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Daily roundup: youth unemployment, benefit cap, and mental health

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Government advisers brand Youth Contract a failure; benefit cap not helping struggling households into work research finds; and child mental health survey needs to be reinstated, say psychiatrists, all in the news today.

'Inadequate' council enlists NHS to deliver early help services

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Thursday, October 5, 2017

| CYP Now

Reading Council has commissioned Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to provide integrated early help support to children and families as part of efforts to improve services.

Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

Judges for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards have scrutinised nearly 400 entries and their assessments have produced shortlists in each of the 19 categories.

David Laws replaces Sarah Teather at the Department for Education in reshuffle

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

| CYP Now

David Laws is to return to government as minister in the Department for Education, following the cabinet reshuffle.

NCB appoints president and chair

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

| CYP Now

The former boss of Serco's children's services arm has been appointed chair of the National Children's Bureau (NCB)

Young victims of domestic violence to be recognised in revised legal definition

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

| CYP Now

The legal definition of domestic violence is to be widened to include teenagers, so that 16- and 17-year-olds can access support to escape abusive relationships, the government has announced.

Children's services spend to increase by £106m this year

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Friday, September 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Total local authority spending on children and young people's services will increase by more than £100m this year, Department for Education (DfE) statistics have shown.

Major crackdown on FGM to launch in London

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Friday, April 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Women who are victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) are to be referred to children's social services and police as part of a pioneering project intended to prevent a further generation of girls being subjected to the abuse.

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The 2014 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

The role of director of children's services (DCS) should be scrapped to give local authorities more flexibility over leadership, a report has recommended.

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

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Friday, September 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's homes will be required to show how they support young people and respond to their wishes as part of ongoing government efforts to improve standards.

Third of professionals work with children who 'go hungry' daily

News

Monday, February 25, 2013

| CYP Now

A third of children's services professionals say the young people they work with are failing to get enough to eat on a daily basis, according to a survey conducted by the Children's Food Trust.

Schools fail to meet young carers' needs, study finds

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Friday, November 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Schools need to better understand the challenges faced by young carers if they are to support their education needs, a report by academics and campaigners has found.

Charity leads bid to improve mental health of LGBTQ young people

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Monday, January 13, 2014

| CYP Now

More than half of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people report developing mental health issues caused by discrimination.

Budget: Critics attack lack of action on free childcare funding

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

| CYP Now

The government has been criticised for failing to act on concerns within the childcare sector about funding for extended free provision, after no additional money to boost the flagship initiative was announced in today's Spring Budget.

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Daily roundup: youth unemployment, benefit cap, and mental health

'Inadequate' council enlists NHS to deliver early help services

Shortlist revealed for CYP Now Awards 2012

David Laws replaces Sarah Teather at the Department for Education in reshuffle

NCB appoints president and chair

Young victims of domestic violence to be recognised in revised legal definition

Children's services spend to increase by £106m this year

Major crackdown on FGM to launch in London

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

Emphasis on support under new children's home standards

Third of professionals work with children who 'go hungry' daily

Schools fail to meet young carers' needs, study finds

Charity leads bid to improve mental health of LGBTQ young people

Budget: Critics attack lack of action on free childcare funding

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