Sentences with phrase «vulnerable children at risk»

When bus drivers do not adhere to proper bus - handling protocol or traffic laws, they put dozens of vulnerable children at risk.

The trust hit back at the DfE's decision to issue a pre-termination warning notice, in a press release which condemned the action as «a misguided judgment that will put the education of vulnerable children at risk» and «ignores two years of good progress at the school».

«It puts the taxpayers» money at risk and it puts vulnerable children at risk,» said Leonie Haimson, an education advocate with Class Size Matters and a DOE budget watchdog.

Not exact matches

DELTA — The Christy Clark government is putting vulnerable women and children at further risk by refusing to fund a transition house in Delta, say the New Democrats.

It comes as a new study shows nearly 80 per cent of the British public see no signs of improvement for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children who are at risk of serious issues such as neglect, poverty, bad health or homelessness.

Justin Humphreys, Executive Director of Safeguarding at CCPAS said: «We believe that the UK church needs to play a role in ensuring high quality safeguarding continues for children and adults who may be vulnerable or at risk.»

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its partners are working together to develop Golden Rice as a potential new food - based approach to improve the vitamin A status of people at risk, especially children and women who are most vulnerable as they have extra need for micronutrients.

In this capacity she provides expert technical guidance on a variety of labor topics, including approaches for assisting vulnerable and at - risk youth and child and forced laborers.

The centre, which takes referrals from Social Services, Children's Guardians and the Courts when the children are considered to be at serious risk of harm, sees working with young, vulnerable dads as central to its Children's Guardians and the Courts when the children are considered to be at serious risk of harm, sees working with young, vulnerable dads as central to its children are considered to be at serious risk of harm, sees working with young, vulnerable dads as central to its purpose.

When access to food supplies and safe water are scarce the most vulnerable, newborns, infants, and young children are at greatest risk.

In his statement yesterday, Roberts said he's «very disappointed that the bipartisan, bicameral Child Nutrition Reauthorization negotiations have come to an end for the 114th Congress» and he accused his colleagues in the House and minority members of the Senate of putting «certain parochial interests and the desire for issues rather than solutions... ahead of the wellbeing of vulnerable and at - risk populations and the need for reform.»

Although the history of home visiting spans more than a century, it emerged with renewed force in the 1970s as a promising strategy to promote child health and development, and reduce abuse and neglect in vulnerable, at - risk families.

For example, children at genetic risk for behavioural difficulties characterized by poor physiological regulation were shown to be less vulnerable to such difficulties when exposed to sensitive caregiving early in development.

And certain moms are vulnerable or their children are more at risk.

Child Protective Services is supposed to protect vulnerable children when they are at risk of being put into foster care or when they are already in foster care.

Children's developing bodies are especially vulnerable to toxins, and they may be at risk for higher exposure.

Charities today hit out at the news, warning that it could leave vulnerable children and parents at risk of destitution and abuse.

The most vulnerable members of society are particularly at risk — pensioners, the long - term sick or disabled, and young children.

«As our homeless crisis spirals out of control, with our most vulnerable children and families at risk, the city doesn't have a game - plan.

(2) To surround a demonstrating group and lock it in, without any regard to who is inside the group - e.g., children - puts very vulnerable people at risk should violence break out.

Recognizing the need to protect our most vulnerable residents, the Legislature voted to add positions in the Department of Social Services, where these individuals will work closely with at - risk families to help protect children from abuse.

It's easy to lose sight of the fact that behind these dreary statistics is someone's daughter or son, a vulnerable child that the science clearly shows is at a greater risk of suffering simply because of how he or she was born.

«If we can find biomarkers informing us that the most vulnerable parts of the lung have already been infected by RSV, then it could be possible to identify much more quickly the children at more risk for developing severe lung disease and to get those babies in a treatment protocol at an earlier time,» Pickles said.

Additionally, the brain structure abnormalities identified in this study reflect those found in children with depression or at high risk for developing the disorder, suggesting that these alterations may be why children of mothers with perinatal depression are more vulnerable to depression later in life.

Kempe and her co-authors write that delaying or spreading out vaccines results in higher rates of under - vaccination and puts children and other vulnerable people in the population at risk for vaccine preventable diseases with potentially severe outcomes.

-- The term «most vulnerable communities and populations» means communities and populations that are at risk of substantial adverse impacts of climate change and have limited capacity to respond to such impacts, including impoverished communities, children, women, and indigenous peoples.

You're particularly vulnerable in the emergency room (ER) and intensive care unit (ICU), where odds are you're already seriously ill and require multiple procedures from time - stressed providers, explains Janet Corrigan, PhD, of the National Quality Forum in Washington, D.C. «You're also at risk on the hospital's pediatric floors because of the challenges of caring for children.»

Pregnant women, seniors and children while particularly vulnerable to the annual influenza strain may be putting themselves at greater risk by choosing to be immunized by the «flu shot».

The Australian Early Development Census measures children in their first full year of full - time school and rates them as developmentally «on track», «at risk» or «vulnerable».

Children are considered developmentally «on track», «at risk» or «vulnerable».

It measures children in their first full year of full - time school and assesses whether they're developmentally «on track», «at risk» or «vulnerable».

Vulnerable and at - risk children (e.g. homeless child / family, child of a parent with a mental health condition)

Children are assessed as being either «on track», «at risk» or «vulnerable».

In response to the publication of the SEN Code of Practice for parliamentary approval by the Department for Education, the AEP has stressed that an uncertain funding future for the initial training of the educational psychology workforce and the ever increasing demand for educational psychologists» posts will mean that there will be an insufficient number of educational psychologists supporting local authorities and schools in future, which could put the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people across the country at risk.

«The lesson of the civil rights movement and community is that the federal government is the defender of vulnerable children and we are worried that with new state and local authority, vulnerable children are going to be at risk.»

From negative comments on social media to pressures to look a certain way, the well - being of young people is at risk,» said the minister for vulnerable children and families, Edward Timpson

«We can read between the lines -LSB-...] This bill would without a doubt funnel more vulnerable children into the criminal justice system — especially students with special education needs who are already statistically at a much higher risk of incarceration.»

«If we want our children to thrive in tomorrow's economy, we must invest in our children's future today, starting with our youngest learners, especially those from our most vulnerable and at - risk communities,» Hillary Clinton...

«There are also serious concerns that removing local authorities from the planning of education across an area could further disadvantage children who are already vulnerable because they have special educational needs, mental health problems or are at risk of missing education,» it said.

With your own CGC - certified companion animal, visit schools, assisted - living facilities, hospitals, or organizations serving at - risk and vulnerable children to provide interaction with an animal that promotes empathy, compassion and care, and strengthens the human - animal bond.

«Rather than court proceedings being issued, it is likely that compromises will be reached that are influenced more by financial considerations than what is best for these vulnerable children, leaving them at risk and without a voice.»

She adds that if local authorities consider compromises instead of issuing court proceedings as a way of avoiding increased costs, «vulnerable children will be put at risk and denied access to justice».

Most of these car crashes occur in high traffic areas and at night, but no matter where a pedestrian is hit, s / he is in far more danger of being seriously injured than the driver involved in the crash, and our most vulnerable citizens — young children and the elderly — are the most of risk.

In the United Kingdom family group conferences are mainly used in child welfare, particularly when a child is at risk of going into care, although some local areas are using the approach to prevent school exclusions, tackle anti-social behaviour, address youth offending and in planning for vulnerable adults.

The AEDC data are collected by teachers who complete an online checklist for each child in their first year of formal full - time school (∼ 5 years old) covering the five ECD areas previously noted of physical development, social competence, emotional maturity, language, and cognitive development (eg, academic learning), and general knowledge and communication.17 Children are scored on each of these domains, and categorised as «developmentally vulnerable» (≤ 10th centile), «developmentally at risk» (between 10th and 25th centiles) and «developmentally on track» (≥ 25th centile) 17 Children who are developmentally at risk on one or more ECD domain (ie, DV1) is typically reported in AEDC publications.

Critically ill children hospitalized in intensive care units (ICUs) are especially vulnerable to a multitude of short - and long - term, negative emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes, including a higher risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a greater need for psychiatric treatment, compared with matched hospitalized children who do not require intensive care.3 In addition, the parents of these children are at risk for the development of PTSD, as well as other negative emotional outcomes (eg, depression and anxiety disorders).4 — 6

Bright Futures, the AAP health promotion initiative, provides resources for pediatricians to detect both ACEs and adverse developmental outcomes.36 Programs like Reach Out and Read, in which pediatricians distribute books and model reading, simultaneously promote emergent literacy and parent — child relationships through shared reading.37, 38 However, ACEs can not be addressed in isolation and require collaborative efforts with partners in the education, home visitation, and other social service sectors in synergistic efforts to strengthen families.29 In this way, programs like Help Me Grow39 that create streamlined access to early childhood services for at - risk children can play a critical role in building an integrated system that connects families to needed resources to enhance the development of vulnerable children.

It is important to know whether infants and toddlers with behavioral regulation problems wind up watching more media, as this is a vulnerable population that is already at risk for adverse developmental outcomes.20 Perhaps more importantly, child behavior could be an important residual confounder in the relationship between media and child development documented in the literature to date.

They conclude that living in areas of localised high unemployment is likely to put otherwise vulnerable families at greater risk of child physical abuse and neglect (Gillham et al, 1998, p. 87).

It will prioritise research into: children who have experienced trauma; young people at risk of offending behaviour; carers — particularly those caring for someone with depression and anxiety; elderly Australians especially those in residential aged care; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, refugees and other potentially vulnerable cultural minority groups.