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Mayoral elections 2024: What the results could mean for children and young people’s services

Friday, May 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Members of the public have taken to the polls in devolved areas and in the capital to vote for elected mayors, signaling a big win for Labour which took all but one of 10 mayoral seats in England.

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

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Monday, April 22, 2024

| CYP Now

Sadiq Khan has pledged to provide 250,000 more positive opportunities for young Londoners in youth clubs, including mentoring and youth worker investment, in the lead up to next month's mayoral election.

Lack of strategy to tackle child criminal exploitation ‘harming young people’

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

| CYP Now

The lack of a UK-wide strategy to tackle child criminal exploitation and support children affected by it is resulting in “serious and preventable harm” to young people, a review of the current system finds.

Youth workers step in amid lack of family help to protect children from crime

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

| CYP Now

Youth workers are stepping in to cover for a lack of help from parents and families to prevent children in London from being involved in violent crime, a report has found.

Youth services funding cut linked to increased risk of children's involvement in crime

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Friday, March 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Funding for youth work services has fallen by more than 60 per cent over the past decade, with reductions in provision linked to a rise in anti-social behaviour and young people's involvement in crime, according to research commissioned by the government.

Redthread to close Nottinghamshire violence intervention programme

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Friday, March 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Charity Redthread has announced the closure of its Nottinghamshire youth violence intervention programme due to a lack of funding.

Justice and youth work partnerships 'key to continued support' for racially minoritised young people

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Improved partnerships between justice services and youth workers are needed to better support racially minoritised young people when they transition between children’s and adult services, according to a report.

Labour pledges new youth hubs in plan to tackle knife crime

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

| CYP Now

The Labour Party has reiterated proposals for a network of youth hubs across the UK in a bid to reduce knife crime among young people.

Labour Conference 2023: Yvette Cooper reveals ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ plan

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

| CYP Now

The Labour Party has announced plans to launch a “Sure Start for teenagers” designed to reduce levels of youth violence and poor mental health among young people if elected.

Home Office and YEF to invest in childhood trauma response training

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Friday, September 29, 2023

| CYP Now

The Home Office and the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) will invest in assessing how effective trauma-informed practice is to protect children against violence, it has been announced.

Mayor of London invests £3.4m in after-school programmes to reduce violence

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

| CYP Now

The Mayor of London has announced a new £3.4m investment for London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) to help with the prevention of violence during after-school hours.

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Under-reporting of exploitation leaving girls invisible to services, commission warns

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

| CYP Now

The under-reporting of concerns related to gang exploitation is leaving tens of thousands of vulnerable girls without access to help from children’s services, a report is warning.

London mayor invests £10m to boost mentoring support for young people

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

| CYP Now

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a further investment of £10m into mentoring for vulnerable young people, as part of a £34m package of support to help those most at risk of exploitation or exposure to violence.

Greater diversity training for professionals could reduce youth violence, report finds

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

| CYP Now

Professionals working with young people need increased training on recognising discriminatory behaviour and unconscious bias to help reduce youth violence, youth-led research has found.

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Mayoral elections 2024: What the results could mean for children and young people’s services

Sadiq Khan reveals plans for youth investment ahead of mayoral election

Lack of strategy to tackle child criminal exploitation ‘harming young people’

Youth workers step in amid lack of family help to protect children from crime

Youth services funding cut linked to increased risk of children's involvement in crime

Redthread to close Nottinghamshire violence intervention programme

Justice and youth work partnerships 'key to continued support' for racially minoritised young people

Labour pledges new youth hubs in plan to tackle knife crime

Labour Conference 2023: Yvette Cooper reveals ‘Sure Start for teenagers’ plan

Home Office and YEF to invest in childhood trauma response training

Mayor of London invests £3.4m in after-school programmes to reduce violence

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Under-reporting of exploitation leaving girls invisible to services, commission warns

London mayor invests £10m to boost mentoring support for young people

Greater diversity training for professionals could reduce youth violence, report finds

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