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Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

Thursday, January 9, 2014

| CYP Now

There is an "unhelpful" misperception among the media and public about the nature of out-of-authority placements for looked-after children, council care managers have said.

Care leavers missing out on mental health support, study finds

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Around two-thirds of care leavers with mental health problems are not receiving specialist support, a study by Barnardo's has found.

Poor young people have more pessimistic health outlook

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people from deprived areas rate themselves as having lower life satisfaction and worse health than their peers, according to research.

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.

Children's commissioner for England calls for urgent improvements to care system

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

| CYP Now

Investment in residential care, increased mental health support and more benefits for care leavers are paramount to improving provision for children in care, according to the children’s commissioner for England.

Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

| CYP Now

Children in custody should be kept in small units with sufficient trained staff to meet their mental health and emotional needs, a report by the children's commissioner has recommended.

More than a third of young people 'living in fear of crime'

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Fear of being a victim of crime is currently the biggest concern for young people, a major survey has found.

DfE 'making progress' on mental health check pilots

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Friday, November 10, 2017

| CYP Now

The government remains committed to trials of mental health assessments for children entering the care system that were due to launch six months ago, a Department for Education official has said.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

Half of early support psychosis services see funding cut

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Half of early intervention services for young people with mental health problems have seen funding, staffing and quality fall over the past year, according to a report published today.

Youth offending teams make progress on health services

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Health services provided by youth offending teams (YOTs) for children and young people are improving, a report has found.

Labour conference: Corbyn vows to tackle inequality

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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has highlighted housing, mental health and welfare support as key campaigns for his leadership.

Charity launches campaign to counter rise in self-poisoning

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

| CYP Now

A campaign to educate young people to help friends who self-harm has been launched after figures revealed the number of people self-poisoning has soared by more than 40 per cent in a decade.

Call for better child sexual exploitation training for health workers

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Professionals in health services must receive better training to identify and help victims of child sexual exploitation, a government-commissioned report has concluded.

Daily roundup: School inspections, child protection and mental health

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

| CYP Now

Minister calls for Ofsted to inspect academy chains; serious case review finds health services missed chances to refer baby to social workers; and new standards for managing anxiety published, all in the news today.

Budget 2015: Children's mental health to benefit from £1.25bn investment

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

| CYP Now

The Chancellor has announced further details of how the £1.25bn of extra investment in mental health services for children and young people planned over the next five years will be spent.

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.

Gyimah handed role to strengthen children's mental health services

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Friday, August 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has been handed responsibility for strengthening Department for Education links with child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).

Health professionals must have '24-hour access to safeguarding advice'

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

| CYP Now

NHS staff in emergency care settings should be able to access child protection advice from a paediatrician with safeguarding expertise 24 hours a day, according to a new set of standards on minimum care requirements for children and young people.

Social media 'provides important support for children in care'

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Friday, February 2, 2018

| CYP Now

Social media can bring psychological and emotional benefits to young people in care outweighing the potential risks it poses, a study has found.

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Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

Care leavers missing out on mental health support, study finds

Poor young people have more pessimistic health outlook

Mental health services for abused children 'inadequate'

Children's commissioner for England calls for urgent improvements to care system

Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

More than a third of young people 'living in fear of crime'

DfE 'making progress' on mental health check pilots

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

Half of early support psychosis services see funding cut

Youth offending teams make progress on health services

Labour conference: Corbyn vows to tackle inequality

Charity launches campaign to counter rise in self-poisoning

Call for better child sexual exploitation training for health workers

Daily roundup: School inspections, child protection and mental health

Budget 2015: Children's mental health to benefit from £1.25bn investment

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

Gyimah handed role to strengthen children's mental health services

Health professionals must have '24-hour access to safeguarding advice'

Social media 'provides important support for children in care'

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