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Mental health pilot for children in care ‘needs more refinement’

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

| CYP Now

Virtual mental health pilots for children in care need improvement if they are to be rolled out UK-wide, after evaluation found that just one centre involved in the trial plans to carry on offering the support.

Young people set out recommendations for Care Review

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Monday, November 1, 2021

| CYP Now

Young people with experience of the care system have issued a checklist of issues they want to be addressed by the Care Review.

World Mental Health Day: Key concerns, best practice and research around young people’s mental health

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Friday, October 8, 2021

| CYP Now

Mental health in an unequal world is the theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day.

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

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

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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.

Adopted children face mental health emergency, warns charity

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| CYP Now

Adopted children are facing a mental health crisis caused by failings in a system that is not set up to meet their needs, research reveals.

#Chances4Children: Charity launches 24-hour mental health support for care leavers

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

| CYP Now

A national charity has launched a new service offering care leavers 24-hour emotional support and counselling.

Covid-19 highlights ‘stark inequalities’ for young Londoners, research reveals

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

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The Covid-19 pandemic has “highlighted stark inequalities” for young people living in London, according to a new survey.

Low-income families ‘at breaking point’ under Covid-19 restrictions

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Friday, February 19, 2021

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged families are at “breaking point” due to the impact of Covid-19 on family finances and parental mental health, frontline workers have warned.

Calls to improve services for adopted children

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Thursday, February 4, 2021

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Campaigners are calling on the government to support mental health services for adopted children including improving the transition to adult services.

Support workers to help parents of young county lines victims

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

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Children’s professionals are to be deployed across London to support parents and carers of young victims of county lines drug trafficking.

Research bodies launch fund for children's mental health services

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

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What Works For Children’s Social Care (WWCSC) has announced a new funding opportunity for programmes aimed at improving the quality of care, support and access to mental health services for children and young people with a social worker.

Praise for joint working to tackle children’s mental health crisis

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

| CYP Now

Joint working between social care, education, health and emergency services to improve support for young people dealing with mental health issues has been praised in a report by inspectors.

Care leavers ‘likely to suffer poor health 30 years later’

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Monday, July 20, 2020

| CYP Now

People who grew up in care are more likely to suffer from poor health in the decades that follow, new research shows.

NSPCC reports rise in children seeking mental health support

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Friday, November 15, 2019

| CYP Now

Childline has seen a surge in calls from children seeking counselling over concerns about their mental and emotional health over the past year, NSPCC figures show.

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

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Monday, February 25, 2019

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The dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) will be taught to all secondary school pupils, the Department for Education has announced.

Mental health checks for looked-after children to begin in June 2019

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

| CYP Now

Children will start receiving mental health assessments when they enter the care system from June 2019 as part of a delayed pilot project, it has emerged.

Government vows to launch mental health check pilots later this year

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Friday, June 1, 2018

| CYP Now

Delayed trials of mental health assessments for children entering the care system will launch later this year, the government has pledged.

Health services reluctant to ask about childhood trauma, study finds

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Friday, June 1, 2018

| CYP Now

Health workers are reluctant to routinely ask young people who access their services if they have been affected by adverse childhood experiences such as abuse or exploitation, a pilot study has found.

YoungMinds urges better support for childhood trauma victims

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

| CYP Now

Supporting children who have been affected by adversity and trauma should be made a public health priority, a mental health charity has said.

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.

Spit hood use on children more than doubles

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Instances of the controversial practice of police using spit hoods on children have risen dramatically this year, according to figures obtained by the Children's Rights Alliance for England (Crae).

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.

Experts urge training drive to boost mental health support for children in care

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Monday, November 6, 2017

| CYP Now

All carers and professionals who work directly with looked-after children should receive mental health training as part of a range of efforts to boost support for them, a government-appointed group of experts has recommended.

Government advisers moot virtual mental health lead for looked-after children

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Thursday, October 19, 2017

| CYP Now

A single person at every council across England should be made responsible for championing the mental health needs of looked-after children, a group of experts established by government has 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.

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Mental health pilot for children in care ‘needs more refinement’

Young people set out recommendations for Care Review

World Mental Health Day: Key concerns, best practice and research around young people’s mental health

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

Adopted children face mental health emergency, warns charity

#Chances4Children: Charity launches 24-hour mental health support for care leavers

Covid-19 highlights ‘stark inequalities’ for young Londoners, research reveals

Low-income families ‘at breaking point’ under Covid-19 restrictions

Calls to improve services for adopted children

Support workers to help parents of young county lines victims

Research bodies launch fund for children's mental health services

Praise for joint working to tackle children’s mental health crisis

Care leavers ‘likely to suffer poor health 30 years later’

NSPCC reports rise in children seeking mental health support

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

Mental health checks for looked-after children to begin in June 2019

Government vows to launch mental health check pilots later this year

Health services reluctant to ask about childhood trauma, study finds

YoungMinds urges better support for childhood trauma victims

Social media 'provides important support for children in care'

Spit hood use on children more than doubles

DfE 'making progress' on mental health check pilots

Experts urge training drive to boost mental health support for children in care

Government advisers moot virtual mental health lead for looked-after children

Care leavers missing out on mental health support, study finds

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