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Nine in 10 child sexual abuse survivors experience mental health problems, review finds

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

| CYP Now

The mental health of almost all survivors of child sexual abuse has been impacted by their ordeal, new research shows.

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

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Monday, February 25, 2019

| CYP Now

The dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) will be taught to all secondary school pupils, the Department for Education has announced.

Health services reluctant to ask about childhood trauma, study finds

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Friday, June 1, 2018

| CYP Now

Health workers are reluctant to routinely ask young people who access their services if they have been affected by adverse childhood experiences such as abuse or exploitation, a pilot study has found.

YoungMinds urges better support for childhood trauma victims

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

| CYP Now

Supporting children who have been affected by adversity and trauma should be made a public health priority, a mental health charity has said.

Social media 'provides important support for children in care'

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Friday, February 2, 2018

| CYP Now

Social media can bring psychological and emotional benefits to young people in care outweighing the potential risks it poses, a study has found.

Government urges training drive to curb restraint of disabled children

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Thursday, November 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Robust staff training plans are needed to reduce the use of restraint of under-18s who have learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs, draft government guidance has said.

Two thirds of police forces report issue with 'county lines' child exploitation

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Children are being exploited by drugs gangs through so-called "county lines" crime, in at least two thirds of police force areas a National Crime Agency report has found.

Faith abuse expert to lead National FGM Centre

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Monday, November 27, 2017

| CYP Now

?A social worker who specialises in protecting children from harmful traditional practices has been chosen to head up the National FGM Centre.

Spielman rejects notion of Ofsted split

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted will not be split into separate inspectorates for children's social care and education, the organisation's chief inspector Amanda Spielmann has told MPs.

DfE plans 15-month transition period to replace LSCBs

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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils and their safeguarding partners will be given up to 15 months to replace outgoing local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) under plans that have gone out for consultation.

One in three areas fail children with special needs

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Wednesday, October 18, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils and health organisations in around a third of areas are failing to effectively support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), analysis by Ofsted and health watchdog the Care Quality Commission has revealed.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Amid constant reforms and challenges, Charlotte Goddard identifies entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for key roles across the children and young people's workforce.

Government criticised for 'excluding' social workers from mental health plans

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Friday, August 18, 2017

| CYP Now

Social work leaders have criticised government efforts to improve mental health services, claiming they have been frozen out of plans to boost the mental health workforce.

Increase in number of child victims of FGM

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

| CYP Now

New figures show that 139 children have been identified by health professionals as victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) over the last year, an increase on the previous 12 months.

Government blocks Labour bid to make sex education compulsory

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Conservative MPs have blocked an attempt by Labour to introduce compulsory sex and relationships education (SRE) through an amendment to the Children and Social Work Bill currently going through parliament.

CYP Now 2016 Awards revealed on night of huge celebration and pride

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Friday, November 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Twenty-two inspirational and deserving winners were last night revealed at the 2016 CYP Now Awards on an evening of celebration for the children's sector.

Labour backs mandatory reporting

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Mandatory reporting should be introduced in order to protect children from abuse, Labour has said.

NHS trust set to axe up to 60 health visitors

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

As many as 60 health visitors could be axed as part of efforts to save money at an NHS foundation trust, it has been claimed.

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Plans to improve teacher standards announced, positive response to "adoption party" pilots, and LGA call for council role in education, all in the news today.

Early education profile pilot results raise questions over standards

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Just more than two fifths of five-year-olds assessed as part of a pilot for the government's revised early years curriculum have reached its ideal standard.

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.

NHS Trust to take responsibility for council's children's services

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Thursday, April 7, 2016

| CYP Now

A council that received a "good" rating from Ofsted for children's services has agreed a deal for a local NHS trust to take on responsibility for them.

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Health services have come in for criticism for failing to properly assess risks to children following the first joint inspection of child protection across health, social care and criminal justice services.

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.

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Nine in 10 child sexual abuse survivors experience mental health problems, review finds

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

Health services reluctant to ask about childhood trauma, study finds

YoungMinds urges better support for childhood trauma victims

Social media 'provides important support for children in care'

Government urges training drive to curb restraint of disabled children

Two thirds of police forces report issue with 'county lines' child exploitation

Faith abuse expert to lead National FGM Centre

Spielman rejects notion of Ofsted split

DfE plans 15-month transition period to replace LSCBs

One in three areas fail children with special needs

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Government criticised for 'excluding' social workers from mental health plans

Increase in number of child victims of FGM

Government blocks Labour bid to make sex education compulsory

CYP Now 2016 Awards revealed on night of huge celebration and pride

Labour backs mandatory reporting

NHS trust set to axe up to 60 health visitors

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

Early education profile pilot results raise questions over standards

Children in care denied help with mental health problems

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

NHS Trust to take responsibility for council's children's services

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

Number of children receiving mental health treatment tops 200,000

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