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Youth centre closures linked to increased risk of youth crime, NYA warns

Monday, November 6, 2023

| CYP Now

The closure of youth centres and lack of access to services has led to an increased likelihood of children being involved in crime, major research by the National Youth Agency (NYA) has found.

Youth Work Week 2023: NYA film highlights positive impact of services

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Monday, November 6, 2023

| CYP Now

The National Youth Agency (NYA) has created a short film sharing the experiences of young people across the country who have benefitted from the impact of youth work.

Youth workers to be trained to support young victims of unreported crime

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

| CYP Now

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is to invest £160,000 to launch a pilot project in the capital to train youth workers and other trusted adults to support young victims of crime.

National Citizen Service partners with DoE for school activities pilot

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

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The National Citizen Service (NCS) Trust and the Duke of Edinburgh’s (DoE) Award are linking up to run a pilot scheme to provide enrichment activities in up to 200 secondary schools.

Mayor of London calls for action over child food poverty

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Monday, October 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has used a visit to a holiday food scheme to call on the government to tackle child poverty.

Cardiff announced as UK’s first 'child friendly' city

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Cardiff has become the first city in the UK to be awarded "child-friendly" status by Unicef after implementing a series of policies and measures over the past five years to improve children's rights.

StreetDoctors and Redthread partner on youth violence film

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Friday, October 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Charities StreetDoctors and Redthread have worked with a film-maker to create a short feature highlighting the effects of youth violence and trauma.

Charities urge local businesses to plug Bristol’s £1m youth services gap

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

| CYP Now

A coalition of charities in Bristol is calling on local businesses to provide support to plug a £1m gap in play and youth facilities across the city.

Disadvantaged young people ‘at risk of being locked out’ of emerging tech opportunities

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Action is being called for to ensure disadvantaged young people can access education, work and training opportunities that will become increasingly available through virtual reality technology around the Metaverse.

Labour Party Conference: How are we putting our children first?

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

| CYP Now

The Labour Party conference finished up this time last week. A full programme of fringe events was hosted in the Youth Zone, a purpose-built venue and shared platform of charities, sector leaders and young people.

Children in Need launches £1m funding award to improve young people’s mental health

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s organisations are being urged to apply for a £1m funding award being launched by BBC Children in Need to improve young people’s mental health.

Labour Conference 2023: Yvette Cooper reveals ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ plan

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

| CYP Now

The Labour Party has announced plans to launch a “Sure Start for teenagers” designed to reduce levels of youth violence and poor mental health among young people if elected.

Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s charities are facing a long-term decline in popularity among their traditional supporters, leaving them battling to attract donations and support, researchers are warning.

Roadmap to improve youth services launches

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

| CYP Now

A coalition of 20 youth sector organisations, including the National Youth Agency (NYA) and the Scouts, has launched a roadmap for government to improve young people’s access to “quality youth work”.

DCMS and NCS Trust to fund UK Year of Service programme

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Monday, October 2, 2023

| CYP Now

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has teamed up with the NCS Trust to offer £1 million of funding to the UK Year of Service programme in a bid to boost youth employability.

Home Office and YEF to invest in childhood trauma response training

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Friday, September 29, 2023

| CYP Now

The Home Office and the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) will invest in assessing how effective trauma-informed practice is to protect children against violence, it has been announced.

Mayor of London invests £3.4m in after-school programmes to reduce violence

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

| CYP Now

The Mayor of London has announced a new £3.4m investment for London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) to help with the prevention of violence during after-school hours.

Youth services is a cross-government responsibility, says Culture Secretary

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Reversing more than a decade of cuts to youth services goes beyond the responsibility of her department, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said, announcing a raft of funding as part of the government’s National Youth Guarantee.

DCMS updates statutory guidance on delivery of youth services

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

| CYP Now

The government has published updated statutory guidance for local authorities laying out duties around the provision of youth services.

Call for guaranteed access to support for NEET young people

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

| CYP Now

A coalition of youth employment organisations is calling on the government to guarantee young people who are not in education, training or employment (NEET) access to support.

NYA advises against delivery of youth services in private dwellings

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

| CYP Now

The National Youth Agency (NYA) has warned against the delivery of youth services in private dwellings including homes, garages, and gardens.

Lack of opportunity and low confidence key barriers to entering work, young people say

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Low self-confidence and a lack of opportunities are among reasons cited by young people as barriers to securing work, a report by The Prince's Trust finds.

Youth work waiting lists soar amid financial pressures, report finds

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Monday, September 18, 2023

| CYP Now

A fifth of youth work providers have a waiting list of between three and six months, a recent census from the National Youth Agency (NYA) has found, with many struggling to meet demand amid financial pressures.

Children’s commissioner seeks young people’s views ahead of general election

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

| CYP Now

The children’s commissioner for England will be asking young people about their political priorities ahead of the next general election, as part of her new campaign The Big Ambition.

Steep decline in happiness levels among girls as young as seven

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

| CYP Now

Girls as young as seven have seen a steep decline in their happiness levels over the last 14 years, Girlguiding is warning.

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Youth centre closures linked to increased risk of youth crime, NYA warns

Youth Work Week 2023: NYA film highlights positive impact of services

Youth workers to be trained to support young victims of unreported crime

National Citizen Service partners with DoE for school activities pilot

Mayor of London calls for action over child food poverty

Cardiff announced as UK’s first 'child friendly' city

StreetDoctors and Redthread partner on youth violence film

Charities urge local businesses to plug Bristol’s £1m youth services gap

Disadvantaged young people ‘at risk of being locked out’ of emerging tech opportunities

Labour Party Conference: How are we putting our children first?

Children in Need launches £1m funding award to improve young people’s mental health

Labour Conference 2023: Yvette Cooper reveals ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ plan

Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

Roadmap to improve youth services launches

DCMS and NCS Trust to fund UK Year of Service programme

Home Office and YEF to invest in childhood trauma response training

Mayor of London invests £3.4m in after-school programmes to reduce violence

Youth services is a cross-government responsibility, says Culture Secretary

DCMS updates statutory guidance on delivery of youth services

Call for guaranteed access to support for NEET young people

NYA advises against delivery of youth services in private dwellings

Lack of opportunity and low confidence key barriers to entering work, young people say

Youth work waiting lists soar amid financial pressures, report finds

Children’s commissioner seeks young people’s views ahead of general election

Steep decline in happiness levels among girls as young as seven

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