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Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

Friday, January 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Parenting support programmes significantly cut the risk of children developing behavioural problems and becoming offenders in adolescence and adulthood, a new study suggests.

National standards will improve children's hearing system, says chief

News

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

| CYP Now

The head of the new body overseeing Scotland's hearing system believes the introduction of more consistent training and practice standards for lay assessors will improve the service that vulnerable children and young people receive.

Joint working model cuts safeguarding case delays

News

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Multi-agency safeguarding hubs (Mash) in London have nearly halved the amount of time it takes to deal with child protection referrals, according to new research.

Government advises against cell use for children with mental health problems

News

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has issued updated advice on crisis mental health care that states police cells should never be used to hold children and young people.

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

News

Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Central government must urgently consult local authorities on how new "social value" laws could impact on children's services, it has been has warned.

Children's Rights Bill

Other

Thursday, February 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Family of severely autistic teenager wins three-year legal battle against council

News

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

| CYP Now

The family of a severely autistic teenager has won a High Court appeal to force East Riding of Yorkshire Council to provide support for him once he turns 18.

Services urged to build relations with PCCs

Other

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

| CYP Now

New police and crime commissioners will make decisions affecting services for young people across health, education and social care

Birmingham criticised for failing to meet autistic boy's needs

News

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Birmingham City Council has been rebuked by the Local Government Ombudsman for failing to provide support to the mother of an autistic boy whose violent behaviour was deemed to be of "considerable risk" to others.

Daily roundup: School safeguarding, children's services and child injuries

Other

Friday, April 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Gove highlights FGM risk in letter to school head teachers; Coventry councillors work together to improve children's services; and Nottinghamshire councils develop plan to cut child injuries, all in the news today.

Professionals to get practice guidance on young carer duties

News

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Children & Young People Now has joined forces with Carers Trust to stage a one-day Young Carers Summit as local authorities prepare to meet new responsibilities towards young people aged 14 to 25 who are carers.

Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

| CYP Now

There is an "unhelpful" misperception among the media and public about the nature of out-of-authority placements for looked-after children, council care managers have said.

FGM helpline makes dozens of referrals to agencies

News

Friday, February 7, 2014

| CYP Now

The NSPCC's helpline for reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has referred dozens of cases to police and children's services since being set up last year.

Social work leaders oppose mandatory FGM reporting

News

Friday, January 16, 2015

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) is urging the Home Office to back down on plans to bring in mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Fewer than two per cent of new FGM cases involve children

Other

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Only 60 child victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) have been identified by authorities out of thousands of new cases since last September, prompting fears parents are adopting new tactics to evade detection.

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

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Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's charities have launched a damning report highlighting the government's failure to prioritise children, reports Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Child poverty target will be missed, says government commission

News

Monday, October 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Efforts to end child poverty by 2020 are in tatters, according to a damning report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.

Call to abolish dangerous restraint methods

News

Thursday, January 13, 2011

| CYP Now

A blanket ban on the use of dangerous restraint techniques should be applied to all children's settings, an MP has said.

Substance misuse family courts to be expanded

News

Friday, July 5, 2013

| CYP Now

At least two new specialist substance misuse family courts are to be set up thanks to £150,000 of government funding.

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

News

Thursday, May 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Campaigners for disabled children have warned ministers that legislation aimed at simplifying processes for children with special educational needs (SEN) will falter because of widespread reductions in specialist support services.

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Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

National standards will improve children's hearing system, says chief

Joint working model cuts safeguarding case delays

Government advises against cell use for children with mental health problems

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Children's Rights Bill

Family of severely autistic teenager wins three-year legal battle against council

Services urged to build relations with PCCs

Birmingham criticised for failing to meet autistic boy's needs

Daily roundup: School safeguarding, children's services and child injuries

Professionals to get practice guidance on young carer duties

Media portrayal of out-of-area care placements ‘unhelpful'

FGM helpline makes dozens of referrals to agencies

Social work leaders oppose mandatory FGM reporting

Fewer than two per cent of new FGM cases involve children

Legal Update: Government rights failings exposed

Child poverty target will be missed, says government commission

Call to abolish dangerous restraint methods

Substance misuse family courts to be expanded

SEN legislation ‘built on quicksand'

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