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Kicking the habit: How MST is helping young people give up drugs

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

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Multisystemic therapy (MST) provides a holistic approach to tackling problem behaviour. Eileen Fursland looks at how it is being used to help young people affected by substance misuse.

Evaluating early intervention

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

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Intervening early can prevent problems escalating and save money in the long term. But how do services demonstrate this? Joe Lepper asked a range of experts for advice on effective evaluation.

Ask the Experts: Be smart on your return to work

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

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Our expert panel offers advice on returning to work after absence, effective nursery websites, personal boundaries and young refugees.

How personal budgets help families change their lives for the better

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

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Vulnerable families make positive changes to their lives through personal budgets thanks to this project.

Cameron announces drive to improve parenting skills

Monday, January 11, 2016

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Parenting classes will be made more accessible to parents as part of government plans to tackle poverty and improve children's life chances.

Collaboration, creativity and more cuts: 2016 in children's services

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

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CYP Now has collected the views of children's services experts from a range of backgrounds to hear what they think the key challenges and opportunities will be in 2016 across services for children, young people and families.

Grieving children need support to help avoid long-term challenges

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

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Troubled Families programme ‘wastes millions of pounds'

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

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The government's flagship Troubled Families initiative is working with the wrong families in the wrong way and is likely to be wasting millions of pounds, a report has claimed.

Ofsted joint inspections delayed as councils shun pilots

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

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Ofsted's plans to launch new joint inspections of health, social care and criminal justice services for children and young people have been delayed amid councils declining approaches to take part in trials, it has emerged.

Council proposes 'higher risk' care strategy for vulnerable children

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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A council has warned that vulnerable children are likely to be placed at risk if plans to balance the books by adopting a "higher risk" care strategy are given the go-ahead.

Charities demand government strategy for children of prisoners

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

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Government must introduce a national strategy to improve support for children of prisoners a group of charities has said.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

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A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

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

Monday, September 28, 2015

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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?

Duncan Smith launches relationship support pilot

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

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A pilot project designed to help parents stay together has been launched by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Structure change drives progress

Monday, September 14, 2015

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

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Monday, September 14, 2015

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New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

Cameron earmarks children's services as priority reform area

Friday, September 11, 2015

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Children's services have been identified by Prime Minister David Cameron as a "standout area" for reform ahead of the autumn Spending Review.

Self-harm to rise among young people, government predicts

Monday, August 10, 2015

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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.

Home Office unveils statutory FGM guidance

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

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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

Monday, July 6, 2015

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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.

Prime Minister announces child protection taskforce

Thursday, June 25, 2015

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A child protection taskforce has been established to drive government reforms in the area, it has been announced.

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

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More local authority children's services departments will be taken out of council control in order to tackle failure, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Massive rise in number of children in care under coalition

Monday, June 22, 2015

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The number of children being cared for by the state rose by more than 5,000 during the term of the coalition government, an investigation by CYP Now has found.

Prime Minister creates taskforces to drive childcare and troubled families reforms

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

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Efforts to increase provision of free childcare and expand the troubled families initiative will be monitored by new taskforces, the government has announced.

Government commits to ‘long-term' funding for Centre of Expertise to tackle child abuse

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

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A proposed national Centre of Expertise in tackling child abuse will be around for the long-term, children's minster Edward Timpson has vowed amid concerns about potential levels of funding.

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