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Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

Friday, May 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Self-esteem damaged by overuse of the internet; schools accused of extremism could be converted to academies; and Ofsted criticises Nottingham Safeguarding Children Board, all in the news today.

Number of young heroin and crack cocaine users at all-time low

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Friday, October 7, 2011

| CYP Now

Heroin and crack cocaine use among young people has hit a record low since the drugs became popular in the 1980s and 1990s, according to the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA).

Green Party calls for halt to cadet unit expansion

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

| CYP Now

The Green Party has called on the government to stop expanding cadet units in state schools and to raise the minimum recruitment age for the military to 18.??

Split youth and adult drug services, concludes review

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Support for young people with drug problems in Brighton & Hove needs to be overhauled, the city's Independent Drugs Commission has concluded.

Alcohol-related hospital admissions rise among most deprived young people

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Monday, July 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Cuts to youth services have been blamed for an increase in alcohol-related hospital admissions among young people from England's poorest families.

Youth commission to advise on tobacco-free target

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people in Scotland are to advise the Scottish Government on preventing smoking at a young age, as part of a bid to make the country tobacco free.

Value of drug support projects revealed

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

| CYP Now

Every pound spent on support services for young people with drug and alcohol problems saves the UK taxpayer between 5 and 8, according to latest government-commissioned research.

Daniel Pelka SCR: Four-year-old "invisible" to professionals

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

A four-year-old who was murdered after months of starvation and beatings was effectively "invisible" to professionals as a result of language barriers, a probe has found.

Poor young people have more pessimistic health outlook

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people from deprived areas rate themselves as having lower life satisfaction and worse health than their peers, according to research.

Staff at family drugs support centre to vote on strike

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Friday, January 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Unite members at a London centre that supports parents with drug and alcohol problems are being balloted over plans to restructure the service.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

UK's drug problems rival those in Brazil and Mexico, claims narcotics expert

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

| CYP Now

A United Nations narcotics expert has called for improved drug prevention and treatment programmes in the UK, after likening the drug problems in some cities to Brazil or Mexico.

Youth offending teams make progress on health services

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Health services provided by youth offending teams (YOTs) for children and young people are improving, a report has found.

Charity launches campaign to counter rise in self-poisoning

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

| CYP Now

A campaign to educate young people to help friends who self-harm has been launched after figures revealed the number of people self-poisoning has soared by more than 40 per cent in a decade.

Substance misuse family courts to be expanded

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Friday, July 5, 2013

| CYP Now

At least two new specialist substance misuse family courts are to be set up thanks to £150,000 of government funding.

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Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

Number of young heroin and crack cocaine users at all-time low

Green Party calls for halt to cadet unit expansion

Split youth and adult drug services, concludes review

Alcohol-related hospital admissions rise among most deprived young people

Youth commission to advise on tobacco-free target

Value of drug support projects revealed

Daniel Pelka SCR: Four-year-old "invisible" to professionals

Poor young people have more pessimistic health outlook

Staff at family drugs support centre to vote on strike

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

UK's drug problems rival those in Brazil and Mexico, claims narcotics expert

Youth offending teams make progress on health services

Charity launches campaign to counter rise in self-poisoning

Substance misuse family courts to be expanded

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