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First digital platform to host mental health services for black young people

Monday, February 6, 2023

| CYP Now

A first-of-its-kind digital platform is set to launch, which will host black-led programmes, community groups and mental health services, all catering specifically to black young people.

Children’s Mental Health: Resources to help young people have healthy relationships

News

Monday, February 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Charities and organisations have launched mental health campaigns and resources for educators, youth workers and children, to mark Children’s Mental Health Week.

Treat criminal exploitation of young people as a ‘national threat’, campaigners urge

News

Friday, February 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth justice leaders and cross-party MPs have urged the government to treat youth violence and criminal exploitation of young people as a "national threat" during an event in parliament.

Multi-million pound fund launches to support youth groups through cost-of-living crisis

News

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth groups are being offered grants of around a tenth of their turnover to reflect the impact of double-digit inflation on their finances.

Play in peril: charting the decline of playgrounds across 40 years

Analysis

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Author of a landmark directory of adventure and holiday play provision in 1980 draws on new data that documents how many schemes are still running and assesses the impact that closures have had on children.

Street League creates youth board to better amplify young people's voices

Best Practice

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Sports and employability charity in Scotland creates youth board to shape policies and provision.

Sports coach, youth worker and therapist in blended role

Best Practice

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Therapeutic skills are becoming increasingly needed and used across a range of settings such as community sports and youth work.

Breaking barriers to employment and education

Best Practice

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Coaching scheme gives young participants the tools they need to make positive changes, overcome life's challenges and get back into work or learning.

Youth organisations slam UK government's decision to block gender recognition reform

News

Friday, January 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth organisations have urged the UK government to reverse its decision to block Scotland’s gender recognition reform bill, citing concerns for the wellbeing of transgender young people across the UK.

YMCA College launches five-year youth work strategy

News

Friday, January 27, 2023

| CYP Now

A youth work partnership, led by YMCA England and Wales, has laid out a new strategy to support professionals working with young people.

King Charles visits youth club to mark funding boost for NYA programme

News

Thursday, January 26, 2023

| CYP Now

King Charles III and the Queen Consort Camilla visited young people at a Manchester youth centre, as increased funding was announced to bolster a life skills programme run by the National Youth Agency (NYA).

What is Scotland’s gender recognition reform bill, and why is Westminster blocking it?

Features

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

| CYP Now

The UK government has announced it is blocking Scotland’s gender recognition reform legislation, a bill which would simplify the administrative process for people looking to legally change their gender.

Career programme welcomes disadvantaged young people into environmental sector

News

Friday, January 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Some 60 young people are kickstarting a career in environmental action through community charity Groundwork’s 'New to Nature' initiative, which offers work placements to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

NYA launches new youth work qualification

News

Friday, January 13, 2023

| CYP Now

The National Youth Agency (NYA) has launched a new qualification for youth workers designed to increase skills within the sector.

Youth crime prevention scheme expands

News

Friday, January 13, 2023

| CYP Now

A London-based programme designed to divert vulnerable young people away from the criminal justice system has expanded outside of the capital for the first time.

Councils urge DfE to address ‘major’ safeguarding concerns in out-of-school settings

News

Thursday, January 12, 2023

| CYP Now

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the Department for Education to implement the recommendations of a government report identifying multiple safeguarding concerns relating to out-of-school settings.

Youth club launches winter sessions amid cost-of-living crisis

News

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

| CYP Now

A Coventry youth organisation has launched a series of winter sessions to help young people deal with the impact of rising living costs.

What Makes a Family: Children's book aims to promote diversity education

News

Friday, January 6, 2023

| CYP Now

C-Jay Quigley, queer activist, who works with children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), discusses her self-published children’s book ‘What Makes a Family’, and the importance of encouraging inclusive attitudes among children from a young age.

DfE programme to aims to challenge career stereotypes in primary schools

News

Friday, January 6, 2023

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has launched a new careers programme to encourage primary school children to think about future jobs early, and challenge career stereotypes.

Redthread relaunches youth violence prevention events

News

Thursday, January 5, 2023

| CYP Now

Redthread has relaunched a series of events on safeguarding for professionals working to reduce youth violence after a three-year hiatus.

Youth Music launches latest round of NextGen Fund to support young creatives

News

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth Music has launched the fifth round of its NextGen Fund to help young people boost their career prospects in the music industry.

Revamped social action scheme sees NCS aim for greater impact

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

National Citizen Service boss sets out rationale for moving programme to a year-round offer while slimming down core residential element to reduce costs, but experts fear it may dilute the experience for young people.

How football sessions tackle mental health stigma

Best Practice

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Group therapy harnesses the power of sport to engage with young people experiencing difficulties who might not be reached through conventional counselling.