CYP Now - Best Practice

Best Practice

Exposure therapy can help young people to practice coping strategies for stressful school scenarios such as taking exams. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

31 March 2020

Tech solutions help young people overcome anxieties

Joanne Parkes Health

Leap’s young ambassadors helped to co-design a programme that supports young people’s school transition

31 March 2020

Leap turns to young people with lived experience to shape future priorities

Abdul Jaleel Participation

Chasing bubbles is one way Healthy Movers sessions help children to learn about the importance of being physically active

31 March 2020

Play helps children learn to be Healthy Movers

Early Years

Most people traumatised by disasters can make a good recovery with the right help. Picture: Daria Ni/Adobe Stock

31 March 2020

Disaster-based trauma support, Australia

Derren Hayes Health

More residential care placements are being made available to address the high number of children being placed out of authority. Picture: cloudvisual/Adobe Stock

31 March 2020

Hertfordshire County Council – Local Spotlight

Children's Services

Families can need support for at least a year before a secure attachment is formed and the relationship is mutually rewarding. Picture: Motortion/Adobe Stock

25 February 2020

Agency helps children develop more secure attachments

Joanne Parkes Health

Practitioners are able to support more young people than just those deemed to be most at risk and most likely to respond to treatment. Picture: Becky Nixon/posed by model

25 February 2020

NHS specialists and secure setting staff create therapeutic environment to address complex issues

Nina Jacobs Health

Milk & Honey’s sessions are co-produced by the young women who attend, with creative expression helping them to feel safe

25 February 2020

Art therapy helps girls affected by youth violence

Nina Jacobs Safeguarding and child protection

Young people felt that professionals often focused on poorer outcomes, ignoring the potential of care leavers. Picture: Daniel Ernst/Adobe Stock

25 February 2020

Care-experienced young people challenge stereotypes in shaping charity’s marketing

Alex Jones Youth Work

Children take part in creative activities that help them to explore their feelings

25 February 2020

How peer support helps children cope better with grief

Health

Wakefield Council has boosted investment in children’s services by £14m a year as part of efforts to turn around performance. Picture: Wakefield Council

25 February 2020

Wakefield Council: Local Spotlight

Derren Hayes Children's Services

Young people get the chance to develop life skills in a place of safety and stability

28 January 2020

Youth work has lasting impact on homeless young people

Joanne Parkes Youth Work

Youth First is responsible for delivering a range of youth work provision to 6,000 young people at 15 sites across Lewisham

28 January 2020

Mutual delivers benefits for young people at London council

Nina Jacobs Youth Work

Northampton Council’s Anna King says specialist work on knife crime is necessary

28 January 2020

Youth workers tackle knife crime in Northampton

Dan Parton Youth Work

This young Life’s podcast format allows young people to have control over how their stories are presented

28 January 2020

Podcast documents young person’s fight to clarify immigration status

Enver Solomon Social Care