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How to support young people facing increased mental health issues in lockdown

Friday, February 5, 2021

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This year, Children’s Mental Health Week is a little different - while mental health related issues such as anxiety and stress continue to increase, children and young people have had the added strain and uncertainty that comes with battling a pandemic.

Supporting our young people during difficult times

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

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Gaining and keeping a good job and earning a salary, is a key development stage for every young person.

Supporting family life after lockdown

Friday, May 14, 2021

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The pandemic has been very challenging for families as they’ve grappled with the impact of lockdown restrictions on their day to day lives.

How are generation Covid-19 experiencing the pandemic?

Friday, May 28, 2021

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The consequences of the pandemic have been vast and felt across society, but some groups – such as young people – have been more affected than others.

Care Review FC v Care Sector United - match report

Monday, June 7, 2021

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Progressives talk about the change they want to make; conservatives appoint someone to get on with the changes they will make.

What is the Care Review Watch Alliance?

Monday, June 14, 2021

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The Care Review Watch Alliance (CRWA) is a loose collective of people from all corners of the care community including care experienced people, care professionals, educators and researchers, social workers, foster carers and residential care providers.

Care review: A ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity?

Thursday, June 17, 2021

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The Case For Change report is bold, visionary and does not shy away from raising difficult issues.

FASD: a silent pandemic

Monday, September 13, 2021

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We’re in the middle of an awareness month for a neurodevelopmental condition that is more common than Autism, yet few people have even heard of it.

Levelling up must start with improving children’s health

Friday, September 24, 2021

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Sitting across from each other in class you would be forgiven for thinking there isn’t much difference between two teenage boys.

NCERCC responds to The Case for Change: Your Feedback

Friday, October 15, 2021

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Having a focus on residential child care, National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care (NCERCC) responds solely to the section "What changes do we need to make to ensure we have the right homes in the right places with the right support? What should the role of residential care be in future?"

Seeing lockdown through an infant’s eyes

Monday, June 8, 2020

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Covid-19 has had a huge impact on all our lives, but none more so than new parents and their babies.

Shape the future of our £200m fund to prevent children becoming involved in violence

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

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Involvement in violence devastates children and young people’s lives. The pandemic risks making this even worse with children missing months of school and struggling to access support from adults that they trust and rely on.

The importance of participating in Black History Month

Thursday, October 22, 2020

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For many of us, 2020 has been a wake-up call to learn about and take action against deep-rooted racism ingrained at many levels of society.

Calls for English smacking ban

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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On Saturday, Scotland brought into force a law that ensured children receive the same protection from physical assault as adults.

Supporting families of deaf children online during coronavirus pandemic

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

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We are experiencing a phenomenon that few of us have experienced before. Having our daily routines altered and limited for an unknown period of time. We are adapting and learning every day and getting used to doing things differently.

A new chapter for the youth sector: Youth Investment Fund phase 2 launches

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

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A partnership led by Social Investment Business (SIB) - working with National Youth Agency (NYA), Key Fund and Resonance - has been selected by the government to manage and deliver the Youth Investment Fund (YIF) Phase 2.

Cared for not catered for…

Monday, September 5, 2022

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One of the great privileges of working so closely with an organisation like the United Nations is that it serves as a continual reminder of the large global community of child-focussed organisations that exists beyond our shores.

There is no silver bullet when it comes to keeping children safe from exploitation

Monday, July 31, 2023

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As a journalist and newsreader, I have spent much of my career covering some truly harrowing stories. Very few topics are as shocking and upsetting as the abuse and exploitation of children.

We need to act now to support Kinship Carers

Monday, October 2, 2023

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In 2019, I met my niece in state care following the removal from her birth parent and being placed into formal care arrangement with unrelated foster carers.

How policymakers should respond to the rise in eating disorders

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

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The number of young people being treated for eating disorders has doubled in the past six years. Alongside this exponential increase in cases is a rise in wait times on the NHS, too, as they struggle to deal with the influx in the face of government cuts and the cost-of-living crisis.

What the government’s National Kinship Care Strategy means to me as a kinship carer

Friday, December 15, 2023

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I was five full years into raising my nephew before I heard the term kinship care. Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a foster carer saying that… that they had been a foster carer for five years before they came across a word for what they were doing.

Recalling the impact and value of Sure Start should be seen as a resource

Friday, January 26, 2024

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Halfway through reading ‘Risks of returning to Sure Start’ by Rob Wilson (CYP Now January 2024), the deputy chair of the Social Mobility Commission, I genuinely started to wonder if it was not written by a Conservative supporter/commentator who would have been complicit in the decimation of Sure Start since the advent of Conservative governments in 2010.

Is volunteering changing?

Monday, February 19, 2024

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Volunteerism is deeply rooted in human history. It has played a pivotal role in shaping societies, addressing pressing issues, and bringing about significant positive transformation.

Use ban on smartphones for under 16s as a tool to enhance online safety

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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Conversations around how to improve online child safety continue to gain momentum. Most recently, the UK government is rumoured to be considering a ban on under 16s from being able to purchase smartphones, in a bid to protect them from harmful digital content.

'Covid-19 is magnifying the inequalities in society'

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

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‘Dig deep’ we are told. ‘Be strong’. It’s as if by displaying strength of character that we can ‘fight’ the virus; otherwise you may be considered at best a naysayer and at worst weak.

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