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Gender identity services: review lead calls for regional support centres

Monday, March 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Children and young people with gender dysphoria should be treated at specialist regional centres to better meet their needs and reduce long waiting times, an independent review has suggested.

Charities welcome three-year extension of Adoption Support Fund

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Friday, March 4, 2022

| CYP Now

Charities have welcomed the government’s announcement to invest £163 million over the next three years in adoption services including therapeutic support for adopted children.

World Hearing Day: Deaf children lobby government to fund early intervention support

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Deaf children and their families are urging the government to fund specialist early intervention support through the NHS and local authorities.

UK Youth launches £10m mental health fund

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Monday, February 28, 2022

| CYP Now

UK Youth has teamed up with a charitable foundation to launch a £10m fund to support young people struggling with their mental health.

Increasing numbers of girls with mental illness risk being missed by schools, experts warn

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Monday, February 28, 2022

| CYP Now

Schools may only be identifying “a fraction” of young people, particularly girls, in need of mental health support due to inadequate detection methods and a lack of training for staff, researchers have warned.

Disadvantaged hit hardest as youth happiness at all time low

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

| CYP Now

Happiness and confidence levels among 16- to 25-year-olds is at its lowest point for 13 years, with disadvantaged young people the worst affected, according to an annual survey.

Put disabled children and families at heart of Covid-19 inquiry, campaigners urge

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

| CYP Now

Disabled children and their families must be “put at the heart” of a public inquiry into the government’s handling of Covid-19, campaigners have said.

Pandemic sparks decline in children’s health, research finds

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Sunday, February 20, 2022

| CYP Now

Urgent GP referrals for young people have surpassed pre-pandemic levels sparking concerns that children’s health is deteriorating, experts say.

Guide to mental health support for teenagers and children

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Monday, February 14, 2022

| CYP Now

CYP Now looks at online resources to help parents and practitioners spot the signs of mental health issues in young people and offer support.

More than one in five girls experience ‘cyberflashing’

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

| CYP Now

More than a fifth of girls have been victims of cyberflashing incidents, according to a survey into online harm faced by women.

Pandemic pressures behind children's mental health crisis, experts warn

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Friday, February 4, 2022

| CYP Now

One in six children is struggling with their mental health and more than a third of young people on waiting lists have yet to start treatment, research shows.

Early years leaders back MMR campaign

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years leaders are supporting a campaign to warn parents about the severe health risks of not vaccinating their children against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Investment in youth services and education in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas have been announced as part of the government’s “levelling-up” plan.

Teaching union joins forces with charity in call for school counselling boost

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

| CYP Now

A strategic partnership between teaching union NASUWT and charity Citizens UK is set to campaign for a complete roll-out of school counselling across the UK.

Number of children in extreme poverty rises to 550,000

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

| CYP Now

The number of children living in destitution has increased to 550,000, according to latest figures analysed by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

LEYF launches external training course for early years chefs

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Monday, January 17, 2022

| CYP Now

The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has opened up its chef academy to non-LEYF staff interested in tackling childhood obesity.

Isolation and social media among factors behind surge in eating disorders during pandemic, charities warn

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Friday, January 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Increased time spent on social media, isolation from friends, and disrupted school routines are among factors behind a surge in young people being treated for eating disorders during the pandemic, experts have warned.

New campaign targets record rise in childhood obesity amid pandemic

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Monday, January 10, 2022

| CYP Now

More advice will be given to families to help prevent childhood obesity as part of a new government campaign.

Nadhim Zahawi: Covid-19 vaccine for vulnerable young children to be rolled-out within weeks

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Thursday, January 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Vulnerable children between the ages of five and 11 could be offered a Covid-19 vaccine “by the middle of this month”, education secretary Nadhim Zahawi told MPs.

Children worst hit by NHS Covid backlog, say medical experts

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Thursday, January 6, 2022

| CYP Now

A combination of long delays for physical care, a surge in mental health referrals and the dangers of long covid means children have been worst hit by an NHS backlog caused by Covid-19, says the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).

‘Game-changer’ for deaf children as clear face masks approved for NHS use

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

| CYP Now

Charities supporting deaf children have praised the approval of two types of transparent face masks for use in NHS health settings across the UK.

Families celebrate approval of Covid-19 vaccine for vulnerable five- to 11-year-olds

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Thursday, December 23, 2021

| CYP Now

Campaigners and families of clinically vulnerable children have described the approval of a Covid-19 vaccine for high-risk over-fives as “nothing short of a Christmas miracle”.

Child health strategies ‘too focused on weight management’, experts warn

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

| CYP Now

Children’s health strategies are too focused on weight loss and should instead consider the wider health needs of families, according to a report by medical and children’s services experts.

Covid-19: Vaccinate clinically vulnerable children from age five, charities urge

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

| CYP Now

Charities supporting families with disabled children have renewed calls for those most at risk from Covid-19 to be offered a vaccine from the age of five.

Call to reverse underfunding of mental health support for young people

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Monday, December 20, 2021

| CYP Now

A comprehensive investment strategy is needed to remedy chronic underfunding of mental health support for children, researchers say.

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Gender identity services: review lead calls for regional support centres

Charities welcome three-year extension of Adoption Support Fund

World Hearing Day: Deaf children lobby government to fund early intervention support

UK Youth launches £10m mental health fund

Increasing numbers of girls with mental illness risk being missed by schools, experts warn

Disadvantaged hit hardest as youth happiness at all time low

Put disabled children and families at heart of Covid-19 inquiry, campaigners urge

Pandemic sparks decline in children’s health, research finds

Guide to mental health support for teenagers and children

More than one in five girls experience ‘cyberflashing’

Pandemic pressures behind children's mental health crisis, experts warn

Early years leaders back MMR campaign

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

Teaching union joins forces with charity in call for school counselling boost

Number of children in extreme poverty rises to 550,000

LEYF launches external training course for early years chefs

Isolation and social media among factors behind surge in eating disorders during pandemic, charities warn

New campaign targets record rise in childhood obesity amid pandemic

Nadhim Zahawi: Covid-19 vaccine for vulnerable young children to be rolled-out within weeks

Children worst hit by NHS Covid backlog, say medical experts

‘Game-changer’ for deaf children as clear face masks approved for NHS use

Families celebrate approval of Covid-19 vaccine for vulnerable five- to 11-year-olds

Child health strategies ‘too focused on weight management’, experts warn

Covid-19: Vaccinate clinically vulnerable children from age five, charities urge

Call to reverse underfunding of mental health support for young people

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