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Housing crisis highlights failure to meet children's basic needs

Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

When it comes to identifying priorities for improving children's services, it is understandable that many of us turn our attention to the issues that are the focus of our daily professional lives.

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children and young people's issues featured prominently during Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become Labour leader. So what is he pledging to do, and what do sector leaders think of his emerging policies?

Behind the Inspection Rating: Structure change drives progress

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Kingston upon Thames Council - children's services inspection - May 2015

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

News

Monday, September 7, 2015

| CYP Now

The health and development of children under five varies dramatically between different parts of England, with a child living in one area far more likely to be condemned to poor health than another living relatively close by, a study has found.

Self-harm to rise among young people, government predicts

News

Monday, August 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Self-harm, eating disorders, and anxiety and depression are likely to be the biggest risk factors facing young people in the coming years, a government think-tank has concluded.

Specialists key to childcare offer

Other

Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Educational psychology services are vital to ensure the free childcare expansion succeeds, says Kate Fallon.

CAMHS spending cut by £35m in a single year

News

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

| CYP Now

More than £35m was cut from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) last year, it has emerged.

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

News

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Statutory guidance for how children's social workers, doctors, police and teachers should deal with suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been published by government as part of attempts to protect potential victims.

Early intervention funding halved under coalition

News

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils have cut spending on early intervention by a further eight per cent in 2015/16 on the back of funding being halved under the coalition government, CYP Now can reveal.

Children's commissioner sets out her priorities for improving young lives

Other

Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Anne Longfield outlines her plans to shape the policy agenda in five key areas including children's use of the internet, tackling child abuse, overcoming inequalities, looked-after children and better cross-government working.

Health chief urges government action on child obesity

News

Monday, May 18, 2015

| CYP Now

The government must clamp down on the food advertising industry if it is to tackle the growing issue of child obesity, the head of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has warned.

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

News

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 50 children's sector organisations have joined forces to call on the next government to significantly boost early intervention spending.

Leading football clubs enlist for early intervention push

News

Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services departments and voluntary organisations are linking up with professional football clubs in an innovative attempt to boost outcomes for children.

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

News

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's director of social care Debbie Jones has resigned her post, CYP Now can reveal.

Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

News

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The government has pledged a "complete overhaul" for children and young people's mental health services to address poor access and support.

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

News

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's social workers, teachers and local councillors will face up to five years in jail for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

News

Friday, January 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The government intends to change the law to make reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory prior to May's general election.

Police call for joint-working improvements to tackle CSE

News

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Failures to share information and work together are hindering attempts by police and children's social services to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE), the lead police officer on the issue has warned.

Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty

Other

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| CYP Now

All the seasonal festivities are now behind us. The Christmas period inevitably saw countless turkeys ordered while the supermarket shelves groaned, ready for the last few days of manic stocking-up.

Complete communicator

Other

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett meets Anna Feuchtwang, chief executive of the National Children's Bureau.

Early intervention leaders' debate

Features

Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders from councils across England discussed the current challenges of resourcing effective early help services at a debate hosted by CYP Now in partnership with Capita One.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

News

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.

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, youth cuts, and drug deaths

Other

Thursday, September 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Number of children at risk of grooming in Leeds trebles; Sandwell gives green light to youth cuts; and slight rise in drug deaths among under 20s, all in the news today.

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

News

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| CYP Now

It is now one week since an independent report by Professor Alexis Jay estimated that approximately 1,400 children were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. CYP Now looks at what has happened since publication last Tuesday.

Councils plan to support 380,000 more troubled families by 2020

Other

Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The government's ambitious plans to expand the Troubled Families programme means local authorities will need to think creatively about how they reach and support more families with entrenched social problems.

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Housing crisis highlights failure to meet children's basic needs

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Behind the Inspection Rating: Structure change drives progress

Study highlights postcode lottery of child health

Self-harm to rise among young people, government predicts

Specialists key to childcare offer

CAMHS spending cut by £35m in a single year

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

Early intervention funding halved under coalition

Children's commissioner sets out her priorities for improving young lives

Health chief urges government action on child obesity

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

Leading football clubs enlist for early intervention push

Ofsted's Debbie Jones quits social care director post

Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

Police call for joint-working improvements to tackle CSE

Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty

Complete communicator

Early intervention leaders' debate

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

Daily roundup: Sexual grooming, youth cuts, and drug deaths

Rotherham abuse scandal: one week on

Councils plan to support 380,000 more troubled families by 2020

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