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Children 'bear brunt of parental debt'

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  • Thursday, May 8, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Many of the 2.4 million children of parents who are in problem debt are going without basics such as food, clothing and heating, research by the Children's Society and StepChange Debt Charity has found.

Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

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  • Friday, January 24, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Parenting support programmes significantly cut the risk of children developing behavioural problems and becoming offenders in adolescence and adulthood, a new study suggests.

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

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  • Thursday, September 26, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Labour's youth justice minister has called for sweeping changes to the way young offenders are dealt with, suggesting that anything that does not work should be ditched.

Charity seeks action on rise in school runaways

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  • Monday, December 10, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Schools and local authorities must become more alert to signs of children who are at risk of running away from home, a charity is urging, amid a worrying rise in referrals to its runaway services.

Impact of 'target-driven' school system debated

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  • Sunday, November 6, 2011
  • | CYP Now
An increasing number of children and parents are concerned about the stress of exams, sparking a debate on whether children's wellbeing is being damaged by a target-driven school culture.