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Therapeutic Care Special Report

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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With a post-pandemic surge in demand for mental health and emotional wellbeing support, service providers are working to meet the needs of children and young people requiring therapeutic care.

Projects to support vulnerable children at Christmas

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

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As the cost of living continues to rise, food banks and charities supporting vulnerable children and families have warned they are facing “the most challenging winter ever”.

North West local authorities submit one fifth of deprivation of liberty applications, figures show

Friday, December 16, 2022

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More than one fifth of deprivation of liberty applications involving children were made by were made by local authorities in the North West of England between July and November this year, figures show.

Safeguarding pilot offers free training around online grooming

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

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Safeguarding professionals are invited to join a pilot training programme designed to increase understanding of online grooming.

Council criticised over failure to provide support for family of boy with autism

Monday, December 12, 2022

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The local government and social care ombudsman (LGO) has criticised a council over its failure to provide respite care for the family of a boy with complex special educational needs (SEN).

‘Inadequate implementation’ of the Children and Families Act 2014 failing children, peers find

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

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Peers have criticised the implementation of the Children and Families Act 2014, saying it is blighted by “insufficient data and inadequate implementation and monitoring”.

Care system fails to meet needs of LGBTQ+ young people, research warns

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

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LGBTQ+ young people report significant health, mental health and well-being inequalities while living in foster and residential care, compared with their non-LGBTQ+ peers, a study finds.

Special report: Social, emotional and mental health needs

Friday, December 2, 2022

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A fresh focus on social, emotional and mental health needs recognises behavioural links to mental health, with early intervention aiming to improve children’s ability to learn and enhance life chances.

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

Friday, November 25, 2022

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The winners of the 2022 Children and Young People Now Awards were unveiled at a glittering ceremony in London.

Autumn statement: Cross-party MPs support free school meal extension

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

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Two thirds of MPs are backing calls for government to extend free school meal (FSM) eligibility to include all pupils from families receiving universal credit in the autumn statement, a survey has revealed.

Longfield commission sets out ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ plans

Friday, November 4, 2022

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The creation of an England-wide network of 1,000 community hubs dubbed ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ that would provide support for those vulnerable to exploitation from criminal gangs is a key recommendation of a year-long review of services for young people led by former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield.

Poor mental health support ‘threatens to overwhelm’ children’s social care

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

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Social workers are struggling to access support for a growing number of children with mental health problems, a report is warning.

Review finds ‘serious abuse and neglect’ at three residential children’s homes

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

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An independent safeguarding review has revealed “serious abuse and neglect” suffered by children and young adults with disabilities and complex needs while living at three children’s homes in Doncaster.

Child sexual abuse inquiry recommends creation of new child protection authority

Thursday, October 20, 2022

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A seven-year inquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales recommends the creation of a new child protection authority (CPA) as well as calling for the prosecution of people who work with children and fail to report allegations of abuse.

Research on mental health support for children in care launches

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

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The effectiveness of mental health and wellbeing provision for children who have involvement with social workers will be studied in a new research project.

LGBT young people twice as likely to experience hate speech online, study shows

Monday, October 17, 2022

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Young people who identify as LGBTQI+ are almost twice as likely to experience hate speech online compared with their heterosexual peers, a report looking at young people’s relationship with digital technology has revealed.

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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Guidance, co-designed by young people, could help educators, youth workers and foster carers to talk to young people about online sexual harassment.

Youth workers instrumental in building children’s 'digital resilience', study finds

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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Youth workers must work with education professionals, parents and carers to help children become aware of and deal with the impact of online risks, new research finds.

Surge in applications to national deprivation of liberty court

Monday, October 3, 2022

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There were more than 200 applications involving children to the national deprivation of liberty (DoL) court in its first two months of operation, latest data from the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory shows.

Government policy briefs for children and young people

Thursday, September 29, 2022

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CYP Now lays out the responsibilities of ministers responsible for services for children and young people.

Tolhurst rules out review of free school meal eligibility

Thursday, September 29, 2022

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The Department for Education “does not currently have any plans” to assess the impact of rising inflation on eligibility for free school meals, according to new schools and childhood minister Kelly Tolhurst.

Labour Conference 2022: Five key youth sector conversations

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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Young people’s mental wellbeing, the housing crisis, and online safety were among the top issues discussed at the Labour Conference’s Youth Zone, in conversations held between MPs, youth advocates and organisations.

Mini budget: Sector questions ‘glaring absence’ of support for vulnerable families

Friday, September 23, 2022

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Organisations supporting children and young people across the sector have criticised a “glaring absence” of help for families hardest hit by the cost-of-living crisis in Kwasi Kwarteng’s first mini budget.

Delay launch of new SEND inspection framework say children's services leaders

Monday, September 12, 2022

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The development and introduction of a new inspection framework for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services should be paused until after policy reforms for the sector have been finalised, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said.

Truss reportedly scraps Bill of Rights

Thursday, September 8, 2022

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Reports that Prime Minister Liz Truss has shelved plans for a new Bill of Rights has been described as an “incredible relief” for children.

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