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Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

Thursday, October 5, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s charities are facing a long-term decline in popularity among their traditional supporters, leaving them battling to attract donations and support, researchers are warning.

Cost-of-living crisis 'impacting children’s access to occupational therapy'

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

| CYP Now

Rising costs and financial pressures on families are making it increasingly more difficult for children and young people to access occupational therapy, a survey has found.

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.

Lenehan urges sector to ‘keep pushing’ for SEND improvement in retirement speech

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

| CYP Now

The director of the Council for Disabled Children (CDC) has urged the sector to “keep pushing” for greater support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in her final speech ahead of her retirement.

Money worries overtake young people’s fears about the environment

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Thursday, September 21, 2023

| CYP Now

Fears around the cost-of-living crisis and household finances have overtaken concerns around the environment as the top worry among young people, according to new research.

Sector fears over reported cuts to SEND education plans

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

| CYP Now

Charities have hit out following reports that the government is aiming to reduce the number of education, health and care plans (EHCPs) for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), raising concerns that support for vulnerable children will be withheld.

Steep decline in happiness levels among girls as young as seven

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

| CYP Now

Girls as young as seven have seen a steep decline in their happiness levels over the last 14 years, Girlguiding is warning.

Poor access to dentists, nurseries and clean air prompts drop in pupil attendance, report warns

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Lack of access to early years education, dentists and ventilated classrooms are causing a fall in attendance among disadvantaged pupils in the North of England, a parliamentary report is warning.

MPs seek views on impact of screen time on children

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

| CYP Now

A new inquiry into the effects of screen time on children has been launched by MPs, seeking views on how exposure to devices impacts children’s education and wellbeing.

Suicide prevention plan includes more mental health support for children

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Monday, September 11, 2023

| CYP Now

The government has committed to improving mental health support for children and young people as part of a new five-year strategy to reduce suicide rates in England.

LEGO launches Braille bricks

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

| CYP Now

LEGO has released its first set of Braille bricks to the public to boost access to play for children who are blind or have blind family members.

Labour calls for ban on marketing vapes to young people

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

| CYP Now

The Labour Party’s children and early years minister is calling on the government to introduce legislation banning the marketing of disposable vapes designed to appeal to children.

Tower Hamlets Council first to roll out universal free school meals

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Tower Hamlets has become the first council in England to roll out universal free school meals to primary and secondary school pupils.

New local government and social care ombudsman announced

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

| CYP Now

A judge at the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal has been announced as the new permanent local government and social care ombudsman (LGO).

Record number of children struggling with speech and language difficulties

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Monday, September 4, 2023

| CYP Now

A record number of school pupils are now facing speech and language difficulties, according to research.

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.

Lucy Letby inquiry must consider social worker role in multi-agency teams, says BASW

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

| CYP Now

An inquiry into the Lucy Letby case must consider the "vital importance" of the children’s social worker role within multi-agency child protection teams amid concerns that hospital managers failed to act on reports from staff around the nurse's conduct, the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has said.

Charity reveals ‘significant increase’ in child destitution

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

| CYP Now

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

Inquiry seeks views on how cost of living affects young people's wellbeing

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Friday, August 18, 2023

| CYP Now

A call for evidence on how the cost-of-living crisis has affected young people's health has launched as part of an inquiry by British Youth Council’s (BYC) youth select committee.

Service launches to help charities tackle child sexual abuse

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

| CYP Now

Child protection charities are being urged to apply for a fully funded consultancy service to help improve the impact of their work in tackling child sexual abuse.

Children's urgent mental health referral rates reach record levels

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

| CYP Now

The number of urgent referrals of young people to mental health crisis teams has reached a record high, according to latest NHS data.

London mayor rolls out free meals to disadvantaged families over summer holidays

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

| CYP Now

The mayor of London is funding free meals for disadvantaged families over the summer holidays, after half of parents said they will struggle to pay for essential items over the next six months.

Peers seek views on careers support for disabled young people

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Friday, August 4, 2023

| CYP Now

A call for evidence on careers support for disabled young people leaving education has been launched by the House of Lords public services committee, as part of an ongoing inquiry.

Children’s commissioner warns of rise in eating disorders among children

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

| CYP Now

The number of young people starting treatment for an eating disorder has more than doubled in just six years as NHS wait times for support have increased, analysis from the children's commissioner for England has found.

Pandemic impacted most children’s social and emotional development, research finds

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Almost half of parents say their child’s social and emotional skills worsened during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research.

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Children’s charities facing long term supporter exodus, researchers find

Cost-of-living crisis 'impacting children’s access to occupational therapy'

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

Lenehan urges sector to ‘keep pushing’ for SEND improvement in retirement speech

Money worries overtake young people’s fears about the environment

Sector fears over reported cuts to SEND education plans

Steep decline in happiness levels among girls as young as seven

Poor access to dentists, nurseries and clean air prompts drop in pupil attendance, report warns

MPs seek views on impact of screen time on children

Suicide prevention plan includes more mental health support for children

LEGO launches Braille bricks

Labour calls for ban on marketing vapes to young people

Tower Hamlets Council first to roll out universal free school meals

New local government and social care ombudsman announced

Record number of children struggling with speech and language difficulties

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

Lucy Letby inquiry must consider social worker role in multi-agency teams, says BASW

Charity reveals ‘significant increase’ in child destitution

Inquiry seeks views on how cost of living affects young people's wellbeing

Service launches to help charities tackle child sexual abuse

Children's urgent mental health referral rates reach record levels

London mayor rolls out free meals to disadvantaged families over summer holidays

Peers seek views on careers support for disabled young people

Children’s commissioner warns of rise in eating disorders among children

Pandemic impacted most children’s social and emotional development, research finds

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