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Thousands of young people to benefit as youth clubs approved

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Friday, June 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Planning permission has been approved for two new youth clubs in Bristol and Crewe.

Drama access could help children speak up around consent, actors say

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Friday, June 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Access to drama and the arts could boost children’s confidence in speaking up about issues such as consent and abuse, TV and film stars have said.

Major study to examine youth sector collaboration with schools

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Monday, June 26, 2023

| CYP Now

The NCS Trust and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award have commissioned a new study into links between schools and opportunities offered to young people through local youth work providers.

Toolkit urges councils to convert empty buildings into homes for care leavers

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

| CYP Now

A toolkit and app have been launched to help local authorities, charities and community-based organisations convert vacant commercial buildings into social housing for vulnerable groups, including young care leavers.

Youth work in schools key to improving attendance rates, NYA inquiry finds

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

| CYP Now

Stronger collaboration between youth work providers and schools is key to improving attendance rates for vulnerable children, an independent inquiry commissioned by the National Youth Agency (NYA) has found.

Girlguiding members protest closures of activity centres and overseas units

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Monday, June 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Hundreds of Girlguiding members have joined forces to protest against the closure of five of the charity’s UK activity centres and its overseas units.

Children’s sector leaders recognised in King’s first birthday honours

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Monday, June 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s social care, youth work and early years leaders are among those recognised in King Charles III’s first birthday honours list.

Care leavers champion protected characteristic campaign at Downing Street

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people visited Downing Street to urge the Prime Minister to make care experience a protected characteristic, as part of a nationwide campaign to protect care leavers from discrimination.

Abuse survivors call on Scouts to improve safeguarding procedures

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

| CYP Now

Survivors of child sexual abuse during their time with the Scout Association are calling for reform of the charity’s safeguarding procedures, claiming it is still failing to protect young people.

Charities push for government strategy to end youth homelessness

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

| CYP Now

More than 100 charities are calling on the government to commit to a strategy to end youth homelessness, after research revealed that 129,000 young people sought support from councils last year because they were in housing crisis.

London mayor invests £10m to boost mentoring support for young people

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

| CYP Now

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a further investment of £10m into mentoring for vulnerable young people, as part of a £34m package of support to help those most at risk of exploitation or exposure to violence.

Greater diversity training for professionals could reduce youth violence, report finds

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

| CYP Now

Professionals working with young people need increased training on recognising discriminatory behaviour and unconscious bias to help reduce youth violence, youth-led research has found.

MPs to hold first inquiry into outcomes for young carers

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

| CYP Now

A first-of-its-kind inquiry has been launched by MPs to examine the impact of caring responsibilities on the life chances of young carers, including how it affects education and employment prospects.

Girlguiding urged to reverse activity centre closures

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

| CYP Now

Girlguiding is being urged by its members to reconsider plans to close five activity centres after an international event due to be held on one of the sites was postponed.

Actor Ben Bailey Smith urges greater support for youth services

Features

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Actor and former youth worker Ben Bailey Smith has joined forces with charity UK Youth to shine a light on the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on youth services, after a decade of funding cuts for the sector.

Mental health charities seek views of black young people

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Monday, June 5, 2023

| CYP Now

A coalition of mental health charities are asking young people from black and black mixed-race backgrounds about their access to mental health support, after research revealed that black people are less likely to get earlier preventative support.

Youth work investment ‘key’ to reducing exploitation over school holidays, Barnardo’s says

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Friday, June 2, 2023

| CYP Now

Increased investment in youth services and expanded access to the Holiday Food and Activities Programme are key to reducing the risk of child exploitation over the summer holidays, according to Barnardo’s.

Disadvantaged young people to make up a third of KFC new employees

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Fast food retailer KFC has announced that by 2030, it plans for one third of all new employees to be young people who have faced barriers to employment, as part of a youth employability programme run in partnership with UK Youth.

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.