Daily roundup: Gangs, mental health services and children's hospital rating

A new helpline service for parents worried about a young person involved with or at risk of becoming involved with gangs has been launched by the NSPCC. The service has been launched with the support of the Home Office’s Ending Gang and Youth Violence Strategy.

Care minister Norman Lamb has expressed his concern at the state of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). According to the Daily Mail, Lamb criticised services for being “stuck in the dark ages”. He has launched a new task force, chaired by officials from NHS England and the Department of Health, as part of efforts to modernise CAMHS.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told Alder Hey Children’s Hospital that it “requires improvement” in the areas of critical care and outpatient services. The BBC reports that the CQC found a shortage of nurses as well as a lack of senior doctors.

A Scottish social worker has walked free from court after being cleared of assaulting a 15-year-old girl in her care. The Aberdeen Press and Journal reports that 30-year-old Jackie Bruce was found not guilty after a two-day trial at Peterhead Sheriff Court.

New research suggests that breastfeeding can halve the risk of postnatal depression. The BBC reports that the claim was made in the Maternal and Child Health Journal after a study of 14,000 new mothers.

And finally, Google is said to be working on a range of child-friendly websites for under-13s. According to the Guardian, the internet giant is in the process of creating child-friendly YouTube and Gmail services.