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Work Wise: Numbers game - Food poverty

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  • Tuesday, July 8, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Almost one in five adults from low-income families has gone hungry or skipped a meal in the past year because food is too expensive, according to research commissioned by children's charity NCH and the high-street bank Barclays.

Pupils are put off walking to school

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  • Tuesday, April 15, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Children are keen to travel to and from school in a more environmentally friendly and active way but do not find it easy to do so, according to early findings of a study by the National Children's Bureau (NCB).

Polyclinics must connect to Sure Start

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  • Tuesday, April 22, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Polyclinics, the government-proposed centres that bring together GP and hospital services, must co-ordinate their work with schools and Sure Start children's centres, the NHS Confederation has urged.

Cornwall forum for disabled children

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  • Tuesday, April 22, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Disabled children will get to tell Cornwall County Council what they think of local children's services thanks to a two-year advocacy project.

Experts to focus on children in care

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  • Tuesday, April 22, 2008
  • | CYP Now
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) is putting together a team of experts to examine ways to improve health services for looked-after children.

UK register to boost breakfast clubs

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  • Tuesday, April 29, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Cereal manufacturer Kellogg's and education charity ContinYou have launched a national register to support the growth of breakfast clubs across the UK yesterday.

Health Towns: French health lessons

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  • Tuesday, May 6, 2008
  • | CYP Now
French health towns have reduced the number of obese children in the country, and now the government is promising a similar approach in England. Nancy Rowntree investigates.

NSPCC probed over Rantzen PA

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  • Monday, April 26, 2010
  • | CYP Now
The NSPCC has been accused of breaking the rules governing charities' involvement in the general election, by allegedly allowing an employee to work on Luton South independent candidate Esther Rantzen's campaign, CYP Now has learned.

Quick guide to... Firework safety

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  • Monday, November 1, 2010
  • | CYP Now
A shocking image of a young boy whose face has been badly disfigured by a firework is being shown throughout East Yorkshire schools as part of Humbershire Fire and Rescue's firework safety campaign.

Analysis: Health - Benchmark is raised on disability

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  • Tuesday, May 20, 2008
  • | CYP Now
The government has set out its minimum expectations of local services for families of disabled children. Sue Learner looks at what challenges still lie ahead and whether the core offer could put an end to the inequalities these families currently face.

Training needed in mental health

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  • Monday, November 10, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Youth workers need to be trained to spot the onset of mental health problems in teenagers, according to the head of charity YoungMinds.

Let young people have a say on their own health

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  • Monday, April 15, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Wales, and in particular its government, likes to be the leader of the pack. It was the first to appoint a children's commissioner, the first to legislate on children's rights and the first to put into effect Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Its latest ambition is to push for a change in law to assume consent for organ transplantation after death.