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Barnardos’ waiting lists for services grow 31pc as more than 3,000 children and families seek help

Charity assisted more than 34,000 people last year

Dublin's Thomas Barnardo pioneered modern child welfare more than a century ago

The Dublin-born philanthropist founded a charity that has cared for over 60,000 vulnerable children since 1867.

'Simply not good enough' - Barnardos demands more work to protect children

The children's charity says far too many kids continue to be challenged by poverty, violence, mental distress, and barriers to opportunity.

Barnardo’s Cymru adoption service praised as ‘skilled and experienced’ in inspection

An adoption service has been praised in a new inspection report.

Young people forced to turn down work because they can’t afford travel, clothes or childcare

Children’s charity Barnardo’s said its study showed that many young people were being priced out of jobs, education and training opportunities

Alarm at lack of care placements for vulnerable children

A new report from the Child Law Project has highlighted an increasing shortage of suitable care placements for some of the State's most vulnerable children with District Court judg...

Action for Children expanding support for children at risk of exploitation in the North East

Action for Children will launch new criminal exploitation intervention services in Gateshead and North Tyneside, expanding on its programme already running in Newcastle

Two children to remain in State care after court rules on six-month review of neglect case

Call for supports to stop 'spiral' of teen criminality

Early supports are needed for families whose children are involved in anti-social behaviour and crime to prevent crime "spiralling" further, the chair of a children's residential a...

Bullfinch legacy improves child exploitation response, but gaps remain at council

Oxfordshire County Council have improved their response to children at risk of exploitation, however there are still gaps to fill.

Government steps up orphanages welfare support

GOVERNMENT has embarked on a nation­wide programme to visit children’s homes, donating food and other essential supplies while assessing the wel­fare of...

Children’s care homes rely on committed people | Letter

Without the unflinching commitment of managers, social workers and those who work in them, they won’t be proper homes, writes John BurtonI congratulate the Guardian and the Bureau...

‘I was in crisis’: Dublin woman did not want ‘to be alive’ before finding support

Case study: Mother and daughter were both struggling with mental health issues and sought help from Barnardos

Carraig Donn targets €100,000 for children’s cancer charity

Housing costs having 'huge impact' on low-income families

New research on child poverty shows that housing costs are having a "huge impact" on a lot of low-income families, Barnardos has said.

Young advocate wins Centrepoint Award for her work to change the care system

A 22-year-old advocate from Kent will be recognised for her work to improve the housing system for care leavers at a London awards ceremony this month.

Buying babies should be banned

by Lucy Marsh, Family Education Trust Last week saw two gay men trying to change the law so that surrogate mothers would have no legal rights over the baby they carry and give birt...

'Radical reform' needed in support for families who lose babies, charities say

Calls for psychological care, bereavement pathways, and specialist programmes

Tusla plans to reduce the number of children it takes into special care

In a recent case, a 14-year-old girl was given drugs and sexually exploited by several adult men

The number of children in care in Rhondda Cynon Taf is falling

27% of looked have been placed outside the county

Care organisations criticise rhetoric against ‘vulnerable children’ over wrong-way M9 crash

Government approach will ‘do nothing’ to prevent similar tragedies, children’s care alliance says

Anger after schoolboy used 'unhealthy' relationship as example in presentation

Welsh Secretary Stephen Kinnock said ‘Every young person deserves to feel safe, valued and respected’ as visited the launch of Thrive Domestic Abuse Services in Port Talbot.

Shortage of court advocates for vulnerable children ‘worrying’, former judge says

Fifty children judged to need advocates do not yet have one, guardian ad litem service says

'We look after them like we would our own' - the nursery queens who've cared for thousands

They began looking after Hartcliffe's babies in 1996