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Daily roundup: Child protection, a charity merger, and the Fair4Families campaign
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- Monday, January 28, 2013 | CYP Now
A shake-up of child protection training rumoured to be on the cards, The Private Equity Foundation and Impetus Trust announce plans to merge, and a campaign to protect families from cuts, all in the news today.
Skills for the Job: Supporting young fathers
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- Tuesday, January 22, 2013 | CYP Now
Young fathers can often feel excluded by services designed around the needs of mothers, so it is vital to tailor support for them
How parent champions raise service take-up
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- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
Project helps increase access to childcare, early learning and children's centre services, and leads to better outcomes for children
Daily roundup: Self-harm, premature babies, and child nutrition
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- Wednesday, December 5, 2012 | CYP Now
ChildLine reports rising numbers of calls relating to self-harm, research shows increasing numbers of premature babies are surviving, and concerns over "confusing" guidance on nutrition, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Missing children, the Welsh care system, and police and crime commissioners
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- Friday, November 16, 2012 | CYP Now
A rise in the number of children going missing in London, a call to change attitudes to care in Wales, and a campaign to change the law on police and crime commissioner elections, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Homeless families, job satisfaction, and call for Royal Commission on child abuse
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- Wednesday, November 14, 2012 | CYP Now
More families in B&B accommodation, youth work and childcare staff rate their job satisfaction, and a call for wide-ranging commission on child abuse, all in the news today.
Good Idea: Support for vulnerable young parents in a homely setting
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- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | CYP Now
Vulnerable young parents are being offered support in more familiar surroundings by a Luton children's centre, which has leased a bedsit and decorated it to look like a home
Daily roundup: Child benefit changes, care proceedings pilot, and how childcare can 'make work pay'
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- Monday, October 29, 2012 | CYP Now
A million letters sent to warn parents of child benefit changes, a pilot project reduces the length of care proceedings, and a call for government investment in childcare, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Rochdale's social care chief steps down, primary admissions appeals and statistics on heroin addiction
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- Friday, October 5, 2012 | CYP Now
Rochdale's head of children's social care to leave the troubled council, primary school admissions appeals on the rise and fewer young people seeking heroin treatment, all in the news today.
Daily roundup: Wilshaw on Gove's exam plans, parents priced out of day trips and school funding bid rejected
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- Monday, July 16, 2012 | CYP Now
Ofsted chief airs concerns on exam overhaul proposals, the increasing cost of family day trips and a failed school funding bid, all make the news today.
Leading children's charities warn of spike in poverty due to austerity measures
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- Friday, July 6, 2012 | CYP Now
Three leading charities have warned that the number of children living in poverty will rise to more than one million by 2015 as a result of austerity measures and the impact of the recession.
Pregnant women and new mothers miss out on early intervention support
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- Monday, May 14, 2012 | CYP Now
A lack of early intervention services for disadvantaged pregnant women and new mothers risks creating another generation of "troubled families", the charity Family Action has warned.
Happier beginnings
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- Monday, April 16, 2012 | CYP Now
Mothers can be unprepared for having a baby, feeling overwhelmed or depressed, but Family Action's "befriender" projects aim to relieve the pressure. Emily Rogers visits one project in Nottinghamshire
Sixty per cent of families report serious conflict in the home
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- Monday, March 26, 2012 | CYP Now
Six out of 10 UK families with children experience serious or frequent conflict, according to a survey by 4Children.
Parents struggle to cope with their children's bad behaviour
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- Tuesday, November 22, 2011 | CYP Now
Parents are increasingly concerned about children's aggressive behaviour, often leading to feelings of desperation and shame, charity Family Lives has warned.
Volunteers absent among first family champions
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- Monday, October 31, 2011 | CYP Now
One of the first areas to trial the government's flagship scheme to get families into work has revealed it has no plans to recruit volunteers to boost provision, despite the founder of the programme wanting to "see thousands" of volunteers supporting the initiative.
PM under fire over his 'family test' pledge
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- Friday, October 14, 2011 | CYP Now
David Cameron comes in for criticism after restating his vow to make his government the most "family-friendly the country has ever seen".
Duncan Smith slams charity for 'ridiculous' housing benefit legal challenge
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- Friday, October 14, 2011 | CYP Now
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has lashed out at a child poverty charity after its legal challenge on the legality of controversial housing benefit cuts failed.
Council chiefs urged to inform debate on effective commissioning
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- Thursday, October 13, 2011 | CYP Now
Children's services chiefs are being called upon to share information about how their departments can deliver effective services while managing challenging budgets.
Conservative Conference 2011: Cameron reaffirms commitment to families
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- Wednesday, October 5, 2011 | CYP Now
Prime Minister David Cameron has reaffirmed his pledge to make the coalition the most "family-friendly" government in history during his keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference.
Cameron backs Early Intervention Foundation
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- Friday, September 16, 2011 | CYP Now
Prime Minister David Cameron has offered his support to the concept of an Early Intervention Foundation to promote effective practice, suggesting government funding could be available.
Half of families will struggle to pay child maintenance fees
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- Thursday, September 15, 2011 | CYP Now
Close to half (46 per cent) of single parents currently using the Child Support Agency (CSA) will not be able to afford proposed fees to access the new child maintenance service, a poll by charity Gingerbread has found.
DfE offers councils cash boost for community budgets pilot
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- Thursday, August 25, 2011 | CYP Now
Councils taking part in a pilot scheme to support families with complex needs are to receive a cash boost of 20,000 from the Department for Education (DfE), CYP Now has learned.
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