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How MST is helping children at risk

Analysis

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

| CYP Now

Despite negative research, charity says therapy improves outcomes for vulnerable young people.

ADCS presidency to be shaped by trio of children’s services reports

Analysis

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

| CYP Now

Steve Crocker, director of children’s services at Hampshire and Isle of Wight councils, explains how his ADCS tenure looks set to be shaped by reviews of special needs services, schools and children’s social care.

Councils call for ‘more support’

Analysis

Friday, July 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Leaders say they require more funding and guidance to provide the specialist help Ukrainian refugees need.

Lords’ legislative review should focus on role of culture change

Analysis

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| CYP Now

Since the days of Octavia Hill, we have been supporting, caring for and protecting children. Social action was followed by a plethora of new legislation, more recently the Children Act 1989, 2004 and the Children and Families Act 2014. Yet still we struggle to meet the needs and protect those children living in situations of vulnerability.

Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Analysis

Friday, December 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Key sector leaders back independent inquiry recommendation that reporting of child sex abuse should be made compulsory in law, but others remain concerned that it would lead to children’s services being ‘overwhelmed’.

Spending Round: key measures for children and family services

Analysis

Monday, September 23, 2019

| CYP Now

An extra £13bn is to be pumped into government departments in the next financial year, with local authorities and other providers of children's services set to benefit. Here, experts analyse what this means for provision.

County councils seek to innovate to tackle social care challenges

Analysis

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Rising demand for care services and falling funding for early help has put huge pressure on county council budgets, forcing many areas to think creatively about how they can deliver more support for less money.

Disparity between the discharge of care orders in England and Wales

Analysis

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Researchers investigate the benefits and pitfalls of different ways in which care orders are discharged, asking what needs to change in policy and practice to better meet the needs of children and families.

Making the case for putting youth services on a sustainable footing

Analysis

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

| CYP Now

Amid rising needs for support among young people and a tough funding climate, councils face a challenge to ensure sufficient local youth provision – and need policymakers to set an ambitious national agenda.

Better commissioner relations

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

| CYP Now

A Lloyds Bank Foundation report says the current commissioning processes threaten the survival of small charities. Here, a commissioner says they must work to forge partnerships with councils.

PM's plan 'overstretched and underfunded'

Analysis

Monday, January 9, 2012

| CYP Now

In the coming weeks, local authorities are faced with the daunting task of calculating the number of "troubled families" in their area, identifying where they live and what their needs are.

Election 2017: a battle to ensure children's policies gain attention

Analysis

Thursday, May 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Following Prime Minister Theresa May's election call, children's leaders are drawing up key policies. They say issues like school funding, free childcare and recruiting health visitors must not be drowned out by Brexit.

Changes to care responsibilities divide opinion among leaders

Analysis

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

| CYP Now

Easing and removing some council duties governing care and protection of vulnerable children is ‘dangerous’ say some experts, but others argue the flexibilities are necessary to help them respond to the Covid-19 pandemic

Four key obstacles to improving children’s services in England

Analysis

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Analysis on the performance and standards of children’s services in England over recent years has identified four key issues that are holding back improvement.

Review of children’s social care system prioritises family help

Analysis

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Care Review’s final report includes ‘radical’ proposals to redefine family support, shift council early help services into local multi-disciplinary teams, and trial the delegation of responsibilities to community-based providers.

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How MST is helping children at risk

ADCS presidency to be shaped by trio of children’s services reports

Councils call for ‘more support’

Lords’ legislative review should focus on role of culture change

Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Spending Round: key measures for children and family services

County councils seek to innovate to tackle social care challenges

Disparity between the discharge of care orders in England and Wales

Making the case for putting youth services on a sustainable footing

Better commissioner relations

PM's plan 'overstretched and underfunded'

Election 2017: a battle to ensure children's policies gain attention

Changes to care responsibilities divide opinion among leaders

Four key obstacles to improving children’s services in England

Review of children’s social care system prioritises family help

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