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Unison issues manifesto for youth

Thursday, April 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Unison has published a manifesto for young people after conducting a poll that found 93 per cent of young people think the government is not doing enough to help them.

Unicef and councils involve young people in shaping services

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and young people are to be involved in designing and delivering services aimed at them through a partnership between Unicef UK and six local authorities.

Troubled families intervention could save councils ‘billions'

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Councils could save more than £32,000 for each troubled family they work with by providing services in a more effective way, a government report has claimed.

Sexual health service cuts could cost taxpayers £10bn, report warns

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Cuts to sexual health services could saddle taxpayers with an additional £10bn bill to deal with increases in unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, charities have warned.

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

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Friday, March 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Sector calls for an "early intervention Budget", emotional support for primary school children, and troubled families research announced, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Serious case review, school places, and FGM

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Report highlights safeguarding flaws in Devon; survey finds support for handing school planning powers to councils, and call for teacher vigilance on FGM, all in the news today.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| CYP Now

It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.

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.

Hospital youth work scheme set for London-wide expansion

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

| CYP Now

An award-winning service that places specialist youth workers in hospital emergency departments in an effort to tackle gang violence is to be expanded across London.

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Debbie Jones has resigned her post, CYP Now can reveal.

Pandemic and online pressures drive decline in girls' happiness

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

| CYP Now

There has been a significant decline in happiness among girls and young women over the past three years, with the impact of the pandemic and online harms major factors, a survey by Girlguiding has found.

Youth organisations slam UK government's decision to block gender recognition reform

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Friday, January 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth organisations have urged the UK government to reverse its decision to block Scotland’s gender recognition reform bill, citing concerns for the wellbeing of transgender young people across the UK.

Job and education worries are biggest concerns for young people

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Friday, March 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Young people fear being "cut adrift" from society due to difficulty accessing housing, jobs and education, research by YMCA England has found.

Princess of Wales promotes mental health awareness at youth centre visit

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

| CYP Now

The Princess of Wales has visited a youth centre to speak to young people about the importance of positive mental health support.

Entrepreneur to lead commission on children's access to play

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

| CYP Now

An independent commission has been launched to investigate the state of children’s play in the UK and put forward recommendations for the next government on how to improve facilities and access to provision.

Annual average child spend revealed

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Monday, January 25, 2010

| CYP Now

Unitary authorities in England have budgeted to spend an average of 3,280 per child this year, new figures reveal.

Children feel less happy and supported than a year ago

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Thursday, February 11, 2010

| CYP Now

Children and young people are unhappier and feel less supported by their parents and friends than they did a year ago, according to the government's latest Tellus survey.

Children's workers to pay fee for safeguarding register

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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

| CYP Now

Professionals working with children and young people are to be hit with a fee of 64 to join the government's safeguarding register.

Nottingham UK's first 'Early Intervention City'

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Monday, April 28, 2008

| CYP Now

Nottingham has become the UK's first 'Early Intervention City', with the launch of a raft of programmes designed to improve the life chances of its poorest children and stop them drifting into crime.