What Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” Means to the Children of Survivors

What Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” Means to the Children of Survivors

Art Spiegelman posiert am 20. März 2012 in Paris. (Bertrand Langlois / AFP über Getty Images) Etwas abonnieren Die Nation Abonnieren Sie jetzt für nur 2 $ pro Monat! Vielen Dank für Ihre Anmeldung Die Nation‘s wöchentlicher Newsletter. Danke fürs Anmelden. Für mehr von Die Nation, sehen Sie sich unsere neueste Ausgabe an. Etwas abonnieren … Read more

NHS England offers ‘world’s most expensive drug’ to children with rare genetic disease

NHS England offers ‘world’s most expensive drug’ to children with rare genetic disease

A life-saving treatment said to be the most expensive drug in the world is being rolled out by the NHS for babies and young children suffering from a rare and fatal genetic disease. The gene therapy treatment, known by its brand name Libmeldy, is used to treat metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), which causes severe damage to … Read more

Headteacher sacked for affair with parent and putting her children 'at risk'

Headteacher sacked for affair with parent and putting her children 'at risk'

A primary school principal has been sacked after being caught having a secret affair with a parent, a labor court has heard. Married Gareth Hughes admitted to starting an “emotional” relationship with the students’ mother and keeping it a secret from his wife. A hearing was told that Mr Hughes – who is responsible for … Read more

Children struggling to access drug and alcohol addiction services in England, data suggests

Children struggling to access drug and alcohol addiction services in England, data suggests

The number of children able to access youth addiction services in England has fallen to its lowest level on record during the pandemic, new figures suggest. Analysis of data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) found that 11,013 under-18s were in treatment for drug and alcohol dependency during 2020/21, some 3,278 (23%) fewer … Read more

Government to launch new register for children not in school

Government to launch new register for children not in school

Children who are not in school will be listed on a new register in an attempt to stop pupils “falling through the cracks”, the Government has said. Local authorities will be responsible for logging where each child is being educated and ensuring support is offered to home-schooling families, the Department for Education (DfE) said. The … Read more

Britain’s ‘most repulsive couple’ who mentally and sexually abused young children

Britain’s ‘most repulsive couple’ who mentally and sexually abused young children

A “repulsive” couple who sexually and mentally abused children have been jailed for 35 years. Nicholas Harris, 54 and Clare Buttice, 41, from Bedford, were jailed for 23 years and 12 years respectively for a campaign of ‘degrading’ child abuse. Police launched an investigation after the victims came forward to report their ordeal, which also … Read more

Children say they are getting Covid vaccine to protect others

Children say they are getting Covid vaccine to protect others

The results of an Office for National Statistics survey found that seven in 10 children (70%) said they had been jabbed. The majority (63%) said they did so because “I am helping to protect other people from getting coronavirus”. Some 56% were also motivated by the desire to protect themselves from the virus, with 24% … Read more

Uyghurs who fled China describe families torn apart, separation from children

Uyghurs who fled China describe families torn apart, separation from children

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The Cure for Child Homelessness: Affordable Housing

The Cure for Child Homelessness: Affordable Housing

Karla Kaiser comforts 2-month-old Kayli at Medford Family Life Education Center, a shelter in Massachusetts, on March 27, 2020. (Erin Clark / The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for the nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing … Read more