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Children and families directorate slashed

Thursday, March 15, 2012

| CYP Now

The Department for Education's children, young people and families directorate will receive a 13 per cent blow to its budget in 2012/13 and lose 106 full-time posts, an email leaked to CYP Now has revealed.

Autistic teenager wins damages following police assault

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A teenage boy with autism has been awarded 28,250 in damages by a High Court judge after police officers were ruled to have assaulted and falsely imprisoned him while on a school trip to a swimming pool.

Health pilot helps reduce self-harm among young offenders

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A four-year pilot to improve access to health services for young offenders has helped reduce levels of depression and self-harm, according to latest evaluation.

UK's drug problems rival those in Brazil and Mexico, claims narcotics expert

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

| CYP Now

A United Nations narcotics expert has called for improved drug prevention and treatment programmes in the UK, after likening the drug problems in some cities to Brazil or Mexico.

Government commits 1m to address underage and problem drinking

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Ten projects are set to share a newly created 1m government fund to tackle binge and underage drinking.

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Young offenders reap benefits of speech therapy

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

| CYP Now

Research carried out by a youth offending team (YOT) in London has revealed the benefits of speech and language therapy for young offenders.

Agencies should be offered financial incentive to invest in early intervention, claims taskforce

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The government should explore methods for sharing profits from early intervention work to encourage agencies to finance it, the first report of a new taskforce has said.

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2011 announced

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Friday, November 18, 2011

| CYP Now

A training course designed and delivered by children in care and a youth-led project that is challenging extremism and prejudice are among the winners of the 2011 Children & Young People Now Awards.

Revised assessment to offer comprehensive picture of young offender needs

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Friday, November 11, 2011

| CYP Now

An assessment tool for young offenders that will forge closer links with health and children's services is set to be introduced to produce a fuller picture of the needs of children in the youth justice system.

Number of young heroin and crack cocaine users at all-time low

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Friday, October 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Heroin and crack cocaine use among young people has hit a record low since the drugs became popular in the 1980s and 1990s, according to the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA).

CYP Now Awards 2011 shortlist published

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Entries for the 2011 Children & Young People Now Awards have been whittled down to create a shortlist in each of the 20 categories.

A&E youth work project helps change lives of young gang members

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Friday, August 19, 2011

| CYP Now

A hospital-based youth work project that targets young victims of gang violence has been praised by a team of academics.

Youth offending teams make progress on health services

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Health services provided by youth offending teams (YOTs) for children and young people are improving, a report has found.

Mental health of black and ethnic minority young people ignored, claims study

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

| CYP Now

The mental health of black and minority ethnic (BME) children and young people is being ignored by services including education, social care and youth justice, a report has claimed.

YOTs failing to implement reoffending prevention effectively

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

| CYP Now

Work by youth offending teams (YOTs) to prevent young people from reoffending needs to be planned, delivered and evaluated more effectively, a report has found.

Future of mental health ward at Lancaster YOI in jeopardy

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

| CYP Now

The mental health ward at Lancaster Farms young offender institution (YOI) is set to close.

Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

| CYP Now

Children in custody should be kept in small units with sufficient trained staff to meet their mental health and emotional needs, a report by the children's commissioner has recommended.

YJB reveals further young offender deaths in the community

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

| CYP Now

More children than previously thought died under youth offending team supervision in the community last year, it has emerged.

NHS to take over health services for young offenders in secure homes

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

| CYP Now

Responsibility for commissioning health services for children and young people in secure children's homes and secure training centres is to transfer to the NHS.

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's and youth organisations are being encouraged to enter this year's CYP Now Awards.

Services that divert young people away from the justice system given financial boost

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Friday, April 1, 2011

| CYP Now

Moves to divert young people with mental health and substance misuse problems away from the criminal justice system towards support services have received a boost following government investment of 2m.

New and improved CYP Now website set for launch

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

| CYP Now

A new and improved CYP Now website is due to go live on Monday 28 March. Users of the site will notice a number of improvements. These include:

Value of drug support projects revealed

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

| CYP Now

Every pound spent on support services for young people with drug and alcohol problems saves the UK taxpayer between 5 and 8, according to latest government-commissioned research.

Werrington YOI fails on mental health support

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

| CYP Now

Young offenders with mental health problems and learning needs are not getting the help they need, an independent inspection of a young offender institution (YOI) has found.

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Children and families directorate slashed

Autistic teenager wins damages following police assault

Health pilot helps reduce self-harm among young offenders

UK's drug problems rival those in Brazil and Mexico, claims narcotics expert

Government commits 1m to address underage and problem drinking

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Young offenders reap benefits of speech therapy

Agencies should be offered financial incentive to invest in early intervention, claims taskforce

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2011 announced

Revised assessment to offer comprehensive picture of young offender needs

Number of young heroin and crack cocaine users at all-time low

CYP Now Awards 2011 shortlist published

A&E youth work project helps change lives of young gang members

Youth offending teams make progress on health services

Mental health of black and ethnic minority young people ignored, claims study

YOTs failing to implement reoffending prevention effectively

Future of mental health ward at Lancaster YOI in jeopardy

Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

YJB reveals further young offender deaths in the community

NHS to take over health services for young offenders in secure homes

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

Services that divert young people away from the justice system given financial boost

New and improved CYP Now website set for launch

Value of drug support projects revealed

Werrington YOI fails on mental health support

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