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Numbers of families in hostels on the rise

Thursday, August 14, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of families living in hostels and women's refuges is at its highest level for six years, according to latest government figures.

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

News

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's social workers, teachers and local councillors will face up to five years in jail for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Union urges health visitor recruitment drive to continue

News

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

| CYP Now

Health visitor numbers are at risk of falling off "a cliff edge" if the next government calls a halt to the current recruitment drive in the sector, children's health professionals have warned.

Charity gets £600,000 to help explain SEN reforms

News

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

| CYP Now

A charity for families of disabled children has received more than £600,000 to help explain how the government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms work.

New Age for young children's health

Other

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities assumed responsibility in October for commissioning public health services for under-fives. Charlotte Goddard explores the challenges involved and plans for the future.

Kicking the habit: How MST is helping young people give up drugs

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Multisystemic therapy (MST) provides a holistic approach to tackling problem behaviour. Eileen Fursland looks at how it is being used to help young people affected by substance misuse.

Special Report: Attachment and Neglect - Research Evidence

Research

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Special Report: Children's Mental Health

Other

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

The Future in Mind national strategy and £1.4bn in funding is seeing a reorganisation of children's mental health services that is aiming to transform the outcomes of children and young people.

Ministers put kibosh on Lords' welfare amendments

News

Thursday, February 2, 2012

| CYP Now

The coalition government has moved to scupper House of Lords opposition to controversial welfare reforms by invoking a rarely used 340-year-old rule to ensure parliament approves the measures.

School project tackles parental drug abuse

News

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Action on Addiction and Place2Be have joined forces to offer school-based services to children and families affected by parental substance abuse.

Daily roundup: Free school meals, single parents and school sports

Other

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Free school meals under threat from budget cuts; single-parent families hit by benefits cap and MPs to investigate impact of the Olympics on school sports, all in the news today.

How teens share lessons in becoming a parent

Other

Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Young parents are getting back into education by teaching other teenagers what effect bringing up a baby can have on their lifestyle

MPs call for pooled budgets in early years support

News

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Support for families would be dramatically improved if local children's centres and health budgets were combined, according to a group of MPs.

Daily roundup: Television, care homes and private schools

Other

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Health agency says TV harms children's wellbeing, police not told about children in Shropshire care homes and half of parents would snub private schools, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child sexual exploitation; speech and language needs, and UKBA

Other

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

| CYP Now

Head teachers branded too "hesitant" to tackle child sexual exploitation; a report into communication needs and social disadvantage, and UKBA backtracks on restraint guidelines for pregnant women, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Self-harm; Manchester serious case review; and redundancies at the DfE

News

Friday, March 1, 2013

| CYP Now

Charities claim the number of children self-harming is on the rise, a serious case review into the death of a four-year-old let down by seven agencies, and a warning over unfair dismissal claims at the DfE, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child protection, 'avoidable deaths', and violent extremism

Other

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

| CYP Now

Doncaster child protection faces review, UK comes bottom of EU league for avoidable child deaths, and anti-extremism programme helps 500 young people, all in the news today.

Social mobility board quits in protest at 'lack of government action'

News

Sunday, December 3, 2017

| CYP Now

All four members of the board of the Social Mobility Commission have quit in protest at a lack of support from government.

Daily roundup: GCSE marking fiasco, NSPCC guidance on sexual abuse, and safeguarding UK children abroad

Other

Friday, November 2, 2012

| CYP Now

Over-generous coursework marks blamed for GCSE grades fiasco, new guidance on sexual abuse from the NSPCC, and UK court rulings on children to be upheld abroad, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Work experience placements, home-schooling, and mental health services

Other

Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

David Cameron says health and safety shake-up will increase work experience places, Welsh education minister backs down on home-schooling register, and a call for mental health services to be geared towards young people, all in today's news roundup.

Daily roundup: Child abuse, healthy living, and school sport

Other

Friday, March 21, 2014

| CYP Now

First prosecutions for female genital mutilation announced; call for pre-9pm junk food TV advertising ban; and funding boost for disabled school sport, all in the news today.

Councils should prioritise support for young drug users

News

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are being urged to prioritise drug abuse support for young people from the age of 10, in latest guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Youth justice objectives to be central to Neet reduction drive

News

Thursday, May 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Gang members, young offenders, drug users and persistent truants will be among those targeted as part of a government initiative aimed at reducing the number of those not in education, employment or training (Neet).

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

News

Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) has called for a government consultation on controversial plans to outsource child protection services to be extended.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

News

Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 25 local authorities will be judged on their multi-agency child protection arrangements under new inspections being introduced in April 2015, it has been announced.

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Numbers of families in hostels on the rise

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

Union urges health visitor recruitment drive to continue

Charity gets £600,000 to help explain SEN reforms

New Age for young children's health

Kicking the habit: How MST is helping young people give up drugs

Special Report: Attachment and Neglect - Research Evidence

Special Report: Children's Mental Health

Ministers put kibosh on Lords' welfare amendments

School project tackles parental drug abuse

Daily roundup: Free school meals, single parents and school sports

How teens share lessons in becoming a parent

MPs call for pooled budgets in early years support

Daily roundup: Television, care homes and private schools

Daily roundup: Child sexual exploitation; speech and language needs, and UKBA

Daily roundup: Self-harm; Manchester serious case review; and redundancies at the DfE

Daily roundup: Child protection, 'avoidable deaths', and violent extremism

Social mobility board quits in protest at 'lack of government action'

Daily roundup: GCSE marking fiasco, NSPCC guidance on sexual abuse, and safeguarding UK children abroad

Daily roundup: Work experience placements, home-schooling, and mental health services

Daily roundup: Child abuse, healthy living, and school sport

Councils should prioritise support for young drug users

Youth justice objectives to be central to Neet reduction drive

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

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