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Health chief urges government action on child obesity

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.

Public services should be 'preventer of problems' say early help experts

News

Monday, April 13, 2015

| CYP Now

A group of political analysts, including a former adviser to David Cameron, is calling on the next government to prioritise early intervention as a matter of urgency.

Union urges health visitor recruitment drive to continue

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

| CYP Now

Health visitor numbers are at risk of falling off "a cliff edge" if the next government calls a halt to the current recruitment drive in the sector, children's health professionals have warned.

Budget 2015: Children's mental health to benefit from £1.25bn investment

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

| CYP Now

The Chancellor has announced further details of how the £1.25bn of extra investment in mental health services for children and young people planned over the next five years will be spent.

Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

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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

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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.

Children's professionals risk sack for failing to report FGM

News

Friday, February 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's social workers, teachers and health professionals face losing their job if they fail to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM), under a new law for England and Wales.

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.

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Government changes to tax and benefits have hit families with young children and poorer households the hardest, a major study has found.

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

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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.

Government to push ahead with axing emergency support fund

News

Thursday, November 6, 2014

| CYP Now

More than £170m in funding for support and emergency grants to help families in a crisis is to be axed by government.

MPs slam 'deeply flawed' children's mental health system

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

| CYP Now

There are "serious and deeply ingrained problems" with the commissioning and delivery of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), MPs have found.

Front of Mind

Features

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Increased political profile and a new care framework offer a chance to improve children's mental health services. Louise Hunt examines the prospects and looks at the innovative work of local projects.

Good Idea: Play sessions help children to brush up on oral health

Other

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

A project is going into nurseries and schools to teach young children about the importance of looking after their teeth by using puppets and games to make it fun.

Complete communicator

Other

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

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

Lib Dems Conference: Targets set for mental health waiting times

News

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people with early mental health symptoms will start receiving treatment within two weeks of being referred to a service, under plans unveiled by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

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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

Public services should be 'preventer of problems' say early help experts

Union urges health visitor recruitment drive to continue

Budget 2015: Children's mental health to benefit from £1.25bn investment

Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

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

Children's professionals risk sack for failing to report FGM

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

Police call for joint-working improvements to tackle CSE

Cut food waste and support food banks to tackle poverty

Government to push ahead with axing emergency support fund

MPs slam 'deeply flawed' children's mental health system

Front of Mind

Good Idea: Play sessions help children to brush up on oral health

Complete communicator

Lib Dems Conference: Targets set for mental health waiting times

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