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A former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has been appointed by government to oversee attempts to boost support for children in care with mental health problems.

MPs to examine role of education in preventing mental health problems

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Monday, December 12, 2016

| CYP Now

An inquiry into the role of education in preventing mental health problems will be held by an influential group of MPs, it has been announced.

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Sweeping reform of the youth justice system is necessary to prevent hundreds of children being "needlessly" criminalised and sentenced to custody, according to a think-tank.

Children's mental health green paper 'to feature joint-working duty'

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

| CYP Now

Expectations could be placed on education and health services to work together in both schools and health settings as part of efforts to boost support for young people facing mental health difficulties, it has emerged.

Gang hotspots failing to confront young people's health issues

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

| CYP Now

More than 80 per cent of England's gang "hotspots" have no strategy in place to tackle the health problems that contribute to youth and gang violence, according to a report.

Young people take brunt of tougher jobseeker sanctions

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Poverty and youth campaigners have warned that unemployed young people are being disproportionately affected by jobseeker benefit sanctions.

Government set to boost mental health services for children in care

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Support for children and young people in care who are experiencing mental health problems is set to be boosted after the government pledged to set out exactly what services they can expect to receive.

Psychological therapies programme to be extended

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Monday, July 29, 2013

| CYP Now

An expansion of the children and young people's psychological therapies programme will see more than half of all under-19s in England having access to it by the end of the year.

Daily roundup: youth unemployment, benefit cap, and mental health

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Government advisers brand Youth Contract a failure; benefit cap not helping struggling households into work research finds; and child mental health survey needs to be reinstated, say psychiatrists, all in the news today.

Charity leads bid to improve mental health of LGBTQ young people

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Monday, January 13, 2014

| CYP Now

More than half of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people report developing mental health issues caused by discrimination.

Children face six-month wait for mental health assessments

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Thursday, November 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Children are waiting up to six months for a face-to-face assessment by specialist local mental health services, it has emerged.

DfE announces children's mental health pilot in 250 schools

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 250 schools will trial a new initiative to boost support for children with mental health problems, government minister Sam Gyimah has said.

Family Action chief calls for priority interventions for families with mental health issues

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Friday, January 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Families with mental health issues must be made a priority under government plans to adopt an early intervention approach in the children's sector, a charity has said.

YOTs told to make case for mental health investment

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Youth offending teams must work closely with new health and wellbeing boards to drive down high numbers of vulnerable young people with mental health needs in the justice system, a charity has said.

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

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Friday, March 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Sector calls for an "early intervention Budget", emotional support for primary school children, and troubled families research announced, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Serious case review, school places, and FGM

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Report highlights safeguarding flaws in Devon; survey finds support for handing school planning powers to councils, and call for teacher vigilance on FGM, all in the news today.

Performance-related payments ‘too risky' for charities, analysis warns

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Public sector payment methods that link funding to performance outcomes are putting off many charities from bidding to deliver government programmes, research by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has found.

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VCS grants scheme prioritises mental health services

Mental health checks for children entering care set for trial

Inspectors praise support for SEND care leavers in Cornwall

Former ADCS president to oversee development of mental health services for children in care

MPs to examine role of education in preventing mental health problems

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Children's mental health green paper 'to feature joint-working duty'

Gang hotspots failing to confront young people's health issues

Young people take brunt of tougher jobseeker sanctions

Government set to boost mental health services for children in care

Psychological therapies programme to be extended

Daily roundup: youth unemployment, benefit cap, and mental health

Charity leads bid to improve mental health of LGBTQ young people

Children face six-month wait for mental health assessments

DfE announces children's mental health pilot in 250 schools

Family Action chief calls for priority interventions for families with mental health issues

YOTs told to make case for mental health investment

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

Daily roundup: Serious case review, school places, and FGM

Performance-related payments ‘too risky' for charities, analysis warns

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