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Services that divert young people away from the justice system given financial boost

Friday, April 1, 2011

| CYP Now

Moves to divert young people with mental health and substance misuse problems away from the criminal justice system towards support services have received a boost following government investment of 2m.

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.

Daily roundup: School admissions, access to GPs, and teaching assistants

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Monday, June 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Top state schools are increasingly exclusive finds Sutton Trust study, health reforms must improve access to GPs says the NCB, and the government could scrap teaching assistants, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Library closures, free childcare, and DNA swabs

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Monday, September 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's laureate criticises government failure to stop library closures; Labour outlines free childcare plans; and Welsh police have taken the DNA of 5,000 children, all in the news today.

News roundup: Forced marriages, school places appeals and higher targets for primary schools

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Up to 250 children helped by forced marriage team; concerns that school places appeals system is "unfair", and primary schools told to achieve higher standards, all in the news today.

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.

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of British children believed to be victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation has more than doubled in the space of a year.

Daily roundup: Early years, domestic violence and child protection

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Childcare groups disappointed by worker entry requirements decision; health watchdog calls for better training on domestic violence; and schools reminded about female genital mutilation risk, all in the news today.

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| CYP Now

A panel of criminal justice and mental health experts has called for greater scrutiny into how liaison and diversion services for young people are being implemented across England.

Daily roundup: Extremism, free schools, and youth merger

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Muslim organisation warns against extremism crackdown; charities urged to establish free schools; and Changemakers joins Foyer Federation, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Transport, health risk and NHS services

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Travel discount card plan for young people unveiled; doctors warn of e-cigarette health risks to children; and consultation launched on future of child heart services, all in the news today.

Durham adopts training for professionals to spot CSE

News

Thursday, April 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Durham has become the first area in the country to adopt a US training initiative to help police officers and other professionals to better identify child sexual exploitation (CSE).

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

News

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Health services have come in for criticism for failing to properly assess risks to children following the first joint inspection of child protection across health, social care and criminal justice services.

Young offenders reap benefits of speech therapy

News

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

| CYP Now

Research carried out by a youth offending team (YOT) in London has revealed the benefits of speech and language therapy for young offenders.

Campaigners call for more cash and beds after ban on mental health cell use

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Friday, December 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's mental health campaigners have welcomed plans to outlaw the detention of young people in police cells under the Mental Health Act but warn more funding is needed to ensure they have access to alternative places of safety.

Daily roundup: Girl Guide campaign, youth police and crime commissioner, and hospital staff suspended

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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Girl Guides tell The Sun to drop Page 3, Paris Brown investigated over offensive tweets and arrests at children's hospital following baby's death, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Heart surgery U-turn, child poverty figures, and female genital mutilation

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Child heart surgery restructure ditched, 2.3 million children live in poverty, and MPs criticise female genital mutilation failures, all in the news today.

Autism restraint ruling prompts call for police training

News

Friday, February 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Special educational needs (SEN) campaigners are calling for an urgent overhaul of police training, after the Court of Appeal ruled that officers breached the human rights of a young autistic boy when they restrained him.

Daily roundup: Food poverty, SEN reforms and 'paedophile panic'

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Friday, August 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Poorer parents struggle to feed their children during the summer holidays; Department for Education publishes child-friendly guide to the special educational needs reforms; and judge warns of "paedophile panic", all in the news today.

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

News

Friday, January 30, 2015

| CYP Now

The government intends to change the law to make reporting suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory prior to May's general election.

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Services that divert young people away from the justice system given financial boost

Youth justice reforms must go 'further and deeper'

Daily roundup: School admissions, access to GPs, and teaching assistants

Daily roundup: Library closures, free childcare, and DNA swabs

News roundup: Forced marriages, school places appeals and higher targets for primary schools

Gang hotspots failing to confront young people's health issues

Big rise in number of child trafficking victims

Daily roundup: Early years, domestic violence and child protection

Commission finds ‘adult bias' in offender diversion services

Daily roundup: Extremism, free schools, and youth merger

Daily roundup: Transport, health risk and NHS services

Durham adopts training for professionals to spot CSE

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

Young offenders reap benefits of speech therapy

Campaigners call for more cash and beds after ban on mental health cell use

Daily roundup: Girl Guide campaign, youth police and crime commissioner, and hospital staff suspended

Daily roundup: Heart surgery U-turn, child poverty figures, and female genital mutilation

Autism restraint ruling prompts call for police training

Daily roundup: Food poverty, SEN reforms and 'paedophile panic'

Government to fast-track legislation for mandatory FGM reporting

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