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Secure children's home placements plummet

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  • Friday, June 7, 2019
  • | CYP Now
The number of children placed in secure children's homes has fallen to its lowest ever level, thanks to a significant reduction in youth justice placements, new figures show.

ADCS criticises Home Office plan to tackle serious violence

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  • Wednesday, May 29, 2019
  • | CYP Now
Home Office proposals for tackling serious violence offer "nothing significantly transformative" for young people, the Association of Directors of Children's Services states in its written response to the government consultation.

Network to promote ACE-aware policing in Wales gets £6.8m

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  • Friday, May 24, 2019
  • | CYP Now
An initiative that uses intelligence on adverse childhood experiences (ACE) to support the police and youth justice agencies to provide early help to children and young people at risk of offending has been launched in Wales, backed by £6.87m from the Home Office.

Case review highlights early help failures in Croydon

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  • Thursday, February 28, 2019
  • | CYP Now
Vulnerable young people at risk of violence and exploitation in the London borough of Croydon have been let down by a lack of early help from social care, schools and other support agencies, a review has found.

CYP Now top 10 stories September 2018

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  • Friday, September 28, 2018
  • | CYP Now
With MPs returning from their summer break and local authorities beginning preparations for next year's budgets, it has been a busy month in the sector. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website in September.

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