
Census aims to map hidden homelessness among women as services push for female-only options
North East joins a nationwide effort to quantify female rough sleepers and push for more women-specific housing and support

North East joins a nationwide effort to quantify female rough sleepers and push for more women-specific housing and support

Census aims to quantify female rough sleeping and drive more female-only housing as advocates call for safer options

Homeless women in the North East report fear of mixed-sex hostels and urge more female-only housing as authorities launch a census to measure the scope of rough sleeping among women.

Video at VINCI School Alexandria North prompts termination; state regulators say restraint policy was violated and police found no criminal case

BBC reports that homeless women fear mixed-sex hostels and urges action as a dedicated census seeks to reveal the scale and guide female-only services.

State officials say restraint policies prohibit tying children to furniture; police found no criminal activity and the school says the incident violated regulations but caused no harm.

Private Virginia preschool says an unnamed teaching assistant tied a 21-month-old to a chair for about 22 minutes during lunch; authorities reviewed the case, with no criminal activity found.

School says actions violated policy; authorities found no criminal activity, while safeguarding measures are under review.

Virginia Department of Social Services investigates after CCTV shows a 21-month-old restrained to a chair at VINCI School Alexandria North; school says no harm occurred.