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Call for pregnancy drug abuse stats

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  • Tuesday, October 30, 2007
  • | CYP Now
Figures need to be collected on children affected by their mother's drug and alcohol abuse during pregnancy, the chair of an adoption charity's health advisory group has urged.

Therapy not helping abuse victims

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  • Tuesday, June 30, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Residential and play therapy experts have hit out at a government-funded report that says their work is failing to improve outcomes for child victims of physical abuse.

Consult school nurses on HPV jab

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  • Tuesday, November 6, 2007
  • | CYP Now
School nurses have said they should be involved in discussions on who will deliver anti-cervical cancer jabs to 12- and 13-year-old girls.

Short breaks may already be a right

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  • Tuesday, November 13, 2007
  • | CYP Now
A legal right to short breaks for families with disabled children may already exist under English law, according to two leading lawyers.

Mutilation risk guidance issued

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  • Tuesday, November 17, 2009
  • | CYP Now
London teachers, health visitors and the police are among professionals in line to receive multi-agency guidance on female genital mutilation (FGM).

Health - Quick guide to... Chronic fatigue syndrome

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  • Tuesday, August 11, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) causes long-term tiredness that affects everyday life but does not go away with sleep or rest. It was suggested last month that swine flu, which children are more susceptible to than adults, could trigger CFS in those who are vulnerable to it. CFS is also known as ME, which stands for myalgic encephalomyelitis

In Practice: Know how - Promoting health

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  • Tuesday, March 31, 2009
  • | CYP Now
A survey by the Department for Children, Schools and Families has found a high satisfaction rate among families that use children's centres. However, it revealed many weren't aware of the health services on offer. Children's centres should be an important vehicle for health services and there is plenty centres can do to ensure these are promoted to local health professionals and families.

Quiz of the year 2009

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  • Tuesday, December 8, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Have you been keeping up with the key developments in the children and young people's sector? Try our 2009 quiz to find out.

Education - Sex on the Curriculum

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  • Tuesday, June 9, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Sex education is set to become a compulsory part of the National Curriculum from September 2011. But how do you teach the subject so the message gets through to teenagers? Gordon Carson finds out.

New inspections not integrated

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  • Tuesday, June 9, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Ofsted inspections are not being integrated with the new Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA), the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.