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Gyimah handed role to strengthen children's mental health services

Friday, August 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has been handed responsibility for strengthening Department for Education links with child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).

Daily roundup: Self-harm hospital admissions, children's centres and care home concerns

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Monday, August 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Dramatic increase in the number of 10- to 14-year-olds receiving hospital treatment after self-harming; Statistics gathered by Labour Party show that 628 children's centres have closed since since April 2010; and police express concern at plan for new children's home in Northamptonshire, all in the news today.

Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

The home affairs committee has published a report calling for a national action plan on female genital mutilation. Catrin Gosby, researcher at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the report's proposals.

Daily roundup: Gove ‘demotion', child abuse, and maternity services

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Teachers' dislike of Gove behind "demotion"; National Crime Agency announces arrests of 600 suspected paedophiles; and guidelines published on mental health care for expectant mothers, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Violent crime, child health, and school absence

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Thousands of children avoid prosecution for violent crimes; smoking in cars with children to be banned in Wales; and London parents most likely to lie over term-time holidays, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child abuse, mental health beds and legal aid risk

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Friday, July 11, 2014

| CYP Now

PM's child abuse adviser warns of 1980s "chumocracy"; NHS England plans extra mental health beds for children and young people; and the Children's Society criticises government legal aid bid, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Youth justice, child poverty and physical education

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Khan to outline Labour youth custody plans; child poverty rises over past year; and more primary teachers to be trained in delivering PE, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child protection, payday loans, and young offenders

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| CYP Now

NSPCC chief criticises Rolf Harris after entertainer's conviction; call to ban payday loan adverts from children's TV; and new cell restrictions planned for young offenders, all in the news today.

Judges confirmed for CYP Now Awards as entry deadline looms

News

Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's Commissioner for England Maggie Atkinson, tri-borough director of children's services Andrew Christie and Ofsted's lead on youth strategy Tony Gallagher are among the judges confirmed for this year's Children & Young People Now Awards.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

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Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 25 local authorities will be judged on their multi-agency child protection arrangements under new inspections being introduced in April 2015, it has been announced.

Durham DCS recognised in Queen's birthday honours

News

Monday, June 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Rachael Shimmin, corporate director for children and adults services at Durham County Council, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE), it was announced at the weekend.

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

News

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A panel of criminal justice and mental health experts has called for greater scrutiny into how liaison and diversion services for young people are being implemented across England.

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

News

Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) has called for a government consultation on controversial plans to outsource child protection services to be extended.

Youth justice objectives to be central to Neet reduction drive

News

Thursday, May 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Gang members, young offenders, drug users and persistent truants will be among those targeted as part of a government initiative aimed at reducing the number of those not in education, employment or training (Neet).

Daily roundup: Blindness, child arrests and missing children

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Growing numbers of children suffering blindness; drop in number of children being arrested; and three children in care go missing every day in Merseyside, all in the news today.

Children's leaders left 'puzzled' by calls to remove DCS duty on councils

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Monday, May 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authority chief executives' group says the requirement for a director of children's services is stifling innovation in children's services and isolating it from the rest of local government - arguments that don't stack up, say leaders.

Research Report: Which Behavioural and Emotional Problems Predict Early Sexual Behaviour?

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Monday, May 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Researchers examine the associations between problems children experience in middle childhood and early sexual behaviour.

Councils should prioritise support for young drug users

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are being urged to prioritise drug abuse support for young people from the age of 10, in latest guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Daily roundup: Free school meals, vitamin D, and Bedroom Tax

Other

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Whitehall raises concerns over viability of free school meals; Nice calls for expansion of use of vitamin D supplements; and judicial review launched into child exemption from Bedroom Tax, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Early years, adoption support and foster care

Other

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Birmingham Council delays childcare business charter plans; post-adoption support tops Martin Narey's priority list; and "Staying Put" duty comes in, all in the news today.

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

News

Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

The role of director of children's services (DCS) should be scrapped to give local authorities more flexibility over leadership, a report has recommended.

Daily roundup: Healthcare, youth justice and children's centres

Other

Thursday, May 1, 2014

| CYP Now

GPs to get training on managing long-term child health conditions; Labour would scrap secure colleges plans; and council decides against closing children's centres hubs, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

Other

Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

New sanctions introduced for long-term unemployed; schoolchildren still wearing nappies study finds; and children to give evidence away from court through pilot study, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Youth reoffending, radicalisation, and mothers in prison

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Friday, April 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth reoffending rate drops to lowest level in a decade; police attempt to curb radicalisation of Kent children; and call for video communications between female prisoners and their children, all in the news today.

Performance-related payments ‘too risky' for charities, analysis warns

News

Thursday, April 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Public sector payment methods that link funding to performance outcomes are putting off many charities from bidding to deliver government programmes, research by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has found.

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Gyimah handed role to strengthen children's mental health services

Daily roundup: Self-harm hospital admissions, children's centres and care home concerns

Legal Update: Call for action plan on FGM

Daily roundup: Gove ‘demotion', child abuse, and maternity services

Daily roundup: Violent crime, child health, and school absence

Daily roundup: Child abuse, mental health beds and legal aid risk

Daily roundup: Youth justice, child poverty and physical education

Daily roundup: Child protection, payday loans, and young offenders

Judges confirmed for CYP Now Awards as entry deadline looms

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

Durham DCS recognised in Queen's birthday honours

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

Youth justice objectives to be central to Neet reduction drive

Daily roundup: Blindness, child arrests and missing children

Children's leaders left 'puzzled' by calls to remove DCS duty on councils

Research Report: Which Behavioural and Emotional Problems Predict Early Sexual Behaviour?

Councils should prioritise support for young drug users

Daily roundup: Free school meals, vitamin D, and Bedroom Tax

Daily roundup: Early years, adoption support and foster care

Council chiefs call for scrapping of DCS role

Daily roundup: Healthcare, youth justice and children's centres

Daily roundup: Out-of-work benefits, school preparedness, and legal system

Daily roundup: Youth reoffending, radicalisation, and mothers in prison

Performance-related payments ‘too risky' for charities, analysis warns

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