Children & Families

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Is coercive control a crime?

Reading Time: 4 minutes In 2016 a man called Lance Hart shot his wife Claire and daughter Charlotte outside a swimming pool in Lincolnshire,

27th June 2019

Childhood obesity and inactivity – a lifelong problem?

Reading Time: 6 minutes By Lesley-Ann Black & Dan Hull This article examines levels of childhood obesity and inactivity in our children in Northern

26th January 2018

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Cross-border child protection in the EU

Reading Time: 4 minutes A significant number of European Union laws and policies have a direct role in protecting and promoting children’s rights. What

6th March 2017

Breastfeeding welcome here?

Reading Time: 6 minutes Breastfeeding in public is often a topic for debate. Although a very personal decision for parents, breastfeeding in public spaces

16th January 2017

After FDAC: A recent report on the outcomes of family drug and alcohol courts in England

What are ‘Family, Drug and Alcohol Courts’ and are they effective?

Reading Time: 6 minutes The draft Programme for Government contains a commitment to running a pilot family drug and alcohol court in Northern Ireland.

11th November 2016

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