Tag: youth welfare
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Wes Streeting Seeks Haidt Counsel on UK Under-16 Ban
Wes Streeting taps an American scholar to advise on a UK under-16 social media ban In a move that underscores the UK’s appetite for bold online safety measures, Labour’s Wes Streeting has asked a prominent American scholar, Jonathan Haidt, to address government officials about a potential social media ban for users under 16. The request…
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Nurse Warned Over Inappropriate Texts to Vulnerable 16-Year-Old in Care
Background to the case A Liverpool mental health nurse has been formally warned after sending a series of inappropriate text messages to a 16-year-old girl who was under her care. The case has raised questions about safeguarding procedures at the hospital trust and the responsibilities of clinicians who work with vulnerable young people. What happened,…