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Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The government has pledged a "complete overhaul" for children and young people's mental health services to address poor access and support.

Majority of five-year-olds struggle at school

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Friday, February 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Fewer than half of five-year-olds in England are considered to have a good level of understanding and behaviour in their first year of school, a review of inequality has found.

Troubled families initiative misses first-year target

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

| CYP Now

Councils have missed a first-year target for the number of families they worked with under the government's flagship troubled families initiative.

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Labour's youth justice minister has called for sweeping changes to the way young offenders are dealt with, suggesting that anything that does not work should be ditched.

Leading children's charities warn of spike in poverty due to austerity measures

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Friday, July 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Three leading charities have warned that the number of children living in poverty will rise to more than one million by 2015 as a result of austerity measures and the impact of the recession.

Self-harm to rise among young people, government predicts

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Monday, August 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Self-harm, eating disorders, and anxiety and depression are likely to be the biggest risk factors facing young people in the coming years, a government think-tank has concluded.

Unexplained infant deaths rise for first time in five years

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

| CYP Now

The rate of unexplained infant deaths has risen for the first time in five years prompting a call for government to develop a national strategy to tackle the issue.

Report highlights social deficiencies of reception children

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Children from some of the UK's poorest families are starting school in nappies and with the social skills of a toddler, according to a report by the Centre for Social Justice.

Pregnant women and new mothers miss out on early intervention support

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Monday, May 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A lack of early intervention services for disadvantaged pregnant women and new mothers risks creating another generation of "troubled families", the charity Family Action has warned.

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.

Daily roundup: Healthy eating, parental fines and mental health

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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.

Numbers of families in hostels on the rise

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of families living in hostels and women's refuges is at its highest level for six years, according to latest government figures.

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's social workers, teachers and local councillors will face up to five years in jail for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Union urges health visitor recruitment drive to continue

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

| CYP Now

Health visitor numbers are at risk of falling off "a cliff edge" if the next government calls a halt to the current recruitment drive in the sector, children's health professionals have warned.

Charity gets £600,000 to help explain SEN reforms

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

| CYP Now

A charity for families of disabled children has received more than £600,000 to help explain how the government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms work.

Ministers put kibosh on Lords' welfare amendments

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

| CYP Now

The coalition government has moved to scupper House of Lords opposition to controversial welfare reforms by invoking a rarely used 340-year-old rule to ensure parliament approves the measures.

School project tackles parental drug abuse

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Action on Addiction and Place2Be have joined forces to offer school-based services to children and families affected by parental substance abuse.

MPs call for pooled budgets in early years support

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Support for families would be dramatically improved if local children's centres and health budgets were combined, according to a group of MPs.

Daily roundup: Self-harm; Manchester serious case review; and redundancies at the DfE

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Friday, March 1, 2013

| CYP Now

Charities claim the number of children self-harming is on the rise, a serious case review into the death of a four-year-old let down by seven agencies, and a warning over unfair dismissal claims at the DfE, all in the news today.

Social mobility board quits in protest at 'lack of government action'

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Sunday, December 3, 2017

| CYP Now

All four members of the board of the Social Mobility Commission have quit in protest at a lack of support from government.

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Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

Majority of five-year-olds struggle at school

Troubled families initiative misses first-year target

Shadow minister wants youth justice shake-up

Leading children's charities warn of spike in poverty due to austerity measures

Self-harm to rise among young people, government predicts

Unexplained infant deaths rise for first time in five years

Report highlights social deficiencies of reception children

Pregnant women and new mothers miss out on early intervention support

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

Daily roundup: Healthy eating, parental fines and mental health

Numbers of families in hostels on the rise

Professionals who fail to act on CSE face five-year jail term

Union urges health visitor recruitment drive to continue

Charity gets £600,000 to help explain SEN reforms

Ministers put kibosh on Lords' welfare amendments

School project tackles parental drug abuse

MPs call for pooled budgets in early years support

Daily roundup: Self-harm; Manchester serious case review; and redundancies at the DfE

Social mobility board quits in protest at 'lack of government action'

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