Zen Cook.

'In drawing paralle

At home, parents felt their role was to nurse their little invalid. They were caring, nervous and watchful

This is number 41 of fifty pieces of poetry and prose written by Peter Limbrick as a monument to adults and children who have lived and died or are living now in inhuman situations. They are all inspired by real experience.

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Childcare Gap in the European Union 2025

From Coface -

‘The childcare gap remains one of the most pressing challenges facing new parents across Europe today.

‘This gap arises following the birth of a child, when well-paid parental leave has been exhausted, but access to state-supported full-time Early Childhood Education and Care

The United States of America (USA) remains one of the most dangerous countries to give birth

From the website below:

‘Despite a national healthcare expenditure of $4.9 trillion in 20231, birthing people in the USA are 10 times more likely to die of childbirth-related complications than people in equally resourced nations. When viewed through a racialized lens, Black women are disproportiona

Evaluating a Family Capacity-Building Service: Are We Doing More Good Than Harm?

Marie Grandisson et al

The purpose of this article is to share the findings from the evaluation of a flexible capacity-building occupational therapy service with seven families.

Method. A convergent parallel mixed methods design was used to document parents’ and occupational therapists’ perspectives