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Daily roundup: Obesity, child protection and mental health

Friday, February 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Morbidly obese children taken into care; Northamptonshire struggles with unnecessary safeguarding referrals; and bullying is main cause of self-harm study finds, all in the news today.

Children and Families Act receives royal assent

News

Thursday, March 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The Children and Families Act has received royal assent, ushering in a raft of changes including adoption reforms, greater protection for vulnerable children and shared parental leave.

Lack of joined-up mental health support fails young offenders

News

Friday, March 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Young offenders are failing to get adequate mental health support when they move into the adult system, an independent review of the criminal justice system has found.

ADCS brands plans to reduce child protection guidance 'detrimental'

News

Thursday, August 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned that government plans to reduce child protection guidance could be "detrimental" to professionals' ability to safeguard children.

Three North East councils consider children's services merger

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Friday, September 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Darlington, Hartlepool and Redcar & Cleveland councils are considering plans to merge the management of their social care and education departments.?

Rise in food bank use due to benefit changes, warns YMCA

News

Thursday, November 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Delays in receiving benefits are forcing many vulnerable young people to turn to food banks to feed themselves, YMCA England has said.

Scotland launches major drive to tackle child sexual exploitation

News

Friday, April 24, 2015

| CYP Now

A pioneering initiative to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the wake of the Rotherham scandal has been launched in Scotland.

Ofsted heaps praise on care leaver support scheme

News

Thursday, May 14, 2015

| CYP Now

A government-backed initiative to support care leavers has been singled out for praise by Ofsted which has awarded a council's children's services department the first "outstanding" rating for the service area.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

News

Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.

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

News

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.

Charities welcome three-year extension of Adoption Support Fund

News

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.

Children’s commissioner launches ‘once-in-a-generation’ review of childhood

News

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

| CYP Now

The new children’s commissioner for England has announced plans to create a 10-year “blueprint” to help children recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nine in 10 child sexual abuse survivors experience mental health problems, review finds

News

Thursday, August 5, 2021

| CYP Now

The mental health of almost all survivors of child sexual abuse has been impacted by their ordeal, new research shows.

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

News

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.

LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

News

Friday, February 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Uncertainty over the future of serious case reviews (SCRs) is damaging local safeguarding arrangements, local safeguarding children board (LSCB) leaders have warned.

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

News

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.

Families 'still fighting for support' despite SEND reform

News

Monday, September 2, 2019

| CYP Now

Families are still not getting enough support for special educational needs and disabilities, according to a damning sector statement published to mark five years since the SEND reforms.

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

News

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| CYP Now

Guidance, co-designed by young people, could help educators, youth workers and foster carers to talk to young people about online sexual harassment.

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

| CYP Now

A seven-year inquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales recommends the creation of a new child protection authority (CPA) as well as calling for the prosecution of people who work with children and fail to report allegations of abuse.

Children as young as 10 have low wellbeing over living costs, charity warns

News

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

| CYP Now

The cost-of-living crisis is impacting the wellbeing of children as young as 10 amid concerns over their family’s finances, a Children’s Society report is warning.

Local authorities get twice as long to appeal CAAs

News

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

| CYP Now

Local authorities and their partners will be given more time to appeal judgments made by Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) inspectors, following pressure from councils.

NSPCC highlights lack of counselling for abuse victims

News

Monday, July 20, 2009

| CYP Now

A huge shortfall in counselling services means thousands of sexually abused children are not getting the help they need, NSPCC research has found.

CYP Now subscribers affected by postal strike can get digital copy

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Friday, October 23, 2009

| CYP Now

CYP Now subscribers who do not receive their issue because of the current postal strike can access a digital copy.

Wales' children's commissioner says recession is no excuse

News

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

| CYP Now

Local authorities should not use the recession as an excuse to put services for children and young people on the back burner, says Wales' children's commissioner in his latest annual report.

Family charities urge services to work together

News

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

| CYP Now

A coalition of family charities has called for all forms of children and young people's services to consider ways of working together to prevent family breakdown during the recession.

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Daily roundup: Obesity, child protection and mental health

Children and Families Act receives royal assent

Lack of joined-up mental health support fails young offenders

ADCS brands plans to reduce child protection guidance 'detrimental'

Three North East councils consider children's services merger

Rise in food bank use due to benefit changes, warns YMCA

Scotland launches major drive to tackle child sexual exploitation

Ofsted heaps praise on care leaver support scheme

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

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

Charities welcome three-year extension of Adoption Support Fund

Children’s commissioner launches ‘once-in-a-generation’ review of childhood

Nine in 10 child sexual abuse survivors experience mental health problems, review finds

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

LSCB chief warns of safeguarding risks from government review

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

Families 'still fighting for support' despite SEND reform

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

Children as young as 10 have low wellbeing over living costs, charity warns

Local authorities get twice as long to appeal CAAs

NSPCC highlights lack of counselling for abuse victims

CYP Now subscribers affected by postal strike can get digital copy

Wales' children's commissioner says recession is no excuse

Family charities urge services to work together

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