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Young people get chance to shape health services

News

Monday, August 24, 2015

| CYP Now

An initiative launched by the NHS is offering young people the opportunity to help shape the future of health services.

Awards highlight how hard work improves children's lives

Other

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Every year, two events are guaranteed to re-energise my diminishing bank of optimism - the judging for the CYP Now Awards, and the awards ceremony itself.

Government urged to clarify future of PE and sport funding for primary schools

News

Friday, June 12, 2020

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to provide clarity to primary schools over whether £320m of funding for PE and sport will be made available for the next academic year.

London mayor election: the key policies for children and families

Other

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

The next mayor of London will be responsible for a budget of £17bn. So what are the main candidates in May's election pledging to deliver for children, young people and families? We trawl the manifestos to find out.

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

News

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| CYP Now

Guidance, co-designed by young people, could help educators, youth workers and foster carers to talk to young people about online sexual harassment.

Young people co-produce mental health directory

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth ambassadors collaborate with service providers on digital resource to make mental health services and advice more accessible for local young people.

Inquiry seeks views on how cost of living affects young people's wellbeing

News

Friday, August 18, 2023

| CYP Now

A call for evidence on how the cost-of-living crisis has affected young people's health has launched as part of an inquiry by British Youth Council’s (BYC) youth select committee.

Tories plan alcohol tax rises to cut binge drinking

News

Friday, March 7, 2008

| CYP Now

The Conservative Party wants to raise taxes on alcoholic drinks that are popular with young people to cut binge drinking.

Training boost for play sector

Other

Monday, January 18, 2010

| CYP Now

The sector skills council for playwork will create a network of high-quality training providers in an effort to increase the number of qualified workers in the sector.

Better drug and sex advice wanted

Other

Friday, January 29, 2010

| CYP Now

Young people in Bradford would like to see more drug-awareness sessions in schools and better sexual health advice, a council consultation has found.

Health sites need to attract more Asian teenagers, reveals study

Other

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

| CYP Now

A 3.5m pound project to tailor health services to teenagers has struggled to attract Asian teenagers, an evaluation has revealed.

News Insight: Commissioner Maggie speaks out

Other

Monday, March 15, 2010

| CYP Now

Newly installed children's commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson is anticipating big changes.

Depression blamed for self-harm epidemic

News

Friday, April 25, 2008

| CYP Now

Almost one in three young women have tried to self-harm, a study has found.

Restraint training needed for entire workforce

Other

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.

Funding foundations feel the squeeze

Other

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.

Health: Advice on... Volatile substance abuse

Features

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

| CYP Now

Volatile substance abuse might not make the headlines, but the latest figures show it claimed eight lives in 2005. Re-Solv's Steve Lambert looks at the types of products young people misuse and how youth workers can spot the warning signs.

Editorial: A lesson in the need for emotional wellbeing

Opinion

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

| CYP Now

The RSA in London was last week the scene of a fiery debate co-hosted by CYP Now and Channel 4 about today's teenagers.

Local authorities get twice as long to appeal CAAs

News

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

| CYP Now

Local authorities and their partners will be given more time to appeal judgments made by Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) inspectors, following pressure from councils.