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Young people are facing increasing pressure as a result of bullying, stress at school, anxiety and the impact of online pornography, a major study has found.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| CYP Now

It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.

Campaigners seek statutory status for youth services

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Friday, August 29, 2014

| CYP Now

A group of youth workers who recently lost their jobs due to council cuts have started a campaign to put youth service funding on a more sustainable footing.

More than 2,000 youth workers axed in past two years, Unison finds

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Monday, August 11, 2014

| CYP Now

In excess of 2,000 youth worker posts have been cut and 350 youth centres have closed since 2012, according to latest research by Unison.

Dozens of councils ignore youth service legal duty

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Less than half of local authorities always take into account their legal duty to provide sufficient support for young people when making decisions about youth service funding, survey findings show.

CYP Now launches Youth Worker Identity Survey

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Monday, January 13, 2014

| CYP Now

CYP Now is seeking the views of youth work practitioners to gain a better picture of how youth workers see themselves today.

Hospital youth work project set for expansion

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Monday, December 2, 2013

| CYP Now

A hospital-based youth work service that helps young people affected by violent and gang-related crime is set to be expanded to a second London emergency department.

Social action fund opens for applications

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Monday, November 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Organisations supporting social action projects that help vulnerable young people can now apply for a share of £2m of Cabinet Office funding.

Youth project marks 20 years with cash boost

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Monday, October 21, 2013

| CYP Now

A long-established detached youth work project has secured funding to enable it to continue its work for a further three years.

Privacy fears stop youth professionals using social media

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Friday, August 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Almost a quarter of professionals who work with young people do not use social media because of concerns around privacy, a poll suggests.

YMCA lands £300,000 for street youth work

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Three YMCAs are to launch street youth work projects designed to help young people at risk of getting involved in gangs or knife crime.

Youth work institute to launch in autumn

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Friday, April 26, 2013

| CYP Now

The Institute for Youth Work will open to qualified, non-qualified and student youth workers in September, it has been confirmed.

CYP Now investigates the state of youth work provision

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Children & Young People Now is calling on youth project managers to take part in an important study looking at how their work is bearing up in the tough economic climate.

Gove confirms DfE could relinquish responsibility for youth policy

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Friday, March 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is considering shifting responsibility for youth policy from the Department for Education to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), Education Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed.

Councils slash youth services spending by a quarter

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authority spending on youth services has dropped by more than 25 per cent in the space of just a year, government figures have revealed.

Sector raises 'huge concerns' over government approach to youth policy

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

A lack of government interest in youth services is marginalising young people and risks triggering social unrest, leading figures in the sector have warned.

City of London Corporation to help tackle youth unemployment

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Monday, October 29, 2012

| CYP Now

Local authorities in London will each be handed £100,000 to invest in voluntary sector schemes for disadvantaged children as part of an effort to get young people into work or apprenticeships.

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Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

Campaigners seek statutory status for youth services

More than 2,000 youth workers axed in past two years, Unison finds

Dozens of councils ignore youth service legal duty

CYP Now launches Youth Worker Identity Survey

Hospital youth work project set for expansion

Social action fund opens for applications

Youth project marks 20 years with cash boost

Privacy fears stop youth professionals using social media

YMCA lands £300,000 for street youth work

Youth work institute to launch in autumn

CYP Now investigates the state of youth work provision

Gove confirms DfE could relinquish responsibility for youth policy

Councils slash youth services spending by a quarter

Sector raises 'huge concerns' over government approach to youth policy

City of London Corporation to help tackle youth unemployment

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