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Residential Care: Special Report

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  • Tuesday, November 30, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Latest figures show a growth in the number of residential children’s care homes, but local authorities continue to report problems in finding sufficient care placements to meet the needs of young people.

Game over: the risks of children gambling

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 26, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Harmful gambling among children and young people is an increasing concern. Charlotte Goddard explores the problem and what support is available to families and children’s services professionals.

Tackling Youth Violence: Special Report

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 26, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Despite a recent fall in knife-related assaults, there are fears the pandemic has fuelled the factors that give rise to youth violence, prompting fresh calls for action to divert young people from harm.

Legal Update: Support for Afghan children

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  • Tuesday, October 26, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Marianne Lagrue, policy manager, Coram Children’s Legal Centre, assesses what political upheaval in Afghanistan means for the support that councils should provide to looked-after children and care leavers.

University challenge: help for care leavers

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  • Tuesday, September 28, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Care-experienced young people are significantly less likely to attend university than their peers. Experts explore what support needs to be in place for them to access the benefits of higher education.

Inspections Clinic: Large social care providers

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  • Tuesday, September 28, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Large private companies continue to play an increasing role in the provision of children’s home and fostering placements. Jo Stephenson analyses what the data says about the quality of large providers.

Legal Update: Post-commencement adoptions

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  • Tuesday, September 28, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Alexandra Conroy Harris, legal consultant at CoramBAAF, sets out the process to access information under 2005 adoption reforms as the first children adopted “post-commencement” reach adulthood.

Commissioning of therapies

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  • Tuesday, September 28, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Some children need therapeutic support that does not fit into existing contracts with providers, making it more expensive to commission. By jointly commissioning with health, councils can deliver effective services and control costs, explains Toni Badnall.

Inspections Clinic: Multi-agency working

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  • Tuesday, August 31, 2021
    • | CYP Now
A review of multi-agency working in response to youth offending praises work to help young people move away from crime, but criticises the response around looked-after children, finds Jo Stephenson.

Child Sexual Exploitation: Special Report

    Features
  • Tuesday, August 31, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Children’s services have been adapting during the pandemic to deliver interventions and support to vulnerable children and young people as experts warn of an uptick in child sexual exploitation cases.

Embed a culture of safeguarding

    Features
  • Tuesday, August 31, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Embedding a culture of safeguarding means that it becomes an integral part of how an organisation operates at every level, from managers leading by example to equipping staff with the skills they need.

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