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Half of early support psychosis services see funding cut

Thursday, March 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Half of early intervention services for young people with mental health problems have seen funding, staffing and quality fall over the past year, according to a report published today.

Young carers missing out on support due to 'fear of social services'

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

| CYP Now

Young carers continue to be fearful of being identified because of concerns about what action social services may take, a study commissioned by the Department for Education has found.

ADCS president-elect warns cuts could increase demand for care

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities may no longer be able to protect children's services from the worst of funding cuts over the coming year, the next president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Mental health projects get innovation fund backing

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Thursday, February 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Six projects including specialist programmes for mental health support, have been awarded a total of £11m through the government's Children's Social Care Innovation Fund.

Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Social workers could be offered their own home if they agree to work for Somerset County Council, under plans being considered by the authority as it attempts to recruit 100 new members of staff.

Prime Minister announces child protection taskforce

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

| CYP Now

A child protection taskforce has been established to drive government reforms in the area, it has been announced.

DfE announces voluntary sector funding

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Friday, May 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Promotion of adoption 'parties' and connecting vulnerable young people with arts and cultural facilities are among the projects that have received government voluntary sector funding.

Exclusive: Analysis links director of children's services retention to Ofsted rating

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities that keep hold of their directors of children's services (DCS) perform better in Ofsted inspections than those that change regularly, exclusive analysis by CYP Now has found.

Quality of serious case reviews blasted by independent panel

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Friday, August 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The quality of child death reviews are "disturbingly variable" with far too many failing to find out what went wrong, a damning report by a government appointed panel has found.

Councils ‘turn around' one in three troubled families

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Monday, November 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities in England have "turned around" the lives of more than one in three struggling families they have been working intensively with as part of the government's Troubled Families programme.

Teachers lack skills to spot child neglect

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

| CYP Now

School staff can play a key role in helping identify and co-ordinate multi-agency responses to child neglect but too often lack the skills to accurately assess risk, a research report concludes.

Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

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Friday, February 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Efforts to create an independent trust to run children's services in Doncaster are weeks behind schedule, it has emerged.

Families in crisis face funding shortfall, warns LGA

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Monday, February 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils may be unable to provide emergency support for families in crisis as a result of government funding changes, local government leaders have warned.

Older children miss out on early intervention, says Catch22

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

| CYP Now

The government's vision for supporting families through early interventions is short-sighted as it only focuses on the youngest children, a charity has claimed.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

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Half of early support psychosis services see funding cut

Young carers missing out on support due to 'fear of social services'

ADCS president-elect warns cuts could increase demand for care

Mental health projects get innovation fund backing

Council to offer homes to social workers as part of £6m recruitment drive

Prime Minister announces child protection taskforce

DfE announces voluntary sector funding

Exclusive: Analysis links director of children's services retention to Ofsted rating

Quality of serious case reviews blasted by independent panel

Councils ‘turn around' one in three troubled families

Teachers lack skills to spot child neglect

Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

Families in crisis face funding shortfall, warns LGA

Older children miss out on early intervention, says Catch22

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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