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Commissioner urges action on young people at risk of suicide

Monday, November 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Professionals across children's services must be trained to support young people at risk of suicide because of negative experiences in early childhood, a report by the children's commissioner for Northern Ireland has claimed.

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has been urged to delay legislation to overhaul support for children with special educational needs (SEN), over concerns that the law could be changed before the proposed reforms have been properly tested.

Deaf teenagers excluded from conversations

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Deaf teenagers are being left out of conversations because other young people don't know how to talk to them, the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has warned.

Children and families directorate slashed

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

| CYP Now

The Department for Education's children, young people and families directorate will receive a 13 per cent blow to its budget in 2012/13 and lose 106 full-time posts, an email leaked to CYP Now has revealed.

VCS grants scheme prioritises mental health services

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Mental health services have benefited to the tune of £4.9m as part of £25m of government grants announced today.

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham Council is enlisting the help of victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) to help it improve the way it tackles abuse in the town.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| CYP Now

With a general election, new policy announcements, ongoing austerity measures and high-profile charity closures, 2015 was another busy year in the children and young people sector. Here is a rundown of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Mental health checks for children entering care set for trial

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Children entering the care system will be given mental health checks on a trial basis, the government has announced.

Council faces legal action over decision to outsource provision to Virgin Care

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Monday, October 8, 2012

| CYP Now

A council has defended its decision to outsource children's health and social care services to a private healthcare provider, ahead of a judicial review.

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

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Monday, December 10, 2012

| CYP Now

England's children's commissioner should be given stronger powers, while the title of the role should be changed to include "young people", an influential group of MPs and peers has said.

Call to extend free school meals to all children in poverty

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Friday, December 14, 2012

| CYP Now

Nearly three quarters of teachers say children they teach have arrived at school without lunch or any money to buy food, a study by The Children's Society has found.

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

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Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's decision to compel local authorities to reveal their early intervention expenditure by publishing a funding profile has been attacked as a "meaningless exercise".

Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'

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Monday, January 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Government plans to cap benefit payments until 2015 will reverse efforts to reduce child poverty and plunder the income of low- to middle-earning families, charities have warned.

Young people with terminal illnesses deprived of support, report warns

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Teenagers with terminal illnesses are missing out on support because of a lack of coordination between children's and adult services, a report into palliative care for young people has warned.

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms branded a ‘lost opportunity'

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms will create a two-tier system of support for children with disabilities, campaigners have warned.

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Commissioner urges action on young people at risk of suicide

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

Deaf teenagers excluded from conversations

Children and families directorate slashed

VCS grants scheme prioritises mental health services

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

Mental health checks for children entering care set for trial

Council faces legal action over decision to outsource provision to Virgin Care

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

Call to extend free school meals to all children in poverty

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'

Young people with terminal illnesses deprived of support, report warns

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms branded a ‘lost opportunity'

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