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Halting the rise in eating disorders

    Features
  • 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

    Features
  • 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.

Mental Health in Schools: Special Report

With a growing number of children and young people facing probable mental health disorders, schools are in a unique position to address pupils' wellbeing before conditions reach crisis point.

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.

Creative Life Story Work strengthens care relationships

    Research
  • Tuesday, January 31, 2023
  • | CYP Now
Evaluation of a creative, relational approach to life story work has shown it to be higher quality and more collaborative than traditional life story work, and that it helps to develop and strengthen relationships between care-experienced children and young people and their carers.