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Charity supports young people in and on the edge of care, and care leavers to shape publicity materials, learning skills in the process and challenging wider perceptions

How peer support helps children cope better with grief

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Weekly sessions of peer support give children and families a way to explore their feelings and cope better with the grieving process after the loss of a loved one.

Wakefield Council: Local Spotlight

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

Council for former Yorkshire coal mining town has big plans to transform children’s services and opportunities for young people.

Art therapy helps girls affected by youth violence

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

A south London-based project is using creative expression as a therapeutic tool to support young girls affected by the aftermath of youth violence.

MultifunC, Scandinavia: International Focus

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

MultifunC has had impressive results in Denmark, Sweden and Norway over the past 20 years, with elements of the approach reflected in the soon-to-be-established secure schools in England.

Podcast documents young person’s fight to clarify immigration status

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Rights-based charity helped a young person it was supporting to produce a podcast about his fight to remain in the UK and resolve his immigration status.

Youth work has lasting impact on homeless young people

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Accommodation initiative sees YMCA North Tyneside offer a long-term home to homeless young people and support to help develop their lifeskills.

Care leaver scheme brings council and providers closer

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Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

A collaboration between organisations in the public, private and charitable sectors is delivering a Staying Close pilot for young people in West London transitioning from care to independent living.

Worcestershire County Council

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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Long-time struggling West Midlands council is the latest to transfer a range of children’s services to a council-owned company.

Independent visitors: Volunteers help children in care

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Monday, June 24, 2019

| CYP Now

Independent visitors provide vital support to children in care. Catherine Pestano, who helps co-ordinate a network of nearly 80 volunteers in Croydon, south London, describes a typical week for the service.

Approach helps Hertfordshire measure value of care

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Monday, May 27, 2019

| CYP Now

Data allows targeted commissioning of services to meet specific needs.

SOS Children's Villages, India

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Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Research in 2011 estimated that up to 20 million children were living as orphans in India, four per cent of the country's total child population.

Norfolk County Council: Local spotlight on children's centres

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Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

East Anglian council has plans to remodel early years services and reduce demand for social care to balance the books.

How young mothers overcome threat of homelessness

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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Charity M3 Project supports teenage mothers and pregnant young women with the assistance they need to overcome homelessness or the threat of homelessness.

Local Spotlight: Leeds City Council

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Outstanding-rated children's services has succeeded despite a rise in the child population and levels of poverty.

Support for prisoners' families

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Breaking Barriers supports children and young people affected by the imprisonment of a close family member.

Groundbreaking course paves way for 40 years in social work

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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

| CYP Now

In 1978, graduates from the University of Bradford applied social studies course set out on their careers. They went on to be leaders in children's services, inspectorates, NHS services and in developing international welfare systems. Four of the Class of '78 reflect on how their training prepared them for social work practice and whether what they learned is still relevant today.

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Local Spotlight - North Tyneside Council

System links council’s education and social care data

Agency helps children develop more secure attachments

Care-experienced young people challenge stereotypes in shaping charity’s marketing

How peer support helps children cope better with grief

Wakefield Council: Local Spotlight

Art therapy helps girls affected by youth violence

MultifunC, Scandinavia: International Focus

Podcast documents young person’s fight to clarify immigration status

Youth work has lasting impact on homeless young people

Care leaver scheme brings council and providers closer

Worcestershire County Council

Independent visitors: Volunteers help children in care

Approach helps Hertfordshire measure value of care

SOS Children's Villages, India

Norfolk County Council: Local spotlight on children's centres

How young mothers overcome threat of homelessness

Local Spotlight: Leeds City Council

Support for prisoners' families

Groundbreaking course paves way for 40 years in social work

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