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Hundreds of young people to reveal lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic

Monday, April 22, 2024

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The UK Covid-19 Inquiry will hear from hundreds of young people about the lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic to form legal evidence for future recommendations.

MPs back plans to tackle youth vaping

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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MPs have backed major plans to tackle youth vaping and smoking including a ban on the marketing of vaping products aimed at children.

Children's safety campaigners call for WhatsApp to reverse age limit reduction

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

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Campaigners are calling on WhatsApp to reverse its decision to cut the age limit of users from 16 to 13.

Budgets to support visually impaired children slashed by councils

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

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More than half of local authorities have cut or frozen the number of specialist teachers they employ to support children with visual impairments, according to new research.

Cass review: Gender identity services for young people ‘need to match standards of other NHS care'

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

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A landmark healthcare review has called on the NHS to ensure gender identity services for young people match the standards of its other forms of care and support.

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

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

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

Number of children living in absolute poverty rises by 300,000, government reveals

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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The number of children living in absolute poverty has risen for a second consecutive year by 300,000, according to government figures.

Just one in five children feel politicians are listening to them, England's Children’s Commissioner reveals

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Monday, March 25, 2024

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Only 22% of children feel that their concerns are being listened to by politicians with just 10% feeling their views are important to those running the country, a survey by the Children’s Commissioner for England has revealed.

Charity highlights importance of specialist roles to support neurodiverse children

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Friday, March 22, 2024

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Safer London has said its expert caseworker roles to support neurodiverse children are vital at a time where there’s a “lack of money for services”.

Princess of Wales' charity urges roll out of health visitor tool to ‘interpret baby behaviour’

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

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A tool to help health visitors interpret babies' behaviour should be rolled out nationally following “overwhelmingly positive” results from a trial of its use funded by the Princess of Wales’ charity the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.

Thousands of children waiting years for mental health support, Children’s Commissioner warns

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Friday, March 15, 2024

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Almost a quarter of a million children are waiting for mental health support despite being referred to services in 2022/23, analysis of NHS figures by the Children’s Commissioner for England finds.

Support schools and nurseries to tackle poverty, Longfield’s think-tank urges ministers

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Friday, March 15, 2024

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Programmes within schools and nurseries should be at the forefront of a government plan to tackle childhood poverty, a think-tank led by the former Children’s Commissioner for England has told ministers.

YoungMinds receives £5m grant to improve youth mental health over 10 years

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

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Youth mental health charity YoungMinds has received a 10-year grant of £5 million to support the design and delivery of a new strategy for young people’s mental health.

Surfing therapy project wins National Lottery award to support young people

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

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A therapy project that uses surfing to help tackle mental health problems has been handed £20,000 in National Lottery funding to target groups at high risk of loneliness.

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

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

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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.

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

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Friday, March 8, 2024

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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.

Referrals to children’s mental health services ‘highest on record’

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

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The number of referrals to child and adolescent mental health services (CAHMS) has reached a record high, according to analysis of NHS annual data by charity Mind.

Virtual reality films tackle social media dangers for young people

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

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A series of virtual reality (VR) films has been created to help children understand the dangers of social media.

Webinar to support schools in identifying students with speech, language and communication needs

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

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Leading experts will examine how schools can spot students who have unidentified speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and what they can do to remove the barriers to learning and social development, during a webinar hosted by CYP Now and its sister titles.

Additional funding to support 14 new children’s mental health hubs

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

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The government’s early help hubs scheme, designed to enable young people to access mental health services in their community, is set to expand across 14 more areas in England.

Experts urge ministers to produce emotional health guidance for schools

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Friday, February 23, 2024

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The Department for Education should produce guidance for schools on the implementation of good emotional health for children, a new report has urged.

Children's commissioner meets deaf children to learn about therapy outcomes

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

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The children's commissioner for England has met with deaf children to discuss how specialist speech and language therapy is improving their outcomes.

Mermaids' chief brands Prime Minister's trans comments 'unacceptable'

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Friday, February 16, 2024

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The new chief executive of charity Mermaids has branded comments made by the Prime Minister in parliament about transgender people as "unacceptable".

Call to reinstate funding to support children bereaved by alcoholism

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

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Campaigners and MPs are urging the government to reinstate funding for services to support children of alcoholics amid an increase in the number of parental deaths linked to alcohol addiction.

Young people being sought to help shape health services

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

| CYP Now

Recruitment is underway for young people to join the NHS Youth Forum, set up to ensure young people’s views are considered when shaping future health provision.

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Hundreds of young people to reveal lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic

MPs back plans to tackle youth vaping

Children's safety campaigners call for WhatsApp to reverse age limit reduction

Budgets to support visually impaired children slashed by councils

Cass review: Gender identity services for young people ‘need to match standards of other NHS care'

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

Number of children living in absolute poverty rises by 300,000, government reveals

Just one in five children feel politicians are listening to them, England's Children’s Commissioner reveals

Charity highlights importance of specialist roles to support neurodiverse children

Princess of Wales' charity urges roll out of health visitor tool to ‘interpret baby behaviour’

Thousands of children waiting years for mental health support, Children’s Commissioner warns

Support schools and nurseries to tackle poverty, Longfield’s think-tank urges ministers

YoungMinds receives £5m grant to improve youth mental health over 10 years

Surfing therapy project wins National Lottery award to support young people

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

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

Referrals to children’s mental health services ‘highest on record’

Virtual reality films tackle social media dangers for young people

Webinar to support schools in identifying students with speech, language and communication needs

Additional funding to support 14 new children’s mental health hubs

Experts urge ministers to produce emotional health guidance for schools

Children's commissioner meets deaf children to learn about therapy outcomes

Mermaids' chief brands Prime Minister's trans comments 'unacceptable'

Call to reinstate funding to support children bereaved by alcoholism

Young people being sought to help shape health services

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