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Daily roundup: Healthy eating, parental fines and mental health

Friday, August 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Oldham teenager's poster design to front youth healthy eating campaign; huge rise in fines for parents who take children out of school; and grant made to develop outcomes-based mental health services, all in the news today.

Children in hospital to get greater voice in health service inspections

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

| CYP Now

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has pledged to overhaul the way it inspects hospital services for children and young people, including giving parents and children a greater say.

More health visitors needed to hit government target

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 1,800 health visitors must be recruited within 12 months in order for the government to achieve its five-year pledge to boost numbers within the profession, new figures show.

Serious case reviews need reform, say academics

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Monday, July 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Inquiries into child deaths must be reformed so frontline practice can be improved to prevent further tragedies, a major study has concluded.

Call to boost GP safeguarding and child support role

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

| CYP Now

GPs should become an early warning system for child maltreatment, and play a greater role in the care and support of vulnerable families, a report concludes.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

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Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 25 local authorities will be judged on their multi-agency child protection arrangements under new inspections being introduced in April 2015, it has been announced.

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Five charity-led consortia will receive a share of £215m as part of a bid to improve the life chances of vulnerable under-threes, the Big Lottery Fund has announced.

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

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Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) has called for a government consultation on controversial plans to outsource child protection services to be extended.

Youth justice objectives to be central to Neet reduction drive

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Gang members, young offenders, drug users and persistent truants will be among those targeted as part of a government initiative aimed at reducing the number of those not in education, employment or training (Neet).

Councils should prioritise support for young drug users

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are being urged to prioritise drug abuse support for young people from the age of 10, in latest guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

26-week target ‘could limit help for substance misusing parents'

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

| CYP Now

The effectiveness of a specialist court to tackle parental substance misuse could be undermined as a result of the introduction of the 26-week care proceedings target, academics have warned.

Major crackdown on FGM to launch in London

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Friday, April 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Women who are victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) are to be referred to children's social services and police as part of a pioneering project intended to prevent a further generation of girls being subjected to the abuse.

Birmingham criticised for 'losing' disabled girl in the system

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Thursday, March 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Birmingham City Council has been reprimanded for failing to assess a disabled girl's needs for more than four years.

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

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Friday, March 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Measures in the Children and Families Act to extend support for new parents should have been available to other types of carers, the Family Rights Group (FRG) has said.

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the National Children's Bureau is to step down after three years in charge, it has been announced.

Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

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Friday, January 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Parenting support programmes significantly cut the risk of children developing behavioural problems and becoming offenders in adolescence and adulthood, a new study suggests.

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

Gang hotspots failing to confront young people's health issues

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

| CYP Now

More than 80 per cent of England's gang "hotspots" have no strategy in place to tackle the health problems that contribute to youth and gang violence, according to a report.

Daily roundup: youth unemployment, benefit cap, and mental health

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Government advisers brand Youth Contract a failure; benefit cap not helping struggling households into work research finds; and child mental health survey needs to be reinstated, say psychiatrists, all in the news today.

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Studies into the quality of life of children living in London, as well as nutrition and the role of fathers are set to be priorities for the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) in the future.

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Daily roundup: Healthy eating, parental fines and mental health

Children in hospital to get greater voice in health service inspections

More health visitors needed to hit government target

Serious case reviews need reform, say academics

Call to boost GP safeguarding and child support role

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

Youth justice objectives to be central to Neet reduction drive

Councils should prioritise support for young drug users

26-week target ‘could limit help for substance misusing parents'

Major crackdown on FGM to launch in London

Birmingham criticised for 'losing' disabled girl in the system

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Gang hotspots failing to confront young people's health issues

Daily roundup: youth unemployment, benefit cap, and mental health

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

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