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Call to improve benefits for young carers in full time education

Thursday, June 8, 2023

| CYP Now

Young carers are being forced to choose between receiving benefits and being in full time education, charities are warning.

School exclusions and suspensions damage children’s mental health, inquiry finds

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Punitive approaches to behaviour management in schools, including exclusions, suspensions and parental fines for non-attendance, are damaging to children’s mental health, a year-long inquiry has concluded.

Mental health charities seek views of black young people

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Monday, June 5, 2023

| CYP Now

A coalition of mental health charities are asking young people from black and black mixed-race backgrounds about their access to mental health support, after research revealed that black people are less likely to get earlier preventative support.

Campaigner calls for childhood bereavement register to improve support

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Writer and grief campaigner Mark Lemon is urging the government to record the number of bereaved children across the country, saying it is “vital” to improving the identification of those in need of support.

Inclusive sports programme boosts daily exercise for children with SEND

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

| CYP Now

More than a third of schools which took part in the the first year of an inclusive sports programme saw an increase in the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) achieving an hour of daily exercise, according to the Youth Sport Trust.

Princess of Wales promotes mental health awareness at youth centre visit

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

| CYP Now

The Princess of Wales has visited a youth centre to speak to young people about the importance of positive mental health support.

Disadvantaged young people being ‘hit harder by climate crisis’

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people living in low-income households are more likely to be impacted by climate change than their more affluent peers, research is warning.

Podcast offers practical insight for SEND professionals

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

| CYP Now

A new podcast aimed at professionals working with children with special educational needs and disabilities provides practical insights, tips and discussion around practice within the sector.

Nine-year-old urges Prime Minister to invest in early support for deaf children

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

| CYP Now

A nine-year-old deaf boy has visited 10 Downing Street to urge Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to invest in making "life-changing" early support available for all deaf children.

Psychiatrists call for better mental health screening for expectant mothers

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

| CYP Now

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is calling for improved screening of mental health support for new and expectant mothers to improve life chances for them and their children.

Ombudsman criticises council handling of disabled boy’s school transport

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Leicestershire County Council has agreed to refund a mother’s school transport costs for her disabled son, after an ombudsman investigation found faults in how the council handled her application and subsequent appeal.

Vulnerable young women more likely to experience poor healthcare, research finds

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Young women with long-term health conditions, including mental health issues and neurodivergence, are likely to face barriers when trying to access services, new research finds.

Trusting relationships underpin health standards for secure settings

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Monday, April 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Healthcare standards in secure welfare and justice settings have been updated to place a greater focus on providing vulnerable children with trusting relationships.

Council and charity link up to provide sexual health outreach service

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Hounslow Council has partnered with health and social care charity Turning Point to launch a young people’s sexual health outreach service in the London borough.

Ombudsman slams council over leaving child in ‘unnecessary pain’ for years

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

| CYP Now

A child with disabilities was left in “pain for years” due to delays caused by Lambeth Council, the local government and social care ombudsman has found.

Praise for Scottish legal challenge over gender recognition reform

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Youth organisations have praised the Scottish government’s plans to challenge the UK government’s block of Scotland’s gender recognition reform bill, which would change the requirements needed for a person to obtain a gender recognition certificate in Scotland.

Two child limit ‘pushing families into deep poverty’, campaigners warn

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s two child limit on additional benefits support is pushing families further into poverty, a report by campaigners is warning.

Teachers raise alarm over lack of mental health support in schools

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Teachers are concerned over a lack of access to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in schools, with 92 per cent saying their school either has not enough or no access to provision.

Healthy Start scheme uptake falls short of NHS target

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s Healthy Start food scheme is falling short of a target set by the NHS to reach 75 per cent of eligible families with young children, latest figures show.

Disadvantaged families will struggle to access expanded funded childcare, MPs told

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

| CYP Now

Certain groups of parents, including those from deprived areas, will continue to face barriers in accessing funded childcare hours under the expanded provision announced as part of the Budget, experts have told MPs.

SEND Summit to examine impact of reforms on practice

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

| CYP Now

CYP Now is to stage a one-day conference for professionals working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) centred around what major SEND and alternative provision reforms mean for practitioners and families.

Budget 2023: Key announcements for children and young people

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| CYP Now

Childcare reforms and support for struggling families are among a raft of measures announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt in his 2023 Budget.

UNCRC incorporation needed to protect children’s right to food, say young people

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Friday, March 10, 2023

| CYP Now

The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) has called for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) incorporation bill to be reconsidered by ministers, in a series of recommendations to protect young people’s right to food amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Cost-of-living crisis taking ‘devastating’ toll on young carers

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

| CYP Now

More than half of children and young people providing unpaid care to family members say the cost-of-living crisis is impacting them or their family, a new report from Carers Trust has found.

Teaching unions criticise planned review of RSHE lessons

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

| CYP Now

School leaders have branded government plans to launch a review of sex and relationships education in England as “politically motivated” amid claims from Conservative MPs of “inappropriate content” being taught in schools.

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Call to improve benefits for young carers in full time education

School exclusions and suspensions damage children’s mental health, inquiry finds

Mental health charities seek views of black young people

Campaigner calls for childhood bereavement register to improve support

Inclusive sports programme boosts daily exercise for children with SEND

Princess of Wales promotes mental health awareness at youth centre visit

Disadvantaged young people being ‘hit harder by climate crisis’

Podcast offers practical insight for SEND professionals

Nine-year-old urges Prime Minister to invest in early support for deaf children

Psychiatrists call for better mental health screening for expectant mothers

Ombudsman criticises council handling of disabled boy’s school transport

Vulnerable young women more likely to experience poor healthcare, research finds

Trusting relationships underpin health standards for secure settings

Council and charity link up to provide sexual health outreach service

Ombudsman slams council over leaving child in ‘unnecessary pain’ for years

Praise for Scottish legal challenge over gender recognition reform

Two child limit ‘pushing families into deep poverty’, campaigners warn

Teachers raise alarm over lack of mental health support in schools

Healthy Start scheme uptake falls short of NHS target

Disadvantaged families will struggle to access expanded funded childcare, MPs told

SEND Summit to examine impact of reforms on practice

Budget 2023: Key announcements for children and young people

UNCRC incorporation needed to protect children’s right to food, say young people

Cost-of-living crisis taking ‘devastating’ toll on young carers

Teaching unions criticise planned review of RSHE lessons

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