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Spending Review: Expand ‘no-referral’ mental health hubs for young people, says LGA

Sunday, October 10, 2021

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Support hubs that can be accessed without the need for a referral should be made widely available for young people with mental health problems, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.

No play budget at half of hospitals

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

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Half of all UK hospitals have no budget for play to support their young patients, according to a charity.

Survey reveals large rise in children's mental health workforce

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Friday, November 5, 2021

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The children’s mental health workforce has risen by nearly two-thirds over the past five years, according to figures from a survey of NHS providers.

MPs highlight impact of Covid-19 on deaf children’s mental health

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Monday, November 15, 2021

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Nearly two-thirds of deaf children say measures taken to combat Covid-19, such as the use of face coverings, has worsened their mental health, MPs have warned.

Call to reverse underfunding of mental health support for young people

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Monday, December 20, 2021

| CYP Now

A comprehensive investment strategy is needed to remedy chronic underfunding of mental health support for children, researchers say.

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Investment in youth services and education in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas have been announced as part of the government’s “levelling-up” plan.

Pandemic pressures behind children's mental health crisis, experts warn

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Friday, February 4, 2022

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One in six children is struggling with their mental health and more than a third of young people on waiting lists have yet to start treatment, research shows.

NHS renews contract for specialist mental health support at Feltham YOI

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

| CYP Now

An organisation which supports vulnerable young people at risk of exploitation from gangs has renewed an NHS contract to support the delivery of mental health services for young offenders.

Paediatricians criticise delay in plans to ban junk food adverts

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

| CYP Now

“Disappointing” government plans to delay a ban on junk food adverts on TV and online will slow efforts to tackle rising childhood obesity, paediatricians have warned.

Government rejects call for Covid catch-up plan to focus on pupil mental health

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Ministers have rejected MPs’ calls for post-pandemic catch-up support in schools to focus on improving the mental health needs of children.

SEND Review ‘misses opportunity’ to increase support for deaf children, MP warns

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

| CYP Now

Ministers have been accused of “missing an opportunity” to allow all deaf children access to a specialist early intervention programme which helps them learn to listen and speak.

Concern over jump in children treated for type 2 diabetes

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Thursday, June 16, 2022

| CYP Now

The number of children being treated for type 2 diabetes in paediatric diabetic units (PDUs) in England and Wales has increased by 50 per cent since 2016, new analysis from Diabetes UK warns.

Children’s mental health services ‘buckling’ under post-Covid pressure, Longfield warns

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Monday, August 1, 2022

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Former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield has warned that vulnerable young people are at greater risk of exploitation, serious violence and abuse, as children’s mental health services struggle to cope with a post-Covid rise in demand.

Video game loot boxes 'pushing children into gambling addiction', NHS chief warns

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Monday, January 27, 2020

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Video games risk “setting kids up for addiction” as a result of gambling being built in to them, the country’s top mental health nurse has warned.

Covid-19 could cause long-term damage to young people’s mental health, warns charity

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

| CYP Now

The government must tackle the impact of Covid-19 on young people’s mental health, a charity has warned, as a survey reveals two-thirds of parents and carers fear it will have long-term consequences.

DfE confirms sport premium funding for primary schools

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Monday, July 6, 2020

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A total of £320m will be made available to schools in England through the PE and Sport Premium during the 2020/21 academic year, the government has confirmed.

MPs removed from anti-poverty charity’s board over free school meals vote

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

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Feeding Britain has removed MPs from its board after one of its trustees voted against extending free school meals to children from low-income families out of term time.

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

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Four in 10 young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) have said they feel "unable to cope with life" since the start of the pandemic, new research from the Prince’s Trust shows.

SEND Summit to examine impact of reforms on practice

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

| CYP Now

CYP Now is to stage a one-day conference for professionals working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) centred around what major SEND and alternative provision reforms mean for practitioners and families.

Mental health tsar urges government to boost school counselling services

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

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The government should act to ensure there is a counsellor in every school, the Department for Education's mental health champion for schools has said.

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Spending Review: Expand ‘no-referral’ mental health hubs for young people, says LGA

No play budget at half of hospitals

Survey reveals large rise in children's mental health workforce

MPs highlight impact of Covid-19 on deaf children’s mental health

Call to reverse underfunding of mental health support for young people

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

Pandemic pressures behind children's mental health crisis, experts warn

NHS renews contract for specialist mental health support at Feltham YOI

Paediatricians criticise delay in plans to ban junk food adverts

Government rejects call for Covid catch-up plan to focus on pupil mental health

SEND Review ‘misses opportunity’ to increase support for deaf children, MP warns

Concern over jump in children treated for type 2 diabetes

Children’s mental health services ‘buckling’ under post-Covid pressure, Longfield warns

Video game loot boxes 'pushing children into gambling addiction', NHS chief warns

Covid-19 could cause long-term damage to young people’s mental health, warns charity

DfE confirms sport premium funding for primary schools

MPs removed from anti-poverty charity’s board over free school meals vote

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

SEND Summit to examine impact of reforms on practice

Mental health tsar urges government to boost school counselling services

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