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New government puts children’s wellbeing at heart of its agenda

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| CYP Now

In the King’s Speech, Labour outlined legislation to improve child mental health services, protect children educated outside of school, boost safeguards for vulnerable young people and raise education standards.

Interview: Conor Warren, 18, chief executive of Spark UK

Analysis

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

| CYP Now

Amrit Virdi speaks to the 18-year-old CEO of Spark UK on being a young leader.

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

News

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have welcomed elements of the King's Speech linked to services for children's mental health and education but have questioned the omission of issues including children's social care reform and votes for 16-and 17-year-olds.

Online signposting platforms must 'speak children's language', think-tank recommends

News

Thursday, July 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Online signposting of support is blighted by jargon and leaving young people feeling overwhelmed by too much information, analysis has found.

Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

Features

Monday, July 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Improved special educational needs support, expansion of social prescribing to boost youth mental health and investment in health visiting services are key policy asks sought by children’s charities, finds Amrit Virdi.

Tackle child poverty to improve outcomes for children, youth charity leaders urge

News

Thursday, June 20, 2024

| CYP Now

Tackling child poverty is key to improving outcomes for vulnerable young people and must be a priority for the next government, leaders of youth organisations have said.

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

News

Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The three main parties have published policy pledges in a bid to win the general election.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Entrepreneur to lead commission on children's access to play

News

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

| CYP Now

An independent commission has been launched to investigate the state of children’s play in the UK and put forward recommendations for the next government on how to improve facilities and access to provision.

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

News

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

| CYP Now

Creating more residential care places, restricting children’s access to social media and boosting post-16 vocational training opportunities are some of the key policies affecting children and young people in the Conservative Party’s general election manifesto.

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

News

Monday, June 10, 2024

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats have pledged a series of policies to narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged children and boost educational opportunities for young people in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Children’s Society to expand mental health services with £1mn award

News

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

| CYP Now

The Children’s Society has been awarded £1 million to provide early intervention mental health support to young people across all four nations of the UK, with a focus on those from marginalised communities.

NCS partnership to define youth services impact on mental health

News

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

| CYP Now

The National Citizen Service (NCS) has joined a new partnership which aims to examine the impact of accessing youth provision on young people’s mental health.

Just one in five children feel politicians are listening to them, England's Children’s Commissioner reveals

News

Monday, March 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Only 22% of children feel that their concerns are being listened to by politicians with just 10% feeling their views are important to those running the country, a survey by the Children’s Commissioner for England has revealed.

Blanket approach to cost-of-living support 'impacting youth mental health'

News

Friday, March 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The “one-size-fits-all approach” to supporting children through the cost-of-living crisis “overlooks the unique challenges faced by young people”, the Youth Select Committee’s new report has found.

Mermaids’ chief Lauren Stoner on the future of the charity and LGBTQ+ inclusivity

Features

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| CYP Now

LGBTQ+ charity Mermaids is moving forward after an "unprecedentedly difficult time", its new chief executive Lauren Stoner tells CYP Now.

Youth charities issue mental health improvements plea to politicians

News

Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

A coalition of charities supporting children and young people are calling on politicians of all parties to commit to improvements in mental health support ahead of this year’s general election.

Twinkle for Heather: Cumbria girl guides promote mental wellbeing in honour of young leader

News

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Girl guides in Cumbria have created a new badge designed to promote good mental wellbeing in honour of one of its young leaders, Heather Porter.

Sports participation boosts wellbeing in young teenagers, research finds

News

Thursday, November 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Participation in sport boosts wellbeing and self-belief in teenagers, new research from the Youth Sport Trust finds.

Arts projects bring young people wellbeing boost

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Post-pandemic initiative aims to improve community health and wellbeing through artist-led activities that develop children and young people’s creativity.

Youth ambassadors make case for better epilepsy healthcare and education services

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Charity has been accredited by Hear By Right for actively increasing the participation of young people in the organisation through its Youth Voice Network.

Blackpool helps children with additional needs

Best Practice

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Group-based activities focusing on developing social and emotional skills help support children with additional needs to move into mainstream youth offer.

Children in Need launches £1m funding award to improve young people’s mental health

News

Thursday, October 12, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s organisations are being urged to apply for a £1m funding award being launched by BBC Children in Need to improve young people’s mental health.

Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

News

Thursday, October 5, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s charities are facing a long-term decline in popularity among their traditional supporters, leaving them battling to attract donations and support, researchers are warning.

Online Safety Bill: What's included and the impact on children

Features

Monday, September 25, 2023

| CYP Now

A guide to the recently passed Online Safety Bill.

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New government puts children’s wellbeing at heart of its agenda

Interview: Conor Warren, 18, chief executive of Spark UK

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

Online signposting platforms must 'speak children's language', think-tank recommends

Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

Tackle child poverty to improve outcomes for children, youth charity leaders urge

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

Entrepreneur to lead commission on children's access to play

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

Children’s Society to expand mental health services with £1mn award

NCS partnership to define youth services impact on mental health

Just one in five children feel politicians are listening to them, England's Children’s Commissioner reveals

Blanket approach to cost-of-living support 'impacting youth mental health'

Mermaids’ chief Lauren Stoner on the future of the charity and LGBTQ+ inclusivity

Youth charities issue mental health improvements plea to politicians

Twinkle for Heather: Cumbria girl guides promote mental wellbeing in honour of young leader

Sports participation boosts wellbeing in young teenagers, research finds

Arts projects bring young people wellbeing boost

Youth ambassadors make case for better epilepsy healthcare and education services

Blackpool helps children with additional needs

Children in Need launches £1m funding award to improve young people’s mental health

Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

Online Safety Bill: What's included and the impact on children

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