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Harm of drinking during pregnancy lasts a lifetime

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 15, 2011
    • | CYP Now
On 19 January 1725, The London College of Physicians told the House of Commons: "We do think it our duty humbly to represent that we have concern observed... the frequent use of several sorts of distilled Spirituous Liquors... and too often the cause of weak, feeble, distempered children, who must be instead of advantage and strength, a charge to their country."

Vulnerable children still need monitoring

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 21, 2011
    • | CYP Now
How has the world of children's services changed in the past year? By far the biggest change has been the cuts in budgets -- indeed, it can be difficult to focus on anything else.

Social mobility talk not matched by reality

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, July 26, 2017
    • | CYP Now
There is no doubt that the divide between the rich and the rest has become significantly greater over the past few years, with two seminal events along the way - the financial crash of 2007/08 and the election of the coalition government in 2010.

End service barriers to give families a boost

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 19, 2011
    • | CYP Now
There have been numerous government-sponsored reviews over the past few months: Graham Allen on early intervention, Frank Field on social mobility, Dame Clare Tickell on the early years and Eileen Munro on child protection.

A very tall order with a short deadline

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 20, 2012
    • | CYP Now
Across the country, newly formed local teams are embarking on a colossal exercise. In every area, local authorities have until next month to quantify how many troubled families live in each area and set out how they are going to help them turn their lives around.

Statutory guidance gives us ‘permission’ to practice

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, January 3, 2024
    • | CYP Now
A line by poet Oliver Wendell Holmes – “The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions” – feels apt when considering the guidance that governs local authority functions and responsibilities to vulnerable children and families.

Focus of spending must be balanced

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 8, 2009
    • | CYP Now
It's official: the UK spends more money on child welfare and education than the average market economy. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report out last week, we spend just over 90,000 per child from birth to 18 compared to an OECD average among 30 member countries of just under 80,000.

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