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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils are struggling to cope with rising demand for services for children and families, with more than 40 per cent of lead members saying that a lack of money is preventing their local authority from fulfilling statutory duties to children.

How Do Siblings of Child Sexual Abuse Victims Respond to Disclosure? "Impact of Child Sexual Abuse on Non-Abused Siblings: A Review With Implications for Research and Practice"

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

This review explores the evidence on the experiences on non-abused, non-offending siblings following the disclosure of child sexual abuse (CSA) from their sibling.

Sheffield City Council

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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Intrafamilial sexual abuse case review highlighted poor practice on sharing information between agencies.

Any whiff of abuse must be reported

Opinion

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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Last month, I attended part of the IICSA hearings into Rochdale and Cyril Smith.

Experiences of Emotional and Physical Sibling Abuse "Lifting The Veil: The Lived Experience of Sibling Abuse"

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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This study from the US used the narratives of self-identified adult survivors of childhood and adolescent emotional and physical sibling abuse to develop an understanding of the various manifestations of sibling abuse.

Ask the Experts: Is a parent really working with me?

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on working with a mother on child protection, data collection, treasure baskets and fundraising.

Family Safeguarding Hertfordshire

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Children and adult social workers collaborate to keep struggling families together

Children's Narratives of Sexual Abuse

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

This paper reports on a qualitative analysis of 2,986 cases of self-disclosure of sexual abuse from children.

Lessons from Serious Case Reviews: Parental substance misuse

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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The NSPCC has analysed evidence from serious case reviews to identify learning. This issue summarises risk factors and lessons for improved practice around parental substance misuse.

Newport Family Assessment and Support Service

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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Newport Council and Barnardo's Cymru working with families on the "edge of care"

Intrafamilial Abuse: Policy context

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Detailed analysis of police files by the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England shows that around one in four reported child sexual abuse cases were classed as child sexualabuse in the family environment (CSAFE).

How Families Respond to Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure "The Impact of Child Sexual Abuse Discovery on Caregivers and Families: A Qualitative Study"

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

This qualitative study from the US explores the impact of child sexual abuse (CSA) discovery on non-offending caregivers and their families.

Special Report: Intrafamilial Abuse

Features

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Data shows the number of child abuse, parental neglect and domestic violence cases is rising, raising tough challenges for how child protection services and professionals work effectively with families.

Domestic violence advisory service, Blackpool

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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The service supports children and young people aged from five to 21 experiencing domestic abuse

Legal Update: How to tackle repeat removals

Features

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, explores the need to address the problems of parents who lose successive children in repeat care proceedings.

Children to be bailed rather than detained in custody

Monday, October 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Children who have been charged with an offence will be released on bail "whenever possible" as part of Home Office efforts to reduce the number of young people being detained in police stations.

Tri-borough arrangement 'to continue for adoption and fostering services'

Monday, October 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Three London councils will continue to operate a shared service for adoption and fostering once partnership arrangements for children's services come to an end in six months' time, it has emerged.

Government urges councils to prioritise housing for domestic abuse victims

Monday, October 30, 2017

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Councils will be "strongly encouraged" to prioritise social housing for children and parents who have fled domestic abuse under new guidance proposed by the government.

DfE plans 15-month transition period to replace LSCBs

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

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Councils and their safeguarding partners will be given up to 15 months to replace outgoing local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) under plans that have gone out for consultation.

Children's services 'increasingly supported by voluntary sector'

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

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Demand for voluntary sector organisations to provide support services for children and young people is rising as cash-strapped councils look to prioritise support for the most vulnerable, a study has found.

Ofsted praises children's social care progress in Birmingham

Thursday, October 19, 2017

| CYP Now

Birmingham City Council is showing signs of progress in fixing its inadequate-rated children's services, an Ofsted monitoring visit report has concluded.

One in three areas fail children with special needs

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils and health organisations in around a third of areas are failing to effectively support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), analysis by Ofsted and health watchdog the Care Quality Commission has revealed.

Government awards £16m to 'life chances' projects

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

| CYP Now

Projects supporting children in care and families blighted by drug and alcohol dependency are to benefit from the first wave of investment from an £80m government fund that links payments to improved outcomes.

Council's child protection failings 'put children at risk'