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Flagship early intervention programme set for further expansion

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

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A Department for Education-backed early intervention project is set for expansion after receiving a funding boost from lottery funding.

'Inadequate' council set to invest £12m to reduce number of children in care

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Friday, September 15, 2017

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A council rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted is planning to invest an extra £12m in children's social care in a bid to reduce the number of children coming into care.

Senior Tories call for cabinet-level families post

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

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More than 50 Tory MPs and peers are calling on the government to create a cabinet-level families minister post to better co-ordinate family policy across departments.

More than a third of young people 'living in fear of crime'

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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

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Fear of being a victim of crime is currently the biggest concern for young people, a major survey has found.

Parents struggling to afford basics for children, study finds

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Monday, August 21, 2017

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Inflation and the current benefits freeze are widening the gap between what families with children have and what they need to cover the basic costs of living, a Child Poverty Action Group study has claimed.

DfE-funded care initiative 'provides low-cost support for vulnerable families'

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Friday, July 14, 2017

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A government-funded social care initiative originally developed in Chicago has the potential to support vulnerable families in the UK at low cost and reduce the number of children coming into care, an evaluation report has found.

DfE innovation project 'saves councils up to £2m a year'

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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

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An early intervention project that received funding through the Department for Education's social care innovation programme saves councils up to £2.1m a year, an evaluation report has found.

Inspectors praise domestic abuse response in Hounslow

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Agencies across the London borough of Hounslow have been praised for their work to support children who have experienced domestic abuse.

One in four troubled families 'not satisfied' with access to services

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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

| CYP Now

A quarter of people receiving support through the government's flagship Troubled Families programme have said they were "dissatisfied" with how easy it was to access support.

Government launches £30m bid to improve children's life chances

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

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A total of £30m has been set aside to boost the life chances of children in disadvantaged families by resolving conflict among parents, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced.

Timpson announces plans to improve young carer identification

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Thursday, March 9, 2017

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is drawing up plans to make it easier to identify children and young people who have caring responsibilities, with a cross-government strategy due to be published in the summer, children's minister Edward Timpson has confirmed.

Young carers missing out on support due to 'fear of social services'

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

| CYP Now

Young carers continue to be fearful of being identified because of concerns about what action social services may take, a study commissioned by the Department for Education has found.

CYP Now 2016 Awards revealed on night of huge celebration and pride

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Friday, November 25, 2016

| CYP Now

Twenty-two inspirational and deserving winners were last night revealed at the 2016 CYP Now Awards on an evening of celebration for the children's sector.

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The early years pupil premium should be doubled as part of efforts to combat worsening life chances for children and young people across the UK, the Social Mobility Commission has said.

Tory Party Conference: MP advocates Troubled Families approach to boost life chances

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

| CYP Now

The work of the Troubled Families initiative should form the basis of government attempts to boost life chances, a Conservative MP has said.

Trowler calls for greater early help role for social workers

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

| CYP Now

Chief children's social worker for England Isabelle Trowler wants to see social workers more involved in supporting families in early help settings.

4Children chief criticises children's centres consultation delay

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

| CYP Now

The chief of collapsed charity 4Children has criticised the government for its failure to deliver on its pledge to hold a consultation on the future of children's centres.

*Council handed European cash to work with troubled families

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been handed £1.5m of European cash and the Big Lottery Fund to help support vulnerable families.

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils have missed a first year target for numbers of families they worked with in the first year of the government's high profile troubled families initiative, it has emerged.

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils have missed a first year target for the numbers of families to be worked with under the government's flagship troubled families initiative.

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Flagship early intervention programme set for further expansion

'Inadequate' council set to invest £12m to reduce number of children in care

Senior Tories call for cabinet-level families post

More than a third of young people 'living in fear of crime'

Parents struggling to afford basics for children, study finds

DfE-funded care initiative 'provides low-cost support for vulnerable families'

DfE innovation project 'saves councils up to £2m a year'

Inspectors praise domestic abuse response in Hounslow

One in four troubled families 'not satisfied' with access to services

Government launches £30m bid to improve children's life chances

Timpson announces plans to improve young carer identification

Young carers missing out on support due to 'fear of social services'

CYP Now 2016 Awards revealed on night of huge celebration and pride

Boost early years support to improve social mobility, commission says

Tory Party Conference: MP advocates Troubled Families approach to boost life chances

Trowler calls for greater early help role for social workers

4Children chief criticises children's centres consultation delay

*Council handed European cash to work with troubled families

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

Troubled families initiative falls short on first year target

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