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Health visitors/children's centres story

Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

***Financial strain on local authorities is causing a threat to health visitor numbers, and could increase their workload, according to experts.

*MoD urged to raise armed forces enlistment age from 16??

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Defence has been told to stop the British armed forces recruiting young people under the age of 18.

**£800k school counselling initiative set to launch

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A counselling service will be implemented in 18 schools across England to test its impact on pupil's wellbeing and educational attainment.

Accommodation for children in mental health crisis gets £15m boost

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Monday, May 9, 2016

| CYP Now

A fund worth £15m has been announced by government to help provide health and community based "places of safety" where young people in mental distress can be held instead of police cells.

DfE axes outspoken schools mental health tsar

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Thursday, May 5, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has removed Natasha Devon from her role as schools mental health champion, prompting concerns that government is keen to replace her with someone less critical of current policy.

DfE announces expansion of school mental health initiative

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

| CYP Now

More schools are to benefit from working closer with mental health services, the government has announced.

Children in care denied help with mental health problems

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils and specialist services are failing to support children in care who have mental health problems, a probe by MPs has found.

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

| CYP Now

A former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has been appointed by government to oversee attempts to boost support for children in care with mental health problems.

Parental relationship support 'not a priority' for councils

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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils and other local agencies are failing to prioritise support for parental relationships as part of efforts to improve the life chances of children, a study has found.

Number of children receiving mental health treatment tops 200,000

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Thursday, March 31, 2016

| CYP Now

In excess of 200,000 children are in treatment or awaiting treatment for mental health problems, with thousands of them potentially suffering from psychosis, it has emerged.

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Exposure to conflict between their parents can put children's mental health and long-term life chances at risk, a government-funded study has found.

Job and education worries are biggest concerns for young people

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Friday, March 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Young people fear being "cut adrift" from society due to difficulty accessing housing, jobs and education, research by YMCA England has found.

More children forced out of area for mental health treatment

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

| CYP Now

Increasing numbers of children are being forced out of their home area to receive treatment for mental health problems, it has emerged.

Young people with chronic health conditions ‘need improved support'

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Services for young people with chronic health conditions transitioning into employment need to improve, experts have warned.

Ministers admit children's mental health has been underfunded

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Young people's mental health has been "undervalued and under-prioritised" in the past, government ministers have conceded.

Major trial finds ‘promising' results for sexual abuse therapy

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Monday, February 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Therapeutic support delivered by social workers can reduce the numbers of children experiencing the highest levels of trauma following sexual abuse, a major study has found.

DfE to utilise technology in school mental health drive

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| CYP Now

Internet and mobile phone technology will be central to government plans for young people to provide mental health support for their peers in school, it has emerged.

Government set to boost mental health services for children in care

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Support for children and young people in care who are experiencing mental health problems is set to be boosted after the government pledged to set out exactly what services they can expect to receive.

Mental health services for abused children 'inadequate'

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

| CYP Now

Services designed to help abused children overcome trauma are inadequate, professionals working with them have claimed.

Government to invest £290m in mental health support for mothers

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Monday, January 11, 2016

| CYP Now

The government will invest £290m to improve mental health services for new mothers, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.

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Health visitors/children's centres story

*MoD urged to raise armed forces enlistment age from 16??

**£800k school counselling initiative set to launch

Accommodation for children in mental health crisis gets £15m boost

DfE axes outspoken schools mental health tsar

DfE announces expansion of school mental health initiative

Children in care denied help with mental health problems

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

Parental relationship support 'not a priority' for councils

Number of children receiving mental health treatment tops 200,000

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

Job and education worries are biggest concerns for young people

More children forced out of area for mental health treatment

Young people with chronic health conditions ‘need improved support'

Ministers admit children's mental health has been underfunded

Major trial finds ‘promising' results for sexual abuse therapy

DfE to utilise technology in school mental health drive

Government set to boost mental health services for children in care

Mental health services for abused children 'inadequate'

Government to invest £290m in mental health support for mothers

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