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Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Friday, December 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Key sector leaders back independent inquiry recommendation that reporting of child sex abuse should be made compulsory in law, but others remain concerned that it would lead to children’s services being ‘overwhelmed’.

Economic crisis sees young people's mental health and wellbeing suffer

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

The rising cost of living is adversely impacting children's mental health, resulting in a rise in referrals to health and social care services. Experts call for more funding so agencies can deliver vital support to prevent long-term harm.

Covid pressures force childcare closures

Analysis

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

| CYP Now

Falling attendance hits childcare providers’ income forcing settings to close and cut staff – prompting calls for urgent government support.

‘Commission will look for solutions to generational cycles of violence’

Analysis

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

| CYP Now

There are tens of thousands of marginalised children, all of them born with great potential, whose opportunities are being curtailed because they are growing up in circumstances that make them extremely vulnerable to involvement with gangs or criminal or sexual exploitation.

Review backs CBT use in schools

Analysis

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

| CYP Now

Study backs use of cognitive behavioural therapy in schools but lack of training and resources are barriers.

Study highlights beneficial impact of open access youth provision

Analysis

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

The three-year Youth Investment Fund programme has supported the expansion of projects young people value and trust, but analysis shows inconsistent practice over collecting data and acting on feedback.

The good and bad of new school guidance on mental wellbeing

Analysis

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

The Department for Education’s new guidance for teaching mental wellbeing as part of the statutory relationships, sex and health education is a welcome sign that mental health is finally being given the same prominence as physical health in schools.

Four key leaving care challenges

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

New guide sets out what children’s professionals should do to get the best outcomes for care leavers.

Spending Round: key measures for children and family services

Analysis

Monday, September 23, 2019

| CYP Now

An extra £13bn is to be pumped into government departments in the next financial year, with local authorities and other providers of children's services set to benefit. Here, experts analyse what this means for provision.

Implications of ratios change

Analysis

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

| CYP Now

The government has announced plans to relax rules on how many children childcare staff can look after.

Cases of fabricated illness rise

Analysis

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Charities warn parents of disabled children are increasingly being accused of fabricating illness.

Use EYFS review to rethink staffing

Analysis

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Providers can benefit from proposed Early Years Foundation Stage Framework changes, says expert.

County councils seek to innovate to tackle social care challenges

Analysis

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Rising demand for care services and falling funding for early help has put huge pressure on county council budgets, forcing many areas to think creatively about how they can deliver more support for less money.

Youth organisations face changing landscape of residential schemes

Analysis

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Experts reflect on the evolving challenges around residential programmes as the uniformed youth work sector grapples with post-pandemic delivery at home and abroad alongside the cost-of-living crisis.

Disparity between the discharge of care orders in England and Wales

Analysis

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Researchers investigate the benefits and pitfalls of different ways in which care orders are discharged, asking what needs to change in policy and practice to better meet the needs of children and families.

Briefing: custody restraint ban

Analysis

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Painful restraint on children in secure settings to be banned except in exceptional circumstances.

Speech and language challenges

Analysis

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Experts call for prioritisation as post-pandemic speech and language challenges reach record high.

The value of measuring SEND impact

Analysis

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Changes in the way data is collated provides a more holistic view of provision, but still fails to capture a child’s outcomes, expert says.

The case for social prescribing

Analysis

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Barnardo’s and experts call for a national social prescribing strategy to improve mental wellbeing.

Making the case for putting youth services on a sustainable footing

Analysis

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Amid rising needs for support among young people and a tough funding climate, councils face a challenge to ensure sufficient local youth provision – and need policymakers to set an ambitious national agenda.

Six reasons Care Review reforms need strengthening to succeed

Analysis

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| CYP Now

Evidence from key sector organisations to education committee inquiry on the government’s social care strategy calls for profit-making to be removed from the care sector and more rights for care leavers.

Plan to boost number of health visitors

Analysis

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Sector hopes new careers pathway can make health visiting more attractive to affiliated practitioners and offer progression for existing staff.

Secure homes need makeover

Analysis

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

| CYP Now

Government funding will boost secure children’s homes places but experts call for wholesale changes.

Warning over state of council finances

Analysis

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| CYP Now

ADCS president tells children’s services leaders funding deal is essential to balance councils’ books.

Better commissioner relations

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

| CYP Now

A Lloyds Bank Foundation report says the current commissioning processes threaten the survival of small charities. Here, a commissioner says they must work to forge partnerships with councils.

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Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Economic crisis sees young people's mental health and wellbeing suffer

Covid pressures force childcare closures

‘Commission will look for solutions to generational cycles of violence’

Review backs CBT use in schools

Study highlights beneficial impact of open access youth provision

The good and bad of new school guidance on mental wellbeing

Four key leaving care challenges

Spending Round: key measures for children and family services

Implications of ratios change

Cases of fabricated illness rise

Use EYFS review to rethink staffing

County councils seek to innovate to tackle social care challenges

Youth organisations face changing landscape of residential schemes

Disparity between the discharge of care orders in England and Wales

Briefing: custody restraint ban

Speech and language challenges

The value of measuring SEND impact

The case for social prescribing

Making the case for putting youth services on a sustainable footing

Six reasons Care Review reforms need strengthening to succeed

Plan to boost number of health visitors

Secure homes need makeover

Warning over state of council finances

Better commissioner relations

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