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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

| CYP Now

The Home Secretary's plans to push through a law requiring professionals working with young people to report child sexual abuse must be "properly funded and resourced" before being implemented, sector leaders have said.

Children’s services leaders call for cross-government childhood strategy

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

| CYP Now

A long-term strategy for childhood overseen by a government Department for Children is needed to mitigate the impact of political uncertainty and underfunding for children and family services, sector leaders have said.

Let’s humanise the language of children’s services

Opinion

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

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I want to start with a story about language that highlights how commonly used phrases of a previous era can age badly when viewed through today’s eyes.

Warwickshire councillors removed from children's committee over SEND comments

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

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Three councillors have been removed from Warwickshire County Council’s children and young people’s panel after they were heavily criticised for making “disgusting” comments about children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) during a public meeting.

Ofsted criticises council over ‘inadequate experiences and progress of care leavers’

Friday, February 9, 2024

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Peterborough's children’s services have been rated “inadequate” by Ofsted, partly due to its lack of support for care leavers and a “lack of sufficient leadership focus”.

Probe launches into councillors’ ‘disgusting’ comments about SEND children

Thursday, February 8, 2024

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Warwickshire County Council is carrying out an investigation into three of its councillors after “a number of complaints” were received over derogatory comments they made about children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Trauma-informed approach helps vulnerable mothers in Oxfordshire

Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Trauma-based support programme for vulnerable women has helped reduce the number of children taken into care and improved parent-child relationships.

Trauma-informed practice in residential child care settings

Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Drawing on 75 years’ experience, the Mulberry Bush Organisation has developed a range of training programmes for staff working with children who have, or are, experiencing early life trauma.

Strengthening carer relationships through trauma-informed arts

Thursday, February 1, 2024

| CYP Now

Arts charity uses the principles of trauma-informed care to create safe spaces for care-experienced children and young people where they can strengthen relationships with people in their lives and express themselves creatively.

CYP Now conference to explore impact of AI on children’s services evaluation

Thursday, February 1, 2024

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The impact of innovative practice in children’s services, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI), on young people’s outcomes will be explored at CYP Now’s annual Evaluation, Evidence & Impact conference.

Unlocking help for prisoners’ children

Thursday, February 1, 2024

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With the UK prison population at an all-time high, increasing numbers of children and young people have a parent in prison. Andy Ross explores the impact on families and how best to support them.

Making Islington Council trauma informed

Thursday, February 1, 2024

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Laura Eden, Islington Council’s director of safeguarding and lead for trauma-informed practice, explains how the London authority is rolling out TIP awareness training.

The Big Debate: Would consistent application of TIC benefit children’s services?

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

| CYP Now

Despite the rapid growth in its use by services supporting vulnerable children and young people, there is wide variation in how trauma-informed care is being delivered by providers and organisations

Special Report: Trauma-Informed Care

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

| CYP Now

Trauma-informed care is a way of working with vulnerable children and families that seeks to recognise and respond to traumatic experiences and which is now being widely adopted across a range of settings

In the new edition of CYP Now: Care Review reforms, supporting prisoners' children, trauma-informed care

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| CYP Now

The February edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest must-read articles for practitioners working with children, young people and families.

Research reveals trends in child social care demand and outcomes

Analysis

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| CYP Now

An analysis of more than three million social care assessments in England has uncovered trends in demand and links to outcomes for vulnerable children which, researchers say, could help councils to better understand local population challenges and adapt service provision accordingly.

Supporting children and families with a parent in prison: advice for professionals

Sunday, January 28, 2024

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Lorna Brookes, reader in parental imprisonment, Liverpool John Moores University, and founder of Time-Matters UK which offers advice for professionals working families dealing with parental imprisonment.

Councils still face ‘difficult decisions’ despite children’s services funding boost