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Home Start delivers long-term benefits, study finds

Monday, July 15, 2013

| CYP Now

A programme that uses volunteer parents to support struggling families improves family wellbeing for up to three years after it has ended, academics have found.

Schools should play bigger role in child wellbeing, says Nice

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Teachers should be trained to spot the signs of emotional distress in pupils so that schools can better target support at those experiencing problems, new advice suggests.

Call for reforms to focus on wellbeing of disabled children

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Charities and parenting groups have urged the government to ensure reforms in the Children and Families Bill meet the support needs of disabled children and young people.

NCAS Conference: Labour government would reform commissioning of children's health

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

| CYP Now

A Labour government would radically change the way services for children are commissioned in order to spur heavy investment in early intervention, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has announced.

Homeless Westminster families to be offered one-bedroom accommodation

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Westminster council is under fire again following attempts to reduce the number of homeless families living in temporary accommodation in the area by downgrading its housing offer to parents of young children.

Conservative conference: Timpson pledges to champion youth voice

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

| CYP Now

The new children's minister Edward Timpson has pledged to listen to the voices of young people and youth services professionals in a bid to carry on the legacy of his predecessor Tim Loughton.

Charity condemns plan to pay benefits on ‘smart cards'

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

| CYP Now

The charity Family Action has condemned government plans to explore the potential for giving benefit claimants their welfare payments on Oyster-style smart cards as opposed to cash.

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A consortium led by the charity 4Children has been selected as the preferred bidder to run the first Early Intervention Foundation, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Ofsted calls for an 'early years premium'

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Monday, December 3, 2012

| CYP Now

The government should introduce a pupil premium for children in early years settings, to help fund free childcare for two-year-olds in the most disadvantaged areas, according to a senior Ofsted official.

BAAF chief David Holmes to lead Family Action

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Friday, December 14, 2012

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) is stepping down after seven years in post to join the charity Family Action in March.

Health services neglected under SEN reforms, government warned

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| CYP Now

Government proposals to reform the special educational needs (SEN) system will fail unless health services are placed under a legal duty to support children, MPs have warned.

Government to trial upfront Troubled Families payments

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Some councils will receive upfront funding to pay for support provided through the government's Troubled Families programme as part of a trial, it has been announced.

Early intervention initiative set to expand

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Monday, April 16, 2018

| CYP Now

A national task force is to expand its efforts to help local authorities, charities and funders intervene early to avoid children and young people experiencing a range of social problems.

Professionals to receive training to spot child trafficking

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

| CYP Now

Professionals working with children and young people will receive specialist training to spot and help victims of child trafficking as part of a Home Office scheme.

Local authority crisis schemes 'failing to support families'

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Friday, May 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Crisis support schemes run by local authorities are failing to operate effectively with increasing numbers of families turning instead to food banks and other voluntary agencies for help, a report has found.

Child protection guidance for health professionals set for reform

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Friday, February 8, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is to overhaul "confusing" information sharing and child protection guidance for health professionals, CYP Now has learned. ?

Family drug and alcohol courts 'at risk' if national unit closes

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Monday, July 16, 2018

| CYP Now

Family drug and alcohol courts (FDACs) across England will be left to "wither on the vine" if a national support unit is forced to close due to a lack of funding, a professional association for social workers has warned.

Joined-up child protection inspections must hold all agencies to account, warns LGA

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

| CYP Now

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for clarity over how agencies, including the police, will be held to account as part of Ofsted's proposed multi-agency child protection inspections.

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

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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.

Social workers urged to support potential carers after foster parent murder case

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Sunday, August 12, 2012

| CYP Now

The Scottish Association of Social Work has urged professionals to reassure would-be foster parents, after a 14-year-old boy was sentenced to seven years for killing his carer Dawn McKenzie.

Nice launches health and wellbeing standards for children in care

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and young people in care are to benefit from new quality standards designed to promote their health and wellbeing.

Croydon council under fire for rejecting play street proposal

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

| CYP Now

A London council has been condemned for rejecting residents' calls for a street play initiative in the borough.

Children's mental health green paper 'to feature joint-working duty'

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

| CYP Now

Expectations could be placed on education and health services to work together in both schools and health settings as part of efforts to boost support for young people facing mental health difficulties, it has emerged.

Westminster council offers homeless families accommodation outside of London

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Westminster council is offering homeless families accommodation outside of London in Essex, Kent, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, because it is unable to place them inside the borough, it has emerged.

Deep education cuts predicted for next spending review

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Friday, September 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Children, young people and families could be hit particularly hard in the next government spending review, because of cuts to education and welfare spending, a leading think-tank has claimed.

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Home Start delivers long-term benefits, study finds

Schools should play bigger role in child wellbeing, says Nice

Call for reforms to focus on wellbeing of disabled children

NCAS Conference: Labour government would reform commissioning of children's health

Homeless Westminster families to be offered one-bedroom accommodation

Conservative conference: Timpson pledges to champion youth voice

Charity condemns plan to pay benefits on ‘smart cards'

4Children and LGA consortium to run Early Intervention Foundation

Ofsted calls for an 'early years premium'

BAAF chief David Holmes to lead Family Action

Health services neglected under SEN reforms, government warned

Government to trial upfront Troubled Families payments

Early intervention initiative set to expand

Professionals to receive training to spot child trafficking

Local authority crisis schemes 'failing to support families'

Child protection guidance for health professionals set for reform

Family drug and alcohol courts 'at risk' if national unit closes

Joined-up child protection inspections must hold all agencies to account, warns LGA

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

Social workers urged to support potential carers after foster parent murder case

Nice launches health and wellbeing standards for children in care

Croydon council under fire for rejecting play street proposal

Children's mental health green paper 'to feature joint-working duty'

Westminster council offers homeless families accommodation outside of London

Deep education cuts predicted for next spending review

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