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Halting the rise in eating disorders

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  • Tuesday, November 28, 2023
    • | CYP Now
There has been a sharp increase in the number of children and young people with eating disorders. Experts explore the need for prevention and early intervention and the role of children’s services.

8 top tips to support young people with eating disorders

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  • Tuesday, November 28, 2023
    • | CYP Now
If you’re a frontline children’s services professional, you could be one of the first people to notice a young person is struggling with issues related to body image or food. That is why it is so important that every staff member can identify the symptoms and signpost young people to the support they need.

Riding the wave of social prescribing

Social prescribing is increasingly being offered to children and young people with mental health and other difficulties. Experts explain how it works and the difference it can make to young lives.

Therapeutic Care Special Report

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  • Tuesday, January 31, 2023
    • | CYP Now
With a post-pandemic surge in demand for mental health and emotional wellbeing support, service providers are working to meet the needs of children and young people requiring therapeutic care.

Legal Update: Mental health detention

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  • Tuesday, January 3, 2023
    • | CYP Now
Lauren Morling and Sihana Bina of Coram International set out requirements when detaining children for mental health reasons and what changes are needed to respect young people's rights.

Supporting children’s mental health in school

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  • Tuesday, September 27, 2022
    • | CYP Now
Charity Place2Be works with schools to develop counselling and support for children with emotional and mental health difficulties. Leaders and practitioners explore the challenges and keys to success.

Therapeutic Communities: Special Report

There has been a recent rise in interest from policymakers and commissioners in the important role therapeutic communities play in supporting some of the most traumatised children and young people.

Game over: the risks of children gambling

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  • Tuesday, October 26, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Harmful gambling among children and young people is an increasing concern. Charlotte Goddard explores the problem and what support is available to families and children’s services professionals.

Commissioning of therapies

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  • Tuesday, September 28, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Some children need therapeutic support that does not fit into existing contracts with providers, making it more expensive to commission. By jointly commissioning with health, councils can deliver effective services and control costs, explains Toni Badnall.

Children’s Mental Health Special Report

Children’s mental health has long been characterised by long waiting lists and inconsistent provision, but it is hoped more funding, system reorganisation and policy measures will improve access to support.

Trauma-informed Practice: Special Report

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  • Tuesday, February 23, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Adverse childhood experiences can have far-reaching negative consequences on people’s lives, but there are growing efforts to implement trauma-informed practices in services to improve long-term outcomes.

How Covid-19 remade children’s services

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  • Tuesday, January 26, 2021
    • | CYP Now
A year on from the emergence of the coronavirus and onset of the pandemic, experts assess the long-term impact of the disruption it has caused to children’s services and young people’s lives.

Adverse Childhood Experiences: Special Report

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  • Tuesday, September 29, 2020
    • | CYP Now
Research has shown that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can increase the risk of poor life outcomes, so policymakers and practitioners are developing new ways to prevent ACEs and support children at risk of them.

Therapeutic Care: Special Report

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  • Tuesday, February 25, 2020
    • | CYP Now
With rises in children coming into care and reporting mental health problems, policymakers and service providers are developing therapeutic care and support across a range of settings to help young people.

The policy context on Children's Mental Health

One in 10 five- to 16-year-olds have a diagnosable mental health problem; half of all mental health problems have become established by the age of 14; and children from low-income families are three times more likely to be diagnosed with a mental health condition than better-off peers.

The policy context on Attachment and Neglect

In recent years there has been a growing recognition of the scale of child neglect, its long-term effect on children's wellbeing and how interventions can prevent and repair the damage caused to children's ability to form strong attachments with parents and carers.

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