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Childhood obesity increasing in under-fives after lockdown

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

| CYP Now

Rates of obesity in four- and five-year-olds “have soared” over the last year, research has found.

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

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Monday, February 25, 2019

| CYP Now

The dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) will be taught to all secondary school pupils, the Department for Education has announced.

Virgin poised to lose £23.8m child health contract

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| CYP Now

Virgin Care is set to lose a £23.8m a year contract to run children's health services in the south west of England.

Government promises action to combat negative body image

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Monday, March 26, 2018

| CYP Now

The government has pledged action to improve access to help and information for young people and professionals on combating negative body image.

Doctors criticise lack of action to improve child health

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

| CYP Now

Public sector cuts and "piecemeal" government policies are harming the health of children in England, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has warned.

Green Party calls for halt to cadet unit expansion

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

| CYP Now

The Green Party has called on the government to stop expanding cadet units in state schools and to raise the minimum recruitment age for the military to 18.??

Charities urge more help in tackling pressures facing girls

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

| CYP Now

A "perfect storm" of life pressures is harming girls' mental wellbeing, and government and schools need to do more to help reduce them, two children's charities have said. ??

Poor young people have more pessimistic health outlook

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Young people from deprived areas rate themselves as having lower life satisfaction and worse health than their peers, according to research.

Children's wards 'at risk of closure', RCPCH warns

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

| CYP Now

More children admitted to hospital for treatment should be dealt with by GPs in the community in order to prevent overstretched children's wards from closing, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has warned.

Young people get chance to shape health services

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Monday, August 24, 2015

| CYP Now

An initiative launched by the NHS is offering young people the opportunity to help shape the future of health services.

Self-harm to rise among young people, government predicts

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Monday, August 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Self-harm, eating disorders, and anxiety and depression are likely to be the biggest risk factors facing young people in the coming years, a government think-tank has concluded.

CAMHS spending cut by £35m in a single year

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

| CYP Now

More than £35m was cut from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) last year, it has emerged.

Maximum wait for eating disorder treatment to come in from April

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Friday, July 24, 2015

| CYP Now

New standards that will limit the amount of time children with eating disorders wait to receive treatment will come into effect next April, the government has announced.

Jane Ellison confirmed as children's health minister

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Jane Ellison will take on additional responsibilities for children's health and health visiting following her reappointment as minister for public health, the Department of Health has confirmed.

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

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Monday, September 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been ordered to undertake an audit of how they respond to child sexual exploitation (CSE) cases in the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal.

Daily roundup: Healthy eating, parental fines and mental health

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Friday, August 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Oldham teenager's poster design to front youth healthy eating campaign; huge rise in fines for parents who take children out of school; and grant made to develop outcomes-based mental health services, all in the news today.

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Five charity-led consortia will receive a share of £215m as part of a bid to improve the life chances of vulnerable under-threes, the Big Lottery Fund has announced.

Youth justice objectives to be central to Neet reduction drive

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Gang members, young offenders, drug users and persistent truants will be among those targeted as part of a government initiative aimed at reducing the number of those not in education, employment or training (Neet).

Children 'bear brunt of parental debt'

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Many of the 2.4 million children of parents who are in problem debt are going without basics such as food, clothing and heating, research by the Children's Society and StepChange Debt Charity has found.

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.

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Childhood obesity increasing in under-fives after lockdown

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

Virgin poised to lose £23.8m child health contract

Government promises action to combat negative body image

Doctors criticise lack of action to improve child health

Green Party calls for halt to cadet unit expansion

Charities urge more help in tackling pressures facing girls

Poor young people have more pessimistic health outlook

Children's wards 'at risk of closure', RCPCH warns

Young people get chance to shape health services

Self-harm to rise among young people, government predicts

CAMHS spending cut by £35m in a single year

Maximum wait for eating disorder treatment to come in from April

Jane Ellison confirmed as children's health minister

Government orders councils to review child sexual exploitation procedures

Daily roundup: Healthy eating, parental fines and mental health

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

Youth justice objectives to be central to Neet reduction drive

Children 'bear brunt of parental debt'

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

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