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DfE announces £1m funding for mental health check pilots

Thursday, June 14, 2018

| CYP Now

Plans to trial mental health assessments for children entering care will be funded to the tune of £1m and will last for two years, the Department for Education has announced.

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.

Four in 10 children in foster care 'sexually active by age 12'

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

| CYP Now

Young people in foster care experience poorer sexual health outcomes, with 46 per cent having sexual intercourse before they reach the age of 12, a study has found.

Local authority crisis schemes 'failing to support families'

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Friday, May 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Crisis support schemes run by local authorities are failing to operate effectively with increasing numbers of families turning instead to food banks and other voluntary agencies for help, a report has found.

Innovation fund to help children of alcoholics opens to councils

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

| CYP Now

A total of £4.5m has been set aside for councils to establish initiatives to support children of alcoholics and dependent drinkers, it has been announced.

Third of councils yet to consider future multi-agency arrangements

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Thursday, May 17, 2018

| CYP Now

One in three councils are yet to consider how they will replace local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) with new arrangements for multi-agency working, a study has found.

Former Home Secretary to advise children's commissioner

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

| CYP Now

Former Labour Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to become an adviser to the children's commissioner for England, Anne Longfield.

DfE warns of educational psychologist shortages

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Friday, April 27, 2018

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is preparing to take action to address reported shortages of educational psychologists among some councils, it has emerged.

Government to boost support for children of alcoholics

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Monday, April 23, 2018

| CYP Now

The government is to invest £5.5m into efforts to improve the lives of an estimated 200,000 children in England who live with alcoholic parents.

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

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Friday, April 20, 2018

| CYP Now

Government must broaden the scope of its workforce development plans for the children's sector if local authorities are to be able to deal with ongoing financial constraints, the new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

Tell us about your achievements: enter the 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards are open for entries to organisations, individuals and teams from across the UK.

Government unveils plans to improve education for children with additional needs

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Friday, March 16, 2018

| CYP Now

A new £4m fund to develop new ways to help children with additional needs move from alternative provision into mainstream education or special schools has been announced.

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.

Inspectors warn of 'ineffective' response to neglect in Haringey

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Multi-agency efforts to support children at risk of neglect in Haringey are too variable, and some practice is ineffective in improving their lives, inspectors have found.

Young carers blighted by lack of sleep, study finds

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

| CYP Now

A charity is calling for increased identification of young carers among health, social care and education professionals after a survey found half of children under 10 with caring responsibilities suffered broken sleep to care for unwell family members.

Inspectors praise strong commitment to tackling neglect in Stockton

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| CYP Now

Agencies in Stockton-on-Tees have been praised for their "strong commitment" to tackling neglect, and a "learning culture that supports continuous improvement", following a multi-agency inspection.

Social impact bond initiative launches to reduce number of children in care

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| CYP Now

Five London boroughs have joined forces to launch a therapeutic care programme funded with a £4.5m social impact bond, in a bid to keeping more than 350 vulnerable young people out of care.

Damian Hinds replaces Justine Greening as Education Secretary

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Monday, January 8, 2018

| CYP Now

Former employment minister Damian Hinds has been made Education Secretary following a government reshuffle.

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DfE announces £1m funding for mental health check pilots

Government vows to launch mental health check pilots later this year

Health services reluctant to ask about childhood trauma, study finds

Four in 10 children in foster care 'sexually active by age 12'

Local authority crisis schemes 'failing to support families'

Innovation fund to help children of alcoholics opens to councils

Third of councils yet to consider future multi-agency arrangements

Former Home Secretary to advise children's commissioner

DfE warns of educational psychologist shortages

Government to boost support for children of alcoholics

ADCS calls for wider children's workforce development

Tell us about your achievements: enter the 2018 Children & Young People Now Awards

Government unveils plans to improve education for children with additional needs

YoungMinds urges better support for childhood trauma victims

Social media 'provides important support for children in care'

Inspectors warn of 'ineffective' response to neglect in Haringey

Young carers blighted by lack of sleep, study finds

Inspectors praise strong commitment to tackling neglect in Stockton

Social impact bond initiative launches to reduce number of children in care

Damian Hinds replaces Justine Greening as Education Secretary

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