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School mental health plans need an update

    Opinion
  • Sunday, April 28, 2024
  • | CYP Now
The idea for mental health support teams (MHSTs) to bridge the gap between school counselling services and specialist therapeutic support in the community came out of the children’s mental health green paper published in 2017 by Theresa May’s government. Plans to introduce MHSTs in a third of schools and colleges by 2023 and to half by 2025 were confirmed the following summer.

Schools must focus on building local relationships

    Opinion
  • Sunday, April 28, 2024
  • | CYP Now
I’ve been talking with education leaders about inclusion and one of the challenges of the current school context that they identified was that attitudes and relationships between parents, children and schools have changed since the pandemic.

Tired remedies won’t end youth knife crime

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, March 27, 2024
  • | CYP Now
There is no doubt that knife crime among young people is rising again, after a dip during the pandemic. In the year ending March 2023, there were 50,500 offences involving a sharp instrument, up by 73 per cent since 2015.

The silent struggle of asylum-seeking children

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, February 14, 2024
  • | CYP Now
In the heart of the debate surrounding the Safety of Rwanda Bill and amidst the heated discussions on immigration policy, it’s critical that we keep our attention firmly on the vulnerable children and young people seeking refuge within our borders.

Banning phones will not make children safer

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, February 14, 2024
  • | CYP Now
We are all aware that mobile phones with access to the internet are now used by most children and young people. However, whether children are on or offline they participate in risk-taking behaviours to experiment and to establish their self-identity especially through the adolescent years.