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Projects to tackle homelessness are among those to benefit from the fund. Picture: Geerte/Adobe Stock
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Programme launches to distribute £3.6mn to support care leavers

Social Care
The initiative will include improving access to tech and health services for young people. Picture: Photographeeeu/Adobe Stock
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Youth work improvement initiative to tackle 'fragmentation' of services

Youth Work
One in every 52 children in Blackpool is in care, according to research. Picture: Christopher Baigent/Adobe Stock
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North of England councils face ‘£25bn children in care burden’, claims report

Social Care
Children as young as 13 can join Whatsapp under new rules. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Children's safety campaigners call for WhatsApp to reverse age limit reduction

Health
The YJB is calling for out-of-court diversions to be 'fairly applied' to children from racial minorities. Picture: SeventyFour/Adobe Stock
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‘Stable and fairer funding’ needed to improve youth justice services, says YJB

Youth Justice
Young people report frequent interactions with police in their homes. Picture: Marcus/Adobe Stock
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Young people 'distressed' by frequent police visits at home, research warns

Youth Justice
Young people accessing gender support 'want to be heard, respected and believed', Cass says. Picture: Llike/Adobe Stock
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Cass review: Gender identity services for young people ‘need to match standards of other NHS care'

Health
The programme will be linked to the roll out of new family hubs. Picture: Adobe Stock
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Government moves family support programme to DfE

Social Care
Members held protests against the closures last year. Picture: Lawrence Weetman
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Girlguiding rows back on plans to scrap overseas operations

Youth Work
Ofsted found that the work of RAAs “is strong” in matching families with children. Picture:
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Ofsted: Regionalisation 'not solving many adoption challenges’

Social Care
Vulnerable children in year 11 are more likely than their peers to experience 'unexplained transfers'. Picture: Drivepix/Adobe Stock
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'Unexplained transfers' impacting one in five pupils with emotional health needs

Education
Work should be done to 'develop and further professionalise the work of youth practitioners in London', experts say. Picture: Seventyfour/Adobe Stock
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Youth workers step in amid lack of family help to protect children from crime

Youth Work