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Plans to revolutionise provision of SEN receive cautious welcome

Monday, March 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's minister Sarah Teather this month unveiled the government's long-awaited SEN green paper. Support and Aspiration: A New Approach to Special Educational Needs and Disability has been met with general approval.

Child and youth projects among beneficiaries of £21m funding ?

News

Monday, December 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Projects designed to benefit children, young people and families are among 648 community projects across England to receive a slice of £21m Big Lottery Fund cash.

Improving Futures

Funding

Monday, March 21, 2011

| CYP Now

The Big Lottery Fund has launched the 20m Improving Futures programme to support voluntary sector organisations that improve the outcomes for children from families with complex problems.

One in ten children abused in UK

News

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

| CYP Now

One in ten children in the UK are abused every year but less than a tenth of that number are investigated by child protection services, according to the latest research published in leading medical journal The Lancet.

Young people in secure settings asked about crime and safety

News

Friday, December 5, 2008

| CYP Now

Young people with psychiatric illnesses have taken part in workshops to find out their views on crime and staying safe.

Talking therapies could create 'revolving door' in mental health

Other

Monday, April 4, 2011

| CYP Now

The government's plan to introduce new talking therapies for children with mental health problems could provide children with interventions that are too brief to meet their needs, the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) has warned.

Hospital youth workers seek unified national voice

News

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

| CYP Now

A network of hospital-based youth workers have called for their own professional body to give them a nationally unified voice, after meeting for the first time last week.

Children's services directors honoured in new year list

News

Thursday, January 1, 2009

| CYP Now

Hampshire's director of children's services John Coughlan and Dudley DCS John Freeman are among more than 100 people honoured for their work with children and young people this new year.

Drug laws cannot cope with legal highs, claims Drug Policy Commission

News

Monday, May 16, 2011

| CYP Now

The UK's drug laws are out of date and are failing to tackle the spread of "legal highs", according to a report commissioned by the UK Drug Policy Commission.

Bill "may penalise disabled children's parents"

News

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

| CYP Now

A campaign group has raised concerns about the Welfare Reform Bill's impact on parents of disabled children, as it has its second reading in the House of Commons today.

Youth justice professionals demand clarity over health provision

Other

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

| CYP Now

Government proposals to transfer responsibility for commissioning health services for young people in secure children's homes and secure training centres to the NHS have raised concerns.

Nursery health campaign extended to reach more parents

News

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

| CYP Now

An annual national health campaign that encourages nurseries to showcase their commitment to healthy lifestyles will be longer than usual next month in order to involve more parents.

YJB reveals further young offender deaths in the community

News

Thursday, June 16, 2011

| CYP Now

More children than previously thought died under youth offending team supervision in the community last year, it has emerged.

Welsh guidance says under-15s should not be allowed any alcohol

News

Thursday, June 3, 2010

| CYP Now

Children in Wales under the age of 15 should not be allowed to drink any alcohol, even under supervision, according to the latest guidance published by the chief medical officer for Wales.

The Coalition Agenda Insight: Children's policy in the coalition

Other

Monday, June 7, 2010

| CYP Now

Government departments have settled on their ministers' remits, but where do responsibilities reside in the Lib-Con coalition for the full range of policies relating to children, young people and families? CYP Now brings you the definitive guide.

Quick guide to... Food poisoning

Other

Friday, June 11, 2010

| CYP Now

Food poisoning is illness caused by contaminated food or drink.

Scientists closer to identifying the causes of autism

News

Friday, June 11, 2010

| CYP Now

Scientists involved in a global autism project say they are a step closer to identifying the genetic causes of the disorder.

Dedicated palliative care nurses for Scotland

News

Monday, June 16, 2008

| CYP Now

Four dedicated nurse consultants for children's palliative care have been appointed in Scotland.

Fresh guidance for disabled parents

Other

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

| CYP Now

Disabled parents are to help design information leaflets to help them deal with pregnancy and having a newborn baby.

Feature: Special educational needs - United for our children's sake

Other

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

| CYP Now

The process of assessing a child's special educational needs can lead to conflict between parents and local authorities.

Scots plan to raise age at which young people can buy alcohol from off-licences

News

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

| CYP Now

Young people under 21 in Scotland will no longer be able to buy alcohol from off-licences as part of the Scottish government's alcohol strategy.

Agencies should be offered financial incentive to invest in early intervention, claims taskforce

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The government should explore methods for sharing profits from early intervention work to encourage agencies to finance it, the first report of a new taskforce has said.

Drinkaware urges parents to consider risks of giving teenagers alcohol to drink unsupervised

News

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

| CYP Now

Parents who buy their teenage children alcohol to drink unsupervised with friends could be inadvertently putting their children at risk, charity Drinkaware is warning.

Advice on... Parental alcoholism

Features

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

| CYP Now

Children of alcohol-dependent parents often try to cover up a parent's drinking, but behind closed doors it can have an impact on nearly all areas of their lives. Marie-Claire Fitzpatrick explains how young people are affected.