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Review highlights shortcomings in children's mental health services

Thursday, October 26, 2017

| CYP Now

A review into children's mental health services ordered by Prime Minister Theresa May has found that the current system is hard to access, difficult to navigate and isn't safe enough.

Councils call for mental health counselling for all pupils

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

| CYP Now

Every secondary school in the country should be handed funding to offer independent mental health counselling to all pupils, local authorities have said.

Inspectorates slam youth offending agencies for resettlement failings

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Friday, March 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Probation, education and health inspectors have criticised poor-quality support for young offenders when released from custody.

Gyimah announces peer-mentoring plans for schools

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Monday, October 26, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is ploughing ahead with plans that will see students support their peers on mental health issues, it has been confirmed.

MPs highlight impact of Covid-19 on deaf children’s mental health

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Monday, November 15, 2021

| CYP Now

Nearly two-thirds of deaf children say measures taken to combat Covid-19, such as the use of face coverings, has worsened their mental health, MPs have warned.

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

| CYP Now

Four in 10 young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) have said they feel "unable to cope with life" since the start of the pandemic, new research from the Prince’s Trust shows.

DfE to utilise technology in school mental health drive

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| CYP Now

Internet and mobile phone technology will be central to government plans for young people to provide mental health support for their peers in school, it has emerged.

Impact of 'target-driven' school system debated

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Sunday, November 6, 2011

| CYP Now

An increasing number of children and parents are concerned about the stress of exams, sparking a debate on whether children's wellbeing is being damaged by a target-driven school culture.

Girls 'twice as likely' to experience emotional problems as boys

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Thursday, January 11, 2018

| CYP Now

Girls are more than twice as likely to experience emotional problems as boys, according to the initial findings of a £56m programme aimed at improving mental health support for young people.

Inspectors praise support for SEND care leavers in Cornwall

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Friday, August 25, 2017

| CYP Now

Efforts to support the health needs of looked-after children and care leavers in Cornwall have been praised by inspectors.

Youth workers to deliver major mental health initiative in schools

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's charity Action for Children is to pilot a mental health initiative that will see youth workers support young people in schools, with a view to introducing it across the UK next year.

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.

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 launches child mental health taskforce

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Friday, July 18, 2014

| CYP Now

A government taskforce is to be set up to improve child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) following concerns raised by NHS England about inappropriate care and bed shortages.

Mental health of black and ethnic minority young people ignored, claims study

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

| CYP Now

The mental health of black and minority ethnic (BME) children and young people is being ignored by services including education, social care and youth justice, a report has claimed.

Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

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Friday, May 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Self-esteem damaged by overuse of the internet; schools accused of extremism could be converted to academies; and Ofsted criticises Nottingham Safeguarding Children Board, all in the news today.

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

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Friday, March 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Coventry schools to have safeguarding checks; trust defends offering counselling in cafes; and smoking bans deliver child health benefits, all in the news today.

Corbyn calls for national action on life skills

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

| CYP Now

Young people should get more help to develop life skills and manage their emotions as part of efforts to improve their prospects, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said.

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.

Mental health to be key focus of education recovery, government panel confirms

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

| CYP Now

A coalition of health and education experts have committed to making mental health a key part of education recovery plans following the Covid-19 pandemic.

*MoD urged to raise armed forces enlistment age from 16??

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Defence has been told to stop the British armed forces recruiting young people under the age of 18.

Reform child mental health care or face crisis, government warned

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

| CYP Now

The government risks creating a mental health crisis, if it does not prioritise children's mental health in legislation reforms, academics and MPs have claimed.

Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

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Friday, January 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Parenting support programmes significantly cut the risk of children developing behavioural problems and becoming offenders in adolescence and adulthood, a new study suggests.

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Review highlights shortcomings in children's mental health services

Councils call for mental health counselling for all pupils

Inspectorates slam youth offending agencies for resettlement failings

Gyimah announces peer-mentoring plans for schools

MPs highlight impact of Covid-19 on deaf children’s mental health

NEET young people ‘unable to cope with life’ amid pandemic, Prince’s Trust warns

DfE to utilise technology in school mental health drive

Impact of 'target-driven' school system debated

Girls 'twice as likely' to experience emotional problems as boys

Inspectors praise support for SEND care leavers in Cornwall

Youth workers to deliver major mental health initiative in schools

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'

Young people take brunt of tougher jobseeker sanctions

Government launches child mental health taskforce

Mental health of black and ethnic minority young people ignored, claims study

Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

Corbyn calls for national action on life skills

DfE announces children's mental health pilot in 250 schools

Mental health to be key focus of education recovery, government panel confirms

*MoD urged to raise armed forces enlistment age from 16??

Reform child mental health care or face crisis, government warned

Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

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