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Editorial: Role models' foolishness is a sobering thought

27 February 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People 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",...

Education is what they need to kick the drugs

13 February 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

Teenagers' temptation to experiment with drugs is on the rise. According to the Department of Health, back in 1998, 29 per cent of 15-year-old boys and 1.5 per cent of...

Editorial: Inherent dangers lurk in staying safe plan

13 February 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

With the publication of the Staying Safe Action Plan last week, the government has been at pains not to be seen to wrap children up in cotton wool. In presentation...

From The Frontline - Drugs don't always work for ADHD sufferers

10 January 2008, Jon Jolly, youth and schools worker at Arun Community Church, Littlehampton www.jonjolly.com, Youth Work Now

I've worked with many young people with behavioural problems and hyperactive disorders since I started out in youth work eight years ago. I've lost count of the number of conversations...

Let's talk about sex in a more open way

9 January 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

Experimenting with relationships is an inevitable part of growing up. For some, sex becomes a part of this, prompting concerns about the consequences of sexually active young people.

The unpalatable truth of obesity

10 December 2007, Michael Bracey, Youth Work Now

Let me introduce you to the Quality Street Six. They're a small group of young people I work with each week. And like many youth groups, eating and drinking together...

Physical education needs a creative approach

5 December 2007, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

As we are constantly reminded, childhood obesity is at record levels.

Editorial: Discs blunder ups pressure on ContactPoint

28 November 2007, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

Fear can be very contagious. The "missing discs" debacle at HM Revenue & Customs has intensified security concerns about ContactPoint, the £224m database that will hold details of every child...

Editorial: Child protection inadequacies are still rife

7 November 2007, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

The National Children's Bureau's study on safeguarding arrangements between hospitals and children's social services should alarm anyone involved in child protection (news, p4).

Editorial: A lesson in the need for emotional wellbeing

24 October 2007, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People 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.