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Children's mental health green paper 'to feature joint-working duty'

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

| CYP Now

Expectations could be placed on education and health services to work together in both schools and health settings as part of efforts to boost support for young people facing mental health difficulties, it has emerged.

Inspectors praise support for SEND care leavers in Cornwall

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Friday, August 25, 2017

| CYP Now

Efforts to support the health needs of looked-after children and care leavers in Cornwall have been praised by inspectors.

MPs to examine role of education in preventing mental health problems

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Monday, December 12, 2016

| CYP Now

An inquiry into the role of education in preventing mental health problems will be held by an influential group of MPs, it has been announced.

Mental health checks for children entering care set for trial

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Children entering the care system will be given mental health checks on a trial basis, the government has announced.

Children in care denied help with mental health problems

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils and specialist services are failing to support children in care who have mental health problems, a probe by MPs has found.

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

| CYP Now

A former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has been appointed by government to oversee attempts to boost support for children in care with mental health problems.

Number of children receiving mental health treatment tops 200,000

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Thursday, March 31, 2016

| CYP Now

In excess of 200,000 children are in treatment or awaiting treatment for mental health problems, with thousands of them potentially suffering from psychosis, it has emerged.

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Exposure to conflict between their parents can put children's mental health and long-term life chances at risk, a government-funded study has found.

Government set to boost mental health services for children in care

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Support for children and young people in care who are experiencing mental health problems is set to be boosted after the government pledged to set out exactly what services they can expect to receive.

DfE announces children's mental health pilot in 250 schools

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 250 schools will trial a new initiative to boost support for children with mental health problems, government minister Sam Gyimah has said.

Children face six-month wait for mental health assessments

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Thursday, November 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Children are waiting up to six months for a face-to-face assessment by specialist local mental health services, it has emerged.

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.

CAMHS spending cut by £35m in a single year

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

| CYP Now

More than £35m was cut from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) last year, it has emerged.

VCS grants scheme prioritises mental health services

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Mental health services have benefited to the tune of £4.9m as part of £25m of government grants announced today.

Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

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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.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

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).

Children 'bear brunt of parental debt'

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Many of the 2.4 million children of parents who are in problem debt are going without basics such as food, clothing and heating, research by the Children's Society and StepChange Debt Charity has found.

Performance-related payments ‘too risky' for charities, analysis warns

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Public sector payment methods that link funding to performance outcomes are putting off many charities from bidding to deliver government programmes, research by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has found.

Daily roundup: Serious case review, school places, and FGM

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Report highlights safeguarding flaws in Devon; survey finds support for handing school planning powers to councils, and call for teacher vigilance on FGM, all in the news today.

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Children's mental health green paper 'to feature joint-working duty'

Inspectors praise support for SEND care leavers in Cornwall

MPs to examine role of education in preventing mental health problems

Mental health checks for children entering care set for trial

Children in care denied help with mental health problems

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

Number of children receiving mental health treatment tops 200,000

Parental conflict ‘damages children's mental health'

Government set to boost mental health services for children in care

DfE announces children's mental health pilot in 250 schools

Children face six-month wait for mental health assessments

Self-harm to rise among young people, government predicts

CAMHS spending cut by £35m in a single year

VCS grants scheme prioritises mental health services

Government commits to overhaul of children's mental health services

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

Youth justice objectives to be central to Neet reduction drive

Children 'bear brunt of parental debt'

Performance-related payments ‘too risky' for charities, analysis warns

Daily roundup: Serious case review, school places, and FGM

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