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Green Party calls for halt to cadet unit expansion

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

| CYP Now

The Green Party has called on the government to stop expanding cadet units in state schools and to raise the minimum recruitment age for the military to 18.??

Charities urge more help in tackling pressures facing girls

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

| CYP Now

A "perfect storm" of life pressures is harming girls' mental wellbeing, and government and schools need to do more to help reduce them, two children's charities have said. ??

Girlguiding launches peer educator programme on mental wellbeing

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Around 600 Girlguiding members are to educate their peers and younger girls around issues to do with mental wellbeing and resilience.

*MoD urged to raise armed forces enlistment age from 16??

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Defence has been told to stop the British armed forces recruiting young people under the age of 18.

Job and education worries are biggest concerns for young people

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Friday, March 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Young people fear being "cut adrift" from society due to difficulty accessing housing, jobs and education, research by YMCA England has found.

Ask the Experts: Raise young people's job prospects

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on young people's employment, cultivating community spirit, regaining job motivation and discussing depression.

Ministers admit children's mental health has been underfunded

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Young people's mental health has been "undervalued and under-prioritised" in the past, government ministers have conceded.

Good Idea: Young people learn about mental health wellbeing

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

A support service in Hertfordshire has helped to devise a new emotional wellbeing module for a health education programme for young people.

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on delivering sensitive training, school place planning, bilingual nursery support and a bereaved young carer.

Poor young people have more pessimistic health outlook

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people from deprived areas rate themselves as having lower life satisfaction and worse health than their peers, according to research.

Young people call for mental health funding protection

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

| CYP Now

Government funding for child and adolescent mental health services should be ringfenced to ensure it is not spent on other priorities, members of the youth select committee have said.

Ask the Experts: Accessing mental health funding

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on mental health services funding, inappropriate sexual behaviour, safeguarding and a nursery compost heap.

Good Idea: Theatre group turns psychosis sufferers' voices into a play

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

A Wellcome Trust-funded production toured the country putting on performances that explored the experiences of young people who suffered from episodes of psychosis.

Passport-style guide outlines young people's mental health history

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people with mental health problems can now hold a pocket-sized record of their condition under a scheme developed by NHS England.

Skills for the Job: Understanding revenge porn

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Revenge porn can be a devastating experience for young people, with victims needing to receive specialist support and advice.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.