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Health: Sex, drugs and a healthy lifestyle

    Other
  • Wednesday, October 3, 2007
    • | CYP Now
Coventry's forward-thinking Shadow Project sends youth workers into schools and colleges to deliver health lessons. Tim Burke finds out why this approach has been so effective in engaging young people and dealing with sensitive issues.

Regional adviser to become Harrow DCS

    News
  • Tuesday, January 12, 2010
    • | CYP Now
The children's services adviser for the Government Office for London (GOL) is to take over as director for children's services at Harrow council.

Councils call for one national inspectorate

    News
  • Monday, February 1, 2010
    • | CYP Now
The Local Government Association (LGA) has suggested that all public services be scrutinised by one national inspectorate, as part of plans to introduce a radical new system for accountability.

Outstanding challenge for Ofsted

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 1, 2010
    • | CYP Now
Ofsted-bashing has been on the rise for several months. Cries of exasperation over the way the children's services inspectorate goes about its business have come in fits and starts from all quarters.

Health: Advice on ... Eating disorders

Disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are often thought of as trivial conditions that only affect teenage girls. However, the reality is that they are serious psychiatric conditions experienced by both sexes, as Emma Healey from the charity beat explains.

Early intervention could save 486bn

    News
  • Wednesday, September 16, 2009
    • | CYP Now
Failure to tackle social problems like family breakdown, drug abuse and mental illness, could cost the UK 4 trillion over two decades, a major report has concluded.

Resources: Log on to ... Drugs

    Other
  • Thursday, July 2, 2009
    • | CYP Now
It is likely that young people will be exposed to drugs at some point so it is important they have accurate and relevant advice to help them make the right decisions. Tim Burke looks at a selection of websites offering information relating to drugs.

Joint working: Your guide to surviving a media crisis

    Other
  • Tuesday, October 27, 2009
    • | CYP Now
Tragedies such as the Baby P case rarely occur, but when they do they place a huge strain on children's services. Jenny Cornish finds out what steps local authorities should take if they find themselves in the midst of a media storm.

Editorial: Role models' foolishness is a sobering thought

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 26, 2008
    • | CYP Now
Alcohol is big news at the moment. Barely a day goes by without a national newspaper or radio phone-in devoting ample coverage to pore over the state of "Binge Britain", with the focus frequently on young people's excessive drinking.

Youth-friendly space for Leeds

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  • Tuesday, March 4, 2008
    • | CYP Now
Young people in Leeds have created a room at a health centre to help them feel more comfortable when talking to adults about their concerns.

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