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An election result that defied pollsters, turmoil in children's charity funding and plummeting adoption figures - 2015 was a turbulent year. Test your knowledge of the past 12 months' events in children's services by taking the CYP Now quiz!

On a mental health mission: Paul Burstow, chair, Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust

Other

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Paul Burstow, chair of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust.

Councils and charities on frontline of virus fight

Opinion

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes editor, Children & Young People Nowderren.hayes@markallengroup.com

Tech solutions help young people overcome anxieties

Best Practice

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

The Children’s Society is using virtual reality with practitioners and young people.

How I Got Here: Scott Roberts, home support worker, Barnardo’s

Best Practice

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Scott Roberts, home support worker, Barnardo’s Brighton and Hove Link Plus service on what he's learned from his roles in the charity sector to date.

Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

Other

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Growing recognition of the problem of child-to-parent violence has prompted new government guidance. Eileen Fursland looks at a range of approaches designed to tackle this complex issue.

Trafford sets agenda for integration of children's care and health services

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Having outsourced day-to-day management of its children's services to an NHS trust, Trafford Council plans to become the first area to fully integrate social care and community health services for children and adults.

Ask the Experts: Retain a strong voice for children

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on the future of DCSs, helping children of substance misusers, improving speech skills and conflict resolution.

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Other

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on problem academies, whole-family assessments, supporting parents at nursery and a squatting protest.

Oxfordshire reaches into schools to boost mental health support

Other

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Health commissioners in Oxfordshire have placed children's professionals in all of the county's secondary schools to help provide support to pupils with mental health problems and offer advice to teaching staff.

Ombudsman criticises council over childcare arrangements

News

Friday, June 24, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been criticised by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) for failing to properly support a working mother of two teenage disabled children with her childcare needs.

42nd Street

Best Practice

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Manchester-based charity that runs a wide range of programmes to support young people experiencing mental health difficulties.

Businesses support children’s happiness campaign in run up to Christmas

News

Monday, December 18, 2023

| CYP Now

A children’s charity with a focus on ensuring vulnerable children experience fun and happiness is being supported by businesses during the festive season.

Projects to support children and young people this Christmas

News

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

| CYP Now

As the cost-of-living crisis continues across the country, many families are struggling to afford essentials over the festive period.

Referrals to children’s mental health services ‘highest on record’

News

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

The number of referrals to child and adolescent mental health services (CAHMS) has reached a record high, according to analysis of NHS annual data by charity Mind.

Children's safety campaigners call for WhatsApp to reverse age limit reduction

News

Thursday, April 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Campaigners are calling on WhatsApp to reverse its decision to cut the age limit of users from 16 to 13.

Support for SEND children turning 18 is ‘profoundly inadequate’, report warns

News

Thursday, May 9, 2024

| CYP Now

Problems in support for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being “exacerbated by a profoundly inadequate system” of help as they become adults, according to campaigners.

Two thirds of parliamentary constituencies blighted by high child poverty rates, study warns

News

Thursday, June 6, 2024

| CYP Now

At least a quarter of children are living in poverty in two thirds of constituencies being contested during the upcoming general election, a study is warning.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Intervention fails minority ethnic children

Other

Monday, March 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Young people from minority ethnic backgrounds are more likely to suffer mental health problems in later life because early intervention initiatives are not tailored to their needs, it has been claimed.

Family Action chief calls for priority interventions for families with mental health issues

News

Friday, January 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Families with mental health issues must be made a priority under government plans to adopt an early intervention approach in the children's sector, a charity has said.

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

News

Monday, April 15, 2013

| CYP Now

The 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

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Quiz of the year 2015

On a mental health mission: Paul Burstow, chair, Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust

Councils and charities on frontline of virus fight

Tech solutions help young people overcome anxieties

How I Got Here: Scott Roberts, home support worker, Barnardo’s

Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

Trafford sets agenda for integration of children's care and health services

Ask the Experts: Retain a strong voice for children

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Oxfordshire reaches into schools to boost mental health support

Ombudsman criticises council over childcare arrangements

42nd Street

Businesses support children’s happiness campaign in run up to Christmas

Projects to support children and young people this Christmas

Referrals to children’s mental health services ‘highest on record’

Children's safety campaigners call for WhatsApp to reverse age limit reduction

Support for SEND children turning 18 is ‘profoundly inadequate’, report warns

Two thirds of parliamentary constituencies blighted by high child poverty rates, study warns

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

Intervention fails minority ethnic children

Family Action chief calls for priority interventions for families with mental health issues

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

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