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Recovery through therapy must be care system's goal

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  • Monday, July 20, 2015
  • | CYP Now
I published the State of the Nation for Children in Care report this month on the views of 3,000 children in care and care leavers aged eight to 25. One of the most startling findings was the staggering 50 per cent who said they didn't understand why they were in care in the first place.

The toughest job in the land just got tougher

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  • Monday, July 20, 2015
  • | CYP Now
If you are looking for evidence of just how tough a job it is to be a director of children's services (DCS) at the moment, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) conference provided it.

Breaking the cycle of sexual offending

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  • Monday, July 6, 2015
  • | CYP Now
Children who display harmful sexual behaviour have often been abused themselves. Joe Lepper looks at the pioneering work taking place and assesses how a new national framework will help improve support.

Children's rights are powerful tools for improving young lives

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  • Monday, July 6, 2015
  • | CYP Now
The voluntary sector's attitude to rights is ambivalent. When we appeal to the public, make our case to funders or seek to influence policy makers, we tend to emphasise children's needs and the services that we offer rather than talking about children's rights. In private, despite our own stated beliefs, we conclude that rights language is toxic - a turn-off to our supporters and politically unpopular.

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