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Children’s Society to expand mental health services with £1mn award

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

| CYP Now

The Children’s Society has been awarded £1 million to provide early intervention mental health support to young people across all four nations of the UK, with a focus on those from marginalised communities.

NCS partnership to define youth services impact on mental health

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

| CYP Now

The National Citizen Service (NCS) has joined a new partnership which aims to examine the impact of accessing youth provision on young people’s mental health.

Just one in five children feel politicians are listening to them, England's Children’s Commissioner reveals

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Monday, March 25, 2024

| CYP Now

Only 22% of children feel that their concerns are being listened to by politicians with just 10% feeling their views are important to those running the country, a survey by the Children’s Commissioner for England has revealed.

Blanket approach to cost-of-living support 'impacting youth mental health'

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Friday, March 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The “one-size-fits-all approach” to supporting children through the cost-of-living crisis “overlooks the unique challenges faced by young people”, the Youth Select Committee’s new report has found.

Mermaids’ chief Lauren Stoner on the future of the charity and LGBTQ+ inclusivity

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| CYP Now

LGBTQ+ charity Mermaids is moving forward after an "unprecedentedly difficult time", its new chief executive Lauren Stoner tells CYP Now.

Youth charities issue mental health improvements plea to politicians

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

A coalition of charities supporting children and young people are calling on politicians of all parties to commit to improvements in mental health support ahead of this year’s general election.

Twinkle for Heather: Cumbria girl guides promote mental wellbeing in honour of young leader

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Girl guides in Cumbria have created a new badge designed to promote good mental wellbeing in honour of one of its young leaders, Heather Porter.

Sports participation boosts wellbeing in young teenagers, research finds

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Participation in sport boosts wellbeing and self-belief in teenagers, new research from the Youth Sport Trust finds.

Arts projects bring young people wellbeing boost

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Post-pandemic initiative aims to improve community health and wellbeing through artist-led activities that develop children and young people’s creativity.

Youth ambassadors make case for better epilepsy healthcare and education services

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Charity has been accredited by Hear By Right for actively increasing the participation of young people in the organisation through its Youth Voice Network.

Blackpool helps children with additional needs

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Group-based activities focusing on developing social and emotional skills help support children with additional needs to move into mainstream youth offer.

Children in Need launches £1m funding award to improve young people’s mental health

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s organisations are being urged to apply for a £1m funding award being launched by BBC Children in Need to improve young people’s mental health.

Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s charities are facing a long-term decline in popularity among their traditional supporters, leaving them battling to attract donations and support, researchers are warning.

Online Safety Bill: What's included and the impact on children

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Monday, September 25, 2023

| CYP Now

A guide to the recently passed Online Safety Bill.

Steep decline in happiness levels among girls as young as seven

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

| CYP Now

Girls as young as seven have seen a steep decline in their happiness levels over the last 14 years, Girlguiding is warning.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

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Friday, September 1, 2023

| CYP Now

With many parts of the sector facing recruitment challenges, Joe Lepper identifies developments in entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for children's services practitioners.

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Young people's lived experiences shape Scottish suicide prevention strategy

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people with lived experiences of mental health challenges or bereavement are driving the implementation of Scotland's Suicide Prevention Strategy, directly informing government policy around suicide prevention and support.

Inquiry seeks views on how cost of living affects young people's wellbeing

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Friday, August 18, 2023

| CYP Now

A call for evidence on how the cost-of-living crisis has affected young people's health has launched as part of an inquiry by British Youth Council’s (BYC) youth select committee.

Study to examine four-fold rise in self-generated child abuse images

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

A study has been launched to examine a “disturbing” increase in sexual abuse images self-generated by children aged between 11 and 13 over the last three years.

Mental health charities seek views of black young people

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Monday, June 5, 2023

| CYP Now

A coalition of mental health charities are asking young people from black and black mixed-race backgrounds about their access to mental health support, after research revealed that black people are less likely to get earlier preventative support.

Young people co-produce mental health directory

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth ambassadors collaborate with service providers on digital resource to make mental health services and advice more accessible for local young people.

Inclusive sports programme boosts daily exercise for children with SEND

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

| CYP Now

More than a third of schools which took part in the the first year of an inclusive sports programme saw an increase in the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) achieving an hour of daily exercise, according to the Youth Sport Trust.

Princess of Wales promotes mental health awareness at youth centre visit

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

| CYP Now

The Princess of Wales has visited a youth centre to speak to young people about the importance of positive mental health support.

Cost-of-living crisis taking ‘devastating’ toll on young carers

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

| CYP Now

More than half of children and young people providing unpaid care to family members say the cost-of-living crisis is impacting them or their family, a new report from Carers Trust has found.

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Children’s Society to expand mental health services with £1mn award

NCS partnership to define youth services impact on mental health

Just one in five children feel politicians are listening to them, England's Children’s Commissioner reveals

Blanket approach to cost-of-living support 'impacting youth mental health'

Mermaids’ chief Lauren Stoner on the future of the charity and LGBTQ+ inclusivity

Youth charities issue mental health improvements plea to politicians

Twinkle for Heather: Cumbria girl guides promote mental wellbeing in honour of young leader

Sports participation boosts wellbeing in young teenagers, research finds

Arts projects bring young people wellbeing boost

Youth ambassadors make case for better epilepsy healthcare and education services

Blackpool helps children with additional needs

Children in Need launches £1m funding award to improve young people’s mental health

Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

Online Safety Bill: What's included and the impact on children

Steep decline in happiness levels among girls as young as seven

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Young people's lived experiences shape Scottish suicide prevention strategy

Inquiry seeks views on how cost of living affects young people's wellbeing

Study to examine four-fold rise in self-generated child abuse images

Mental health charities seek views of black young people

Young people co-produce mental health directory

Inclusive sports programme boosts daily exercise for children with SEND

Princess of Wales promotes mental health awareness at youth centre visit

Cost-of-living crisis taking ‘devastating’ toll on young carers

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