Experts advise asking children open questions about their mental health. Picture: Adobe Stock

Guide to mental health support for teenagers and children

Health
Matt Hancock speaks to CYP Now's Fiona Simpson

Matt Hancock contributing to SEND Review over dyslexia screening

Education
More than 6,000 teenagers are living in unregulated accommodation, according to government figures. Picture: Adobe Stock

Stark rise in use of unregulated placements to deprive children of liberty

Youth Justice
North Somerset Council is based in Weston-super-Mare. Picture: Adobe Stock

North Somerset: Vulnerable childrens' needs secondary to parents', Ofsted finds

Children's Services
Ofsted says more can be done to monitor the progress of care leavers. Picture: Adobe Stock

Exclusive: Ofsted plans care leaver progress judgment in children’s services inspections

Social Care
Bernie Brown says of social workers: Quietly and heroically they go about the business of keeping children safe. Picture: Adobe Stock

The challenges and expectations of the social worker role

The ADCS Blog
Gabrielle Shaw: When a child speaks up about abuse. Believe them. Picture: Adobe Stock

Child Sexual Abuse: A ten-billion-pound problem

Guest Blog
Ashley John-Baptiste's documentary highlights the impact of being split up from siblings on children in care. Picture: BBC iPlayer

Split Up In Care: Life Without Siblings highlights need to boost foster carer recruitment

Guest Blog
Matt Hancock was diagnosed with dyslexia at 18. Picture: Parliament UK

Matt Hancock calls for dyslexia screening in secure schools

Youth Justice
Isaiah Olugosi was the gang's ringleader. Picture: Metropolitan Police

Vulnerable girls exploited by gang in UK’s first modern slavery fraud case

Youth Justice
Sadiq Khan: I’m determined to ensure that every young Londoner in need of support has positive opportunities. Picture: Office of the Mayor of London

Disadvantaged young Londoners to have access to mentors by 2024

Youth Justice
Poorer students are around 1.6 grades behind wealthier peers at GCSE, research finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

'Decade of failure’ to narrow disadvantage gap in schools

Education