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DfE to utilise technology in school mental health drive

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

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Internet and mobile phone technology will be central to government plans for young people to provide mental health support for their peers in school, it has emerged.

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

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Thursday, April 7, 2016

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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.

Children's charities to benefit from £1.4m fund

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Friday, April 8, 2016

| CYP Now

More than 35 charities that support children and young people have been awarded grants worth more than £1.4m.??

Youth sports social action programme launches

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

| CYP Now

An initiative designed to encourage young people to run their own sport and physical activity projects has been launched by a youth social action charity. ??

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.

Parents 'forced to pay' for SEND checks after council failures

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

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Parents are having to pay privately for their children's special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to be assessed due to failures in council and health organisation support, inspectors have found.

'Ban eating on public transport' to tackle childhood obesity, says chief medical officer

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

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The chief medical officer has called for tougher action on childhood obesity - such as banning eating and drinking on public transport.

Youth club psychologist pilot prompts call for more mental health partnerships

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Mental health services are being urged to forge partnerships with local youth clubs to better identify hard to reach young people in need of support.

Toolkit to support teachers to improve student wellbeing

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

| CYP Now

A free toolkit has been designed to help teachers promote positive mental wellbeing, after charity research showed 40 per cent of teachers don’t feel confident helping students with mental health.

‘Urgent action’ needed to help children meet healthy levels of physical activity

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

| CYP Now

The majority of children are less active than medically advised, finds a report, which warns that "urgent action" is needed to improve levels of physical activity.

Cost-of-living crisis increasing anxiety among young people, expert warns

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

| CYP Now

The cost-of-living crisis is a key driver behind a potential increase in anxiety among children as they return to school after the Christmas break, according to an expert.

Boost psychiatric workforce to reduce eating disorder wait times, ministers urged

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

| CYP Now

Government must increase funding to boost the recruitment and retention of specialist mental health staff in order to reduce “unacceptable” waiting times for young people with eating disorders, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has warned.

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.

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.

Study to examine four-fold rise in self-generated child abuse images

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

A study has been launched to examine a “disturbing” increase in sexual abuse images self-generated by children aged between 11 and 13 over the last three years.

Councils call for ban on disposable vapes

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Monday, July 17, 2023

| CYP Now

Disposable vapes should be banned in a bid to protect children amid a surge in young people taking up the habit, councils in England and Wales have said.

Charity reveals ‘significant increase’ in child destitution

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

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Three in five children supported by frontline children’s workers are living in destitution, according to a survey.

Boost financial support for families to reduce ‘bed poverty’, government urged

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Friday, September 29, 2023

| CYP Now

The government should renew funding for the Household Support Fund and end the two-child benefits cap to reduce the number of families unable to afford suitable beds for their children, Barnardo’s has said.

Kings Speech 2023: Mental health leaders 'disappointed' over failure to reform services

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

| CYP Now

Children and young people’s mental health organisations have criticised the government’s failure to commit to reforming the Mental Health Act as part of the King's Speech.

New trans guidance for schools is ‘unlawful’, barrister says

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

| CYP Now

A specialist barrister has said that the government’s draft trans guidance for schools infringes on human rights and discrimination laws.

Beano and Place2Be launch children’s mental health partnership

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Monday, December 11, 2023

| CYP Now

The Beano has partnered with children’s mental health charity Place2Be to help young children build better mental health.

Blanket approach to cost-of-living support 'impacting youth mental health'

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Friday, March 8, 2024

| CYP Now

The “one-size-fits-all approach” to supporting children through the cost-of-living crisis “overlooks the unique challenges faced by young people”, the Youth Select Committee’s new report has found.

Puberty blockers will no longer be prescribed to children, NHS England confirms

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

| CYP Now

Puberty blockers will now only be available to children as part of clinical research trials and will not be prescribed at gender identity clinics, NHS England has confirmed.

'Unexplained transfers' impacting one in five pupils with emotional health needs

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| CYP Now

Vulnerable pupils, including those with mental health problems, are at an increased risk of experiencing "an unexplained transfer" from their school, research has found.

Girls twice as likely to opt out of PE lessons than boys, research finds

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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

| CYP Now

Twice as many girls than boys say they would choose to never take part in a PE lesson again if given the option, new research finds.

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DfE to utilise technology in school mental health drive

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

Children's charities to benefit from £1.4m fund

Youth sports social action programme launches

Early education profile pilot results raise questions over standards

Parents 'forced to pay' for SEND checks after council failures

'Ban eating on public transport' to tackle childhood obesity, says chief medical officer

Youth club psychologist pilot prompts call for more mental health partnerships

Toolkit to support teachers to improve student wellbeing

‘Urgent action’ needed to help children meet healthy levels of physical activity

Cost-of-living crisis increasing anxiety among young people, expert warns

Boost psychiatric workforce to reduce eating disorder wait times, ministers urged

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

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

Study to examine four-fold rise in self-generated child abuse images

Councils call for ban on disposable vapes

Charity reveals ‘significant increase’ in child destitution

Boost financial support for families to reduce ‘bed poverty’, government urged

Kings Speech 2023: Mental health leaders 'disappointed' over failure to reform services

New trans guidance for schools is ‘unlawful’, barrister says

Beano and Place2Be launch children’s mental health partnership

Blanket approach to cost-of-living support 'impacting youth mental health'

Puberty blockers will no longer be prescribed to children, NHS England confirms

'Unexplained transfers' impacting one in five pupils with emotional health needs

Girls twice as likely to opt out of PE lessons than boys, research finds

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