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Homeless 16-year-old forced to live in a tent for nine months

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

| CYP Now

A homeless 16-year-old had to spend nine months living in a tent and was forced to sell or give away his belongings after Kent and Dover councils failed to assess him or provide him with housing, a report by the Local Government Ombudsman has found.

Young person loses legal battle over work experience scheme

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

| CYP Now

A 23-year-old graduate has lost a judicial review against government over a mandatory work experience scheme that she claimed amounted to "forced labour".

Councils urged to court private landlords to prevent youth homelessness

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Friday, August 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Increasing numbers of vulnerable young people face homelessness unless measures to improve the supply, quality and stability of the private rented sector are taken, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has warned.

Thousands of young lives blighted by eating disorders, report finds

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

| CYP Now

More than 300,000 young people in England have an eating disorder that has a significant negative impact on their life, according to a report for the charity Beat.

Youth Contract providers implored to work with local authorities

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Voluntary and private sector organisations charged with getting young people into work or training as part of the Youth Contract should be accountable to councils, not just ministers, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Charities slam 'outrageous' cuts to housing benefit for under-25s

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Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Suggestions by Prime Minister David Cameron that housing benefit should be scrapped for under-25s have been blasted by charities as "outrageous" and "potentially dangerous".

Government urged to 'child-proof' policy and spending decisions

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Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Local and national government must "child-proof" policies and budgetary decisions, to protect young people from suffering as a result of the recession and public sector cuts, a report to MPs has warned.

Body image packs unmask reality of airbrushed images for parents and children

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Friday, June 22, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has published a new guide to help parents educate their children about how the media alters images of celebrities and models.

Young campaigners lobby Welsh government on living wage manifesto pledge

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Young campaigners are lobbying the Welsh government to introduce a "living wage" for Wales, highlighting the plight of children whose parents are working but remain below the poverty line.

Children's charities welcome U-turn on tax relief plans

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Friday, June 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people's charities have welcomed the government's decision to reverse its cap on tax relief for charitable donations first announced in the Budget in March.

Milburn says government must rally mentors to open up professions to all young people

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The government's adviser on social mobility has called for more mentors and role models to encourage children to take up the professions currently dominated by "the social elite".

A quarter of councils lose track of more than one in ten young people after they leave school

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

| CYP Now

The proportion of 16-to 18-year-olds that have fallen off the radar after leaving compulsory education has risen to more than ten per cent in a quarter of local authorities, CYP Now has learned.

NCB estimates cuts of up to £405m for children's charities

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people's charities face funding cuts of almost £405m over the five years up to 2015/16, the National Children's Bureau (NCB) has estimated.

Baroness Ritchie's legacy praised by sector colleagues

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Leading figures in the children's sector have hailed Baroness Shireen Ritchie's commitment to children and families as "inspirational" following her death this week.

CYP Now 2012 Awards open for entry

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| CYP Now

The Children & Young People Now Awards, the gold standard in services for children, young people and families, are this week open for entries.

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Homeless 16-year-old forced to live in a tent for nine months

Young person loses legal battle over work experience scheme

Councils urged to court private landlords to prevent youth homelessness

Thousands of young lives blighted by eating disorders, report finds

Youth Contract providers implored to work with local authorities

Charities slam 'outrageous' cuts to housing benefit for under-25s

Government urged to 'child-proof' policy and spending decisions

Body image packs unmask reality of airbrushed images for parents and children

Young campaigners lobby Welsh government on living wage manifesto pledge

Children's charities welcome U-turn on tax relief plans

Milburn says government must rally mentors to open up professions to all young people

A quarter of councils lose track of more than one in ten young people after they leave school

NCB estimates cuts of up to £405m for children's charities

Baroness Ritchie's legacy praised by sector colleagues

CYP Now 2012 Awards open for entry

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