August 2000 stories

Hague challenges Blair over adoption
Sperm donated children "can be devastated"
Mascot backs fostering initiative
"Best start in life is Sure Start"
Victims demand "unconditional apology"
Fairytale reunion after 50 years
Weight problems "led to custody loss"
Council mays lose responsibility for children's homes
Care staff criticised in report on Laura
Man charged with sex offences
Paying the price tag for a baby
Fresh call for care leavers' trust funds
Young people's centre set for change
Inquiry into child death
Girls on voyage of self-discovery
School investigation
Poor diet linked to asthma
'I let my baby be murdered'
Childwatch keeps youngsters safe
Family reunited after 50 years
Val celebrates 25 years service
Parents trust children to surf safely
Council defends lesbian policy
Pitfalls of being unmarried dad
Private carers in legal battle
Cruelty case nun sobs in court
Big children face diabetes risk?
VD clinic treats kids of 11
Cuba TV films happy Elian
Happy birthday..and please call
Safety nets always have holes
New help for child migrants
Plea for foster carers
Shining beacon of innovation
Social workers hailed as innovative
Old Bill links up with Old Ted
A cynical betrayal of trust
A sickness rooted in society
Church 'appalled' by priest
Council seeks professional carers
Marriage brings wealth and health
Education ace spreads the word
Pester power hits guilty parents
Nun had sex romp, court told
Oz workers to beat staff crisis
Paedophile priest found guilty
£5m boost for child mental health
Adopted man jailed for life
Working parents 'more confident'
Ex-head teacher faces retrial
New radio show for children
Poll paints sad picture for kids
Childhood dreams shattered
Bosses ignoring adoption calls?
Cheap drugs put babies at risk
Nun 'forced me to eat vomit'
Extra day for charity's China trek
'Life for paedophiles' call attacked
£1m review into children's play
Cruelty case halted after death
Adoption service commended
Council backs fostering network
Write to us and win a book
Old factory to be new play centre
Facing up to drug taking in care
Can you befriend a disabled child?
Councils join up for foster appeal
Fun start for children
True-life adoption drama screened
Olympic effort to amuse kids
Adopters needed...
Priest rejects paedophile claim
Fewer live in children's homes
Bid to help child prostututes
Judge dismisses charges
Rise in failed adoptions
Taunts led to attack, jury told
Tough targets on education
Can you talk to teenagers?
Priest denies sex charges
Click on Kevin for support
Fly-on-wall TV tackles adoption
Teenage mum to write book
'I've lost my childhood'
School face huge cost for bullies?
New appeal for adopting families
Council says it with flowers
Ex-carer jailed for child porn
Online kids keep parents clueless
New boss to join up services
Payout for abused migrant?
BBC to show care abuse drama
'I will always miss them'
Child leukaemia on the rise
Fewer children adopted
Home from home for youngsters
Foster fathers 'play vital role'
Five on child sex ring charges
Appeal for more foster families
More protection for rape witnesses
Children face Web 'friend' peril
Goody bag 'carrot' for bike safety
Family in battle over school
Fostering is 'phenomenal'
Social workers bare up for TV
Fewer call helpline over abuse
Mum, 13, planned her pregnancy
'It's hard but rewarding'
Summer of fun for 50p
The memories that haunt...
Rejection turns to joy
Bid to adopt grandchild fails
Beat the summer holiday blues
New effort to speed up adoption
£70,000 bid help cut-off victims
Joint effort to recruit carers
Search for mum ends in 'torture'
Hope pinned on £2m campaign
Adoption pioneer 'grandma' dies
New storm over 'good grope' book
Abuse alters brains of victims
Top marks for mental health team
Young carers set sail for fun
Searching for answers
Trust plea to help care kids
Children demand safer parks
Families needed for older children
Sex offender list "working well"
Changes made at "poor" unit
Oz to outlaw IVF for lone mums
Amazing Grace - and her 20 kids
New powers to expel unruly pupils
Council bucks the budget trend
Free sports for children in care
New study on pain in babies
Head denies sex charges
Facts of life video to help parents
Kidnap case mum fights extradition
Complaints rise by 16%
Families give kids more say
Priest abused boys, jury told

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