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New ADCS chief urges sector to rally over funding for children

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Association of Directors of Children's Services president Alison Michalska says agencies must work together to convince government to invest more in services, while councils must get greater powers to influence education.

Concerns over family court deal

Analysis

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's advocates claim agreement could see Cafcass and social workers "collude" in care cases.

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.

Training youth sector leaders

Analysis

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Graduate of first youth leadership programme explains how taking part boosted her practice and skills.

Areas with deepest council youth service spending cuts revealed

Analysis

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Matt Lent, former director of policy at UK Youth and a trustee at Young Barnet Foundation, was probably talking for much of the youth sector when he described latest figures showing the extent of cuts to council youth service spending as “sadly not a surprise”.

Put end to unregulated provision for under-18s, urge campaigners

Analysis

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

Consultation to tighten restrictions on the use of unregulated supported accommodation does not go far enough, say campaigners. But children’s services leaders call for councils to be given flexibility in finding the right settings.

Cafcass sharpens practice focus

Analysis

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Chief executive Jacky Tiotto explains new practice framework prioritises showing its ‘clarity of thinking’.

Call for child health advocate

Analysis

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

New body to tackle health disparities must prioritise investment in health visiting, say charities.

Rise in mental health workers

Analysis

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Policy developments help boost mental health workforce but councils need more funding, say experts.

Support hubs campaign gains impetus

Analysis

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

| CYP Now

Charities and local authorities call for national rollout of easy access drop-in centres to provide early mental health support to young people.

Incentive payments: sector split over ethics and effectiveness

Analysis

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Leaders say offering payments to attract foster carers will boost councils’ placement options and reduce costs, but some experts doubt that financial inducements will work and instead call for a national recruitment campaign.

Tackling the trauma of racism

Analysis

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

| CYP Now

Charities highlight the impact of racism on pupil mental health and what schools can do to combat it.

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.

Ban or regulation: steps to tackle agency dominance of workforce

Analysis

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

Children’s services leaders say only regulation of the agency sector or an outright ban can stop rising workforce costs, but recruitment boss derides such ideas as ‘absurd’ and calls for sector to ‘work with us not against us’.

SEND support needs in custody

Analysis

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

Research shows that around two-thirds to three-quarters of young people living in the youth secure estate have a special educational need or disabilities (SEND).

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.

Unrest over Care Review board plans

Analysis

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Charities raise concerns over plans for ‘lived-experience’ voice on Care Review implementation board.

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’.

Economic crisis sees young people's mental health and wellbeing suffer

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

The rising cost of living is adversely impacting children's mental health, resulting in a rise in referrals to health and social care services. Experts call for more funding so agencies can deliver vital support to prevent long-term harm.

Covid pressures force childcare closures

Analysis

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

| CYP Now

Falling attendance hits childcare providers’ income forcing settings to close and cut staff – prompting calls for urgent government support.

‘Commission will look for solutions to generational cycles of violence’

Analysis

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

| CYP Now

There are tens of thousands of marginalised children, all of them born with great potential, whose opportunities are being curtailed because they are growing up in circumstances that make them extremely vulnerable to involvement with gangs or criminal or sexual exploitation.

Review backs CBT use in schools

Analysis

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

| CYP Now

Study backs use of cognitive behavioural therapy in schools but lack of training and resources are barriers.

Study highlights beneficial impact of open access youth provision

Analysis

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

The three-year Youth Investment Fund programme has supported the expansion of projects young people value and trust, but analysis shows inconsistent practice over collecting data and acting on feedback.

The good and bad of new school guidance on mental wellbeing

Analysis

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

The Department for Education’s new guidance for teaching mental wellbeing as part of the statutory relationships, sex and health education is a welcome sign that mental health is finally being given the same prominence as physical health in schools.

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New ADCS chief urges sector to rally over funding for children

Concerns over family court deal

How MST is helping children at risk

Training youth sector leaders

Areas with deepest council youth service spending cuts revealed

Put end to unregulated provision for under-18s, urge campaigners

Cafcass sharpens practice focus

Call for child health advocate

Rise in mental health workers

Support hubs campaign gains impetus

Incentive payments: sector split over ethics and effectiveness

Tackling the trauma of racism

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

Councils call for ‘more support’

Ban or regulation: steps to tackle agency dominance of workforce

SEND support needs in custody

Lords’ legislative review should focus on role of culture change

Unrest over Care Review board plans

Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Economic crisis sees young people's mental health and wellbeing suffer

Covid pressures force childcare closures

‘Commission will look for solutions to generational cycles of violence’

Review backs CBT use in schools

Study highlights beneficial impact of open access youth provision

The good and bad of new school guidance on mental wellbeing

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