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YOTs told to make case for mental health investment

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  • Wednesday, February 6, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Youth offending teams must work closely with new health and wellbeing boards to drive down high numbers of vulnerable young people with mental health needs in the justice system, a charity has said.

Academies set to run secure colleges

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  • Thursday, February 14, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Academies and free schools are being lined up to run new secure colleges under radical plans to shake up the youth custody system in England and Wales, the government has announced.

Councils need help to beat child poverty rise

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  • Monday, April 28, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Projecting what will happen to child poverty figures between now and 2020 is a difficult task for the statisticians and number crunchers, let alone politicians and campaigners. So pronouncements on what the future holds have to be treated with a hefty dose of caution, particularly with a general election not far away.

Government announces stop and search shake-up

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  • Thursday, May 1, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Members of the public will be able to accompany police officers on patrol as part of a raft of measures being introduced by government to overhaul the use of stop and search powers.

Hindley YOI criticised over bullying and violence

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  • Friday, August 15, 2014
  • | CYP Now
A young offender institution (YOI) near Wigan is still struggling to overcome problems around bullying and violence that contributed to the suicide of a 17-year-old inmate three years ago, according to inspectors.