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The hidden helpers

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  • Tuesday, June 11, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Hundreds of thousands of children and young people care for a family member, but their needs often get ignored. Joe Lepper investigates the barriers young carers face in getting the vital support they require.

Stubborn adversaries will let children down

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  • Tuesday, May 28, 2013
  • | CYP Now
There is so much dialogue between parties who either deliberately don't listen to each other or are genuinely hard of hearing. My job takes me across all policy areas and I witness it everywhere.

Child safeguarding: leaders' debate

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  • Tuesday, May 28, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of safeguarding children at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with 4Children. Ravi Chandiramani reports

Social media will let tomorrow's leaders bridge north-south divide

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  • Monday, May 13, 2013
  • | CYP Now
This month, shuttling between the north-east and the south-east of England, I have been struck by some of the massive variations in the experiences of children and young people in different parts of the country, and how this impacts upon national debates about future policy. It has made me more conscious too of a widening divide between young and old in these debates.

Young mums see rosy future

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  • Monday, April 29, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Family nurse partnerships originated in the US in the 1970s to support first-time teenage parents. Imported to England six years ago, the government is continuing to fund their expansion. Joe Lepper finds out why

Restore some perspective to national picture of childhood

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  • Monday, April 29, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The National Children's Bureau celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. To mark the beginning of our anniversary year, we worked with the V&A Museum of Childhood to host a debate looking at how childhood has changed over the past 50 years.

The awards that really matter

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  • Monday, April 15, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The Children & Young People Now Awards represent the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK. They recognise the most innovative and effective work in transforming young lives and building a better society. Too much of this work goes unnoticed and unappreciated - these awards set to put that right and spread good practice.

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