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Mental health projects get innovation fund backing

Thursday, February 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Six projects including specialist programmes for mental health support, have been awarded a total of £11m through the government's Children's Social Care Innovation Fund.

Failure to tackle children's problems costs £17bn a year

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Thursday, February 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Social problems affecting young people are costing government close to £17bn a year, a major study by the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) has found.

Trafford looks to create a youth trust as cuts bite

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Monday, February 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Trafford Borough Council is seeking to establish a youth trust to run local youth services as it looks to slash £3.2m from its early help provision for children and young people.

FGM initiative and family support schemes receive innovation funding

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Friday, February 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A project that aims to end the practice of female genital mutilation within a generation has been handed £2m through the government's Children's Social Care Innovation Programme.

Peer accuses incoming commissioner of ‘pussyfooting' around government

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

| CYP Now

The incoming children's commissioner for England has been accused of "pussyfooting" around government after suggesting the coalition has made good progress on children's rights over the past five years.

4Children appoints Imelda Redmond as new chief

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

| CYP Now

A longstanding campaigner for better end of life care is to become the new chief executive of charity 4Children.

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

| CYP Now

Nearly six months since professor Alexis Jay's report revealed the extent of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, the government's troubled families tsar Louise Casey's has pulled no punches in her assessment of how the authority has fared since.

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Two more English authorities have been told by Ofsted that their children's services are not up to scratch.

Charities urge government action on parental imprisonment

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Monday, February 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Babies of convicted criminals should be treated as a specific vulnerable group by government and impact assessments carried out to identify their needs, a joint report by the NSPCC and Barnardo's has said.

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

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Friday, January 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The government intends to change the law to make reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory prior to May's general election.

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Government changes to tax and benefits have hit families with young children and poorer households the hardest, a major study has found.

Children's social workers to learn psychology techniques in trailblazer project

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

| CYP Now

All children's social workers will be trained in advanced psychological counselling techniques as part of a radical shake-up of child protection services in Hertfordshire, funded with nearly £5m of government money.

Police call for joint-working improvements to tackle CSE

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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Failures to share information and work together are hindering attempts by police and children's social services to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE), the lead police officer on the issue has warned.

Strengthen abduction orders to protect children, charity urges

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

MPs must strengthen police orders that disrupt contact between vulnerable children and adults who are likely to cause them harm, a charity has urged.

Lincolnshire children's services receives 'good' Ofsted rating

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Friday, January 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services at Lincolnshire Council have been judged "good" by Ofsted, with inspectors particularly praising the "exceptional" quality of adoption support.

Councils should tap into school early help funding, says ADCS

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Friday, January 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Cash-strapped local authorities could work more collaboratively with schools in order to deliver early intervention services, the president-elect of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

ADCS president-elect warns cuts could increase demand for care

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities may no longer be able to protect children's services from the worst of funding cuts over the coming year, the next president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned.

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

A leading judge has been selected to oversee youth justice matters in criminal courts for the first time, in a move that has been welcomed by campaigners pushing for reform of the youth court system.

Early help and crisis support services hit by draft council funding settlement

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Friday, December 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authority early intervention and crisis support services look set to bear the brunt of cuts to the funding that councils receive from government.

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

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Friday, December 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Bristol and Rochdale have been told to improve the quality of services for children and young people following inspections by Ofsted.

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have criticised the government for failing to prioritise the needs of children in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.

DCLG to fund community role in delivering children's services

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Local charities and community groups are to play a key role in designing and delivering children's services, such as child protection, through an initiative funded by government.

Council early intervention projects get funding boost

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Three local authorities have been awarded £7.6m of government funding to deliver early intervention projects for young children and their families.

Fall in funding threatens children's rights, report warns

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's basic rights are being threatened by widespread funding cuts, according to a new report.

Councils see rise in child abuse contacts

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Numbers of calls to councils about the safety and wellbeing of children have increased by nearly 12 per cent in a single year, research has found.

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Mental health projects get innovation fund backing

Failure to tackle children's problems costs £17bn a year

Trafford looks to create a youth trust as cuts bite

FGM initiative and family support schemes receive innovation funding

Peer accuses incoming commissioner of ‘pussyfooting' around government

4Children appoints Imelda Redmond as new chief

Casey savages Rotherham CSE response: the key failings

Ofsted tells two further authorities to improve children's services

Charities urge government action on parental imprisonment

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

Children's social workers to learn psychology techniques in trailblazer project

Police call for joint-working improvements to tackle CSE

Strengthen abduction orders to protect children, charity urges

Lincolnshire children's services receives 'good' Ofsted rating

Councils should tap into school early help funding, says ADCS

ADCS president-elect warns cuts could increase demand for care

Top judge to lead on youth justice in landmark move

Early help and crisis support services hit by draft council funding settlement

Ofsted calls for improvements at Bristol and Rochdale children's services

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

DCLG to fund community role in delivering children's services

Council early intervention projects get funding boost

Fall in funding threatens children's rights, report warns

Councils see rise in child abuse contacts

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