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Short breaks provision saves 174m

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  • Monday, February 8, 2010
    • | CYP Now
Savings of 174m a year can be made if the government maintains short break funding for disabled children and their families beyond 2011, a report has claimed.

Prognosis for teen health services

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  • Monday, February 15, 2010
    • | CYP Now
Sixteen months after a pioneering scheme to improve teenage health services came to an end, Neil Puffett reports on its likely impact.

Experts call for legal highs guidance

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  • Monday, February 15, 2010
    • | CYP Now
Children need to be taught about the dangers of "legal highs" and guidance should be issued to youth workers to help curb increasing use of the drugs, health experts have warned.

Drug experts act to curb legal highs

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  • Monday, February 22, 2010
    • | CYP Now
Experts are to give children and young people advice on legal highs via internet sites including Facebook and mobile phone applications, after it emerged close to 400 new drugs have been identified online.

National network to assist workers

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  • Tuesday, April 8, 2008
    • | CYP Now
An Oxford project is working to set up a national network for mental health professionals who work with refugee and asylum-seeking children.

Contraception

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  • Tuesday, April 15, 2008
    • | CYP Now
The guidelines for providing contraceptive advice and treatment to young people under the age of consent vary across the four nations. Alison Bennett looks at the different procedures practitioners must follow in each one.

Sunderland schools, North East

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  • Friday, March 12, 2010
    • | CYP Now
What's it all about? Children in Sunderland have pledged their support for National Heart Month. Sunderland Council's attendance group manager Phil Hayden explains: "Heart conditions are a major issue in the North East and it is vital to give every child the best start in life to support their future health."

Quick guide to... Deafness

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  • Friday, March 12, 2010
    • | CYP Now
Research published last month has suggested three-fifths of local authorities in England are failing deaf children and their families.

A Community Nursing Strategy for Wales

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  • Tuesday, April 14, 2009
    • | CYP Now
The Welsh Assembly Government is seeking views on recommendations made on its community nursing strategy, by a ministerial task group chaired by the Royal College of Nursing.

Restraint training needed for entire workforce

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  • Tuesday, April 21, 2009
    • | CYP Now
The whole of the children's workforce would benefit from basic training on the law relating to the use of restraint, the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has said.

Analysis: Health - Breastfeeding care faces neglect

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  • Tuesday, September 11, 2007
    • | CYP Now
Despite proven health benefits for mothers and babies, many hospitals in England are failing in their duty to promote good practice on breastfeeding. Nancy Rowntree reports on why so few maternity units are implementing baby-friendly policies.

Funding foundations feel the squeeze

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  • Tuesday, April 28, 2009
    • | CYP Now
Many children's and youth organisations rely heavily on charitable foundations to help fund their work. As the recession takes hold, Mathew Little investigates to what extent this financial support will be cut back.

Call for views on speech services

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  • Tuesday, October 23, 2007
    • | CYP Now
A government-backed review has called on children's professionals to give their views on specialist provision for children with speech, language and communications needs.

Mental health code of practice issued

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  • Tuesday, October 30, 2007
    • | CYP Now
Young people in hospital for mental health treatment should be put in an environment that suits their age, according to a code of practice published last week.

Councils could avoid SEN duties

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  • Tuesday, July 7, 2009
    • | CYP Now
The government is in talks with the Special Educational Consortium over a contentious clause in the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill.

Young parents start newsletter

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  • Tuesday, November 13, 2007
    • | CYP Now
A group of young parents in Darlington have started a newsletter to tell other young mums and dads about the issues they face.

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