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Cost-of-living crisis could have long-term impact on children’s mental health, therapists warn

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Monday, December 4, 2023

| CYP Now

The cost-of-living crisis could impact children’s mental health later in life, according to psychologists.

Sports participation boosts wellbeing in young teenagers, research finds

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Participation in sport boosts wellbeing and self-belief in teenagers, new research from the Youth Sport Trust finds.

Coalition calls for £1.7bn a year funding boost to improve children’s mental health

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

| CYP Now

Hundreds of charities, academics and health organisations are calling on all major political parties to commit to a boost in investment to improve children’s mental health and wellbeing ahead of next year’s general election.

Health visiting ‘career pathway’ launches to tackle staff shortages

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

| CYP Now

A career pathway for health visiting has been published to make it easier for health professionals to take up roles and tackle staff shortages.

Local authority SEND transport costs could top £1bn by 2028, council leaders warn

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Monday, November 20, 2023

| CYP Now

The cost of school transport for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across county councils could reach more than £1 billion for the first time over the next five years, local authority leaders warn.

Children as young as 10 have low wellbeing over living costs, charity warns

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

| CYP Now

The cost-of-living crisis is impacting the wellbeing of children as young as 10 amid concerns over their family’s finances, a Children’s Society report is warning.

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.

DfE issues council with improvement notice amid SEND concerns

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

| CYP Now

Plymouth City Council has been issued with an improvement notice by the government after a damning inspection report noted “significant concerns” around the quality of support for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the area.

Ombudsman criticises council for respite care failures

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

| CYP Now

A third of families of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in South Gloucestershire have not been receiving the respite care they are entitled to, a local government and social care ombudsman (LGO) investigation has found.

Waiting lists for parental support services impacting children's mental health programmes

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

| CYP Now

Focusing on parent-child relationships and scrapping waiting lists for parental support with mental health can prevent children from experiencing anxiety and depression later in life, psychologists have found.

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

| CYP Now

King Charles III has laid out the government’s plans for legislation impacting children and young people as part of his first King’s Speech as monarch.

Webinar to examine impact of vision and hearing problems on child development

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Leading experts will discuss the impact of vision and hearing problems on children’s development and how to improve support in schools, during a webinar hosted by CYP Now and its sister titles.

Councils raise concerns over impact of EYFS reforms

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Monday, October 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Half of local authorities say changes to early years development assessments introduced two years ago have damaged the quality of early years education, according to latest research.

Former Health Secretary raises issue of universal autism screening for young children

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has asked the government if it is looking into carrying out universal screening in primary schools for autism and other neurodivergent conditions.

Children worst impacted by long waits for community health services, NHS figures show

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Monday, October 23, 2023

| CYP Now

One in five patients impacted by a 10 per cent increase in waiting lists for community health services over the last year are children, latest data from NHS England finds.

Barnardo’s calls for national social prescribing strategy

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Monday, October 23, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s charity Barnardo’s is urging the government to introduce a national plan for social prescribing in a bid to tackle rising mental health issues among children.

Deaf children call on MPs to increase access to specialist services

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Deaf children have lobbied cross-party MPs in parliament, calling for greater access to specialist support for those with hearing loss.

More families using informal lenders amid high inflation

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

| CYP Now

Families with children are six times more likely to have resorted to using informal lenders or loan sharks, analysis from Action for Children on the cost-of-living crisis finds.

Bite Back announces Anne Longfield as chair

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Monday, October 16, 2023

| CYP Now

Former children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield has been announced as chair of trustees at youth food campaign Bite Back.

Youth vaping consultation launches

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

| CYP Now

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has launched a new consultation aiming to reduce the appeal of vaping among children and teenagers as part of a bid to create a "smoke-free generation".

Children in Need launches £1m funding award to improve young people’s mental health

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s organisations are being urged to apply for a £1m funding award being launched by BBC Children in Need to improve young people’s mental health.

Quarter of children’s epilepsy support plans not reviewed over last year, charity warns

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Monday, October 9, 2023

| CYP Now

More than a quarter of children with epilepsy have not had their education support plans reviewed in the last 12 months, new research finds.

Sector raises questions over Starmer’s toothbrushing in schools pledge

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Friday, October 6, 2023

| CYP Now

The Labour Party would introduce compulsory supervised toothbrushing in English primary schools as part of a “rescue plan for NHS dentistry” if it wins the next general election, leader Sir Keir Starmer has said.

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

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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.

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Cost-of-living crisis could have long-term impact on children’s mental health, therapists warn

Sports participation boosts wellbeing in young teenagers, research finds

Coalition calls for £1.7bn a year funding boost to improve children’s mental health

Health visiting ‘career pathway’ launches to tackle staff shortages

Local authority SEND transport costs could top £1bn by 2028, council leaders warn

Children as young as 10 have low wellbeing over living costs, charity warns

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

DfE issues council with improvement notice amid SEND concerns

Ombudsman criticises council for respite care failures

Waiting lists for parental support services impacting children's mental health programmes

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

Webinar to examine impact of vision and hearing problems on child development

Councils raise concerns over impact of EYFS reforms

Former Health Secretary raises issue of universal autism screening for young children

Children worst impacted by long waits for community health services, NHS figures show

Barnardo’s calls for national social prescribing strategy

Deaf children call on MPs to increase access to specialist services

More families using informal lenders amid high inflation

Bite Back announces Anne Longfield as chair

Youth vaping consultation launches

Children in Need launches £1m funding award to improve young people’s mental health

Quarter of children’s epilepsy support plans not reviewed over last year, charity warns

Sector raises questions over Starmer’s toothbrushing in schools pledge

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

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

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