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The Centre for Social Justice
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An independent think-tank, established to put social justice at the heart of British politics.

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We know the unrestricted dangers of the online world.

Our latest analysis suggests almost one million 3-5 year olds are now using social media.🤳

🗣️Watch Researcher Luke Taylor, on GBNews and read our full findings below.👇
December 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
📱Social media is driving screen addiction in young children and creating serious challenges for their mental health.

🎙️Sophie Winkleman joined the CSJ's panel on amendments to the Children’s Wellbeing in Schools Bill and pushed for stronger safeguards on #PoliticsLive.

👇Read our latest analysis.
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
📰 @financialtimes.com

'UK ministers are exploring tougher regulation of AI chatbots over concerns they could encourage teenagers to commit acts of self-harm.'

We welcome this @lizkendallmp.bsky.social - as we uncovered, any child can now access self-harm content on AI chatbots👇
December 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Political momentum for Housing First is building ahead of the Homelessness Strategy. 🏠📈

Labour MPs Lee Pitcher and Patrick Hurley called for a national rollout of the models successfully piloted in Manchester and Liverpool yesterday.

Our plan to double places👇
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🚨BREAKING: Rough sleeping has hit a post-pandemic high.

9,574 people slept rough in July.

That’s 94% ⬆️ from 4 years ago.

🏠Housing First - backed by @andyburnham.bsky.social and @metromayorsteve.bsky.social - is a proven solution.

We must double places nationally⏫

@stevemorganfdn.bsky.social💚
November 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The homebuilding sector is 161,000 builders short of the workforce needed to meet Government housing targets🏠

👷Our upcoming report will outline how we can strengthen the domestic construction workforce AND help the government build the 1.5 million homes promised.
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🏛️Earlier this month, we took Lost Boys to the Senedd.

🏉Politicians, rugby legend Ken Owens, and charity leaders discussed how Wales can turn the tide for boys.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿With elections on the horizon, it’s time to put boys and young men at the heart of Welsh policymaking.
October 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🎓Attitudes to school attendance are in free-fall, despite persistently absent pupils being £10k worse off by age 28.

🎙️Policy Director, Joe Shalam, joins @lbc.co.uk to discuss why “carrot and stick” is needed to turn the tide on the absence crisis.

Listen here👇
October 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨WATCH: Latest absence data out today.

📢Senior Researcher Emily Wells lays out what it reveals and how government can act.

Our recommendations offers the roadmap to get parents and children re-engaged with school.

⬇️Explore our latest Absence Tracker below.
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🚨NEW: Record numbers of pupils missed half of lessons this Spring.

🤝CSJ Alliance charity Grace Foundation show that
rebuilding trust with families helps prevent school absence.

📘Absent Ambition calls for DfE to evaluate their Family Support Worker model for a national rollout👇
October 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
📺WATCH: In September, we revealed that half of parents believe it “reasonable” for their child to be persistently absent.

How to improve home-school relations👇

🔴Attendance Awareness Courses
🔴'Engaging with Parents' Toolkits
🔴Attendance Mentors

Senior Researcher Dan Lilley says more
October 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🏠For every £1 invested in Housing First, £2 is saved in public spending.

💬@Paulabarkermp.bsky.social Co-Chair of the APPG for Ending Homelessness, spotlighted CSJ’s findings.

💡Rolling out Housing First could save millions AND help thousands of people rebuild their lives off the streets.
October 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM