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Call for specialist teams to prevent early childhood trauma

Monday, June 13, 2022

| CYP Now

Specialist teams offering “vital” support to vulnerable babies and young children affected by trauma are needed to ease the pressure on health and education providers, a charity says.

Increase in proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

| CYP Now

The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals increased by 1.7 per cent during 2021, government figures have revealed.

Deaf children to showcase literacy skills at Westminster event

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Monday, June 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Six deaf children are to speak at the House of Commons to highlight the need for greater early support to boost deaf children's communication skills and life chances.

Disadvantaged children’s life chances blighted by Covid-19 and cost of living crisis

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

The likelihood of improving social mobility for disadvantaged school-aged children is bleak, a major new report looking at the impact of Covid-19 and the cost of living crisis has warned.

Push for ‘urgent’ free school meals expansion as cost of living soars

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

| CYP Now

Organisations supporting vulnerable children are calling on the government to provide free school meals to all children from families receiving Universal Credit in England.

Government rejects call for Covid catch-up plan to focus on pupil mental health

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Ministers have rejected MPs’ calls for post-pandemic catch-up support in schools to focus on improving the mental health needs of children.

Surge in number of children admitted to hospital with eating disorders

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Thursday, May 19, 2022

| CYP Now

The proportion of children and young people admitted to hospital with an eating disorder has increased by 90 per cent over the last five years, according to analysis by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

MPs and charities back campaign to bolster health visiting services

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

| CYP Now

MPs and sector leaders are backing a campaign to strengthen health visiting services to ensure new parents are being effectively supported.

Paediatricians criticise delay in plans to ban junk food adverts

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

| CYP Now

“Disappointing” government plans to delay a ban on junk food adverts on TV and online will slow efforts to tackle rising childhood obesity, paediatricians have warned.

Surge in number of children with EHCPs

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

| CYP Now

The total number of children with education, health and care plans (EHCPs) has increased by more than 40,000 over the last year, latest figures from the Department for Education show.

Government announces extra £7m to train school mental health leads

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

| CYP Now

A multi-million pound extension for the training of school mental health leads had been announced by the government.

Outdoor youth work scheme 'improves young people's wellbeing'

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

| CYP Now

Young people’s mental health improves when they spend time outdoors, according to evaluation of a green social action scheme involving thousands of young people across England.

Inquiry launches into mental health and behaviour in schools

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

| CYP Now

A coalition of more than 200 charities, academics and children’s professionals is launching an inquiry to explore links between mental health and behaviour among school pupils.

Sexual harassment among primary school pupils prompts call for ‘proactive’ RSE

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

| CYP Now

An increase in "distressing" reports about sexual harassment among primary school pupils has prompted calls for “proactive” relationships and sex education (RSE) for younger children.

Mental health: Call to reform youth support in racialised communities

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

| CYP Now

System wide change is needed to improve mental health support across health and education services within racialised communities, a report is warning.

Youth workers ‘poorly equipped’ to provide mental health support, research finds

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

| CYP Now

The majority of youth workers feel “ill-equipped” to support young people with their mental health, new research shows.

Children’s charities ‘welcome’ consultation on 10-year mental health plan

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

| CYP Now

A consultation around government plans to overhaul mental health support over the next decade has been welcomed by children’s charities.

Charity embeds family support worker in children’s emergency department

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

| CYP Now

A new pilot scheme, launched by Barnardo's, will see a family support worker based in a hospital’s children’s emergency department.

New ADCS president calls for review of children’s mental health services

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

| CYP Now

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has called for a national review of support for children’s mental health.

Family hubs: DfE reveals 75 councils eligible to run services

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Monday, April 4, 2022

| CYP Now

The 75 local authority areas to benefit from new family hubs have been announced by the government.

Quarter of children in care unable to access mental health support during pandemic

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

| CYP Now

More than one in four children in care in need of mental health support struggled to access help during the Covid-19 pandemic, research has revealed.

‘Frustrating’ spring statement fails to support vulnerable families, sector leaders say

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

| CYP Now

Announcements made in Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s spring statement do “relatively little” to support disadvantaged families facing soaring living costs, organisations supporting vulnerable children have said.

Inclusive Britain: How plan to tackle racial disparity will impact education, social care and youth justice

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

| CYP Now

The government has set out its long-term vision to tackle racial disparities in the UK with a focus on health services, education and the youth justice system.

Children’s mental health charity announces closure

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

| CYP Now

A children’s mental health charity based in Hampshire has announced its closure due to lack of funding despite data showing a 50 per cent increase in childhood mental illnesses over the last three years.

NHS renews contract for specialist mental health support at Feltham YOI

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

| CYP Now

An organisation which supports vulnerable young people at risk of exploitation from gangs has renewed an NHS contract to support the delivery of mental health services for young offenders.

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Call for specialist teams to prevent early childhood trauma

Increase in proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals

Deaf children to showcase literacy skills at Westminster event

Disadvantaged children’s life chances blighted by Covid-19 and cost of living crisis

Push for ‘urgent’ free school meals expansion as cost of living soars

Government rejects call for Covid catch-up plan to focus on pupil mental health

Surge in number of children admitted to hospital with eating disorders

MPs and charities back campaign to bolster health visiting services

Paediatricians criticise delay in plans to ban junk food adverts

Surge in number of children with EHCPs

Government announces extra £7m to train school mental health leads

Outdoor youth work scheme 'improves young people's wellbeing'

Inquiry launches into mental health and behaviour in schools

Sexual harassment among primary school pupils prompts call for ‘proactive’ RSE

Mental health: Call to reform youth support in racialised communities

Youth workers ‘poorly equipped’ to provide mental health support, research finds

Children’s charities ‘welcome’ consultation on 10-year mental health plan

Charity embeds family support worker in children’s emergency department

New ADCS president calls for review of children’s mental health services

Family hubs: DfE reveals 75 councils eligible to run services

Quarter of children in care unable to access mental health support during pandemic

‘Frustrating’ spring statement fails to support vulnerable families, sector leaders say

Inclusive Britain: How plan to tackle racial disparity will impact education, social care and youth justice

Children’s mental health charity announces closure

NHS renews contract for specialist mental health support at Feltham YOI

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