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Quality of child safeguarding training to be assessed

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

| CYP Now

The woman charged with assessing child safeguarding training within the health service has vowed to conduct a comprehensive "stocktake" of provision and quality.

Healthy Schools programme to address more issues

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

| CYP Now

The government's Healthy Schools initiative is to be expanded to increase focus on bullying, teenage pregnancy and drugs, it was announced today.

NYA welcomes doctors' call for targeted provision for teenagers

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Friday, June 26, 2009

| CYP Now

The National Youth Agency has welcomed GPs' calls for more targeted provision for teenagers, but demanded better recognition of existing provision.

Teachers need training to spot signs of mental illness

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Monday, July 6, 2009

| CYP Now

Teachers and other public sector workers should be trained in spotting early signs of mental ill health in children, a coalition of health groups has said.

Guidance on safeguarding disabled children is updated

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Friday, July 10, 2009

| CYP Now

The government has updated guidance for police, teachers, health workers and social workers to protect disabled children from abuse and neglect.

Tory councils 'told to drag their heels on ContactPoint'

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Monday, July 13, 2009

| CYP Now

Children's secretary Ed Balls has accused Tory minister Tim Loughton of attempting to scupper the introduction of the controversial ContactPoint database.

Degree courses for children's professionals launched

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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

| CYP Now

New postgraduate degree programmes, designed to promote better communication between professionals working with children and young people, were launched at a Birmingham university today.

Parliamentary autism group calls for better transition support

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Monday, June 8, 2009

| CYP Now

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Autism is calling on councils to improve the support they give young people with autism as they make the transition into adulthood.

Free tooth advice on Isle of Wight

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

| CYP Now

Young families on the Isle of Wight are to get free oral health advice.

New look for BDF Newlife

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Monday, August 4, 2008

| CYP Now

A charity that helps disabled children has broadened its remit to reach a wider group as part of a revamp.

Nice calls for antenatal classes to be held at school

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

| CYP Now

Antenatal classes should be held in schools to help reach pregnant teenagers who often feel excluded from mainstream care, says the UK's leading health watchdog.