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<img alt="First 'Child House' for child sexual abuse victims launches" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/28209540-243b-4795-8e48-037bb3e98985/3/BarnahusapproachIceland-320x198.jpg" />
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The initiative aims to provide a comfortable, safe environment for young people where they will receive medical, social care and therapeutic support in one place.
Police will also use the house to carry...
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Published: 11 December 2018
Many young adults think your social background gets you further in life than talent, a survey says.
bbc
Published: 11 December 2018
From breastfeeding to formula, five mums tell us how they found their way - and shunned mum shaming,
bbc
Published: 11 December 2018
Two leading chat apps also struggled with questions about drugs and bulimia.
bbc
Published: 11 December 2018
<img alt="Serious violence: £200m fund opens to youth projects" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/9716c155-43b0-4e3f-b84d-14670897714b/2/besafe009-320x198.jpg" />
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Plans for the £200m Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) were announced by the government in October 2018.
The fund will invest its money in programmes designed to guide vulnerable young people away from crime...
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cypn
Published: 10 December 2018
This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Communication Officer, Sandy Dhaliwal, for the attention of Secondary Schools.
Published: 10 December 2018
<img alt="DfE tells councils to prioritise educational support for children in care" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/3d86b0d2-4294-468f-bdf9-975b39b35b21/3/ClassroomSpassAdobeStock-320x198.jpg" />
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An interim report of a government review on the issue concludes that poor educational outcomes for children in need are not inevitable, but agencies supporting them are not ambitious enough.
"Our findings...
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cypn
Published: 10 December 2018
<img alt="Councils receive £4.5m to support children of alcoholics" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/22683061-ac37-476c-af38-30bf829d6473/3/AlcoholJimVarneyPosedByModel-320x198.jpg" />
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The money, being provided through the Innovation Fund for Children of Dependent Drinkers, which is managed by Public Health England (PHE), will be used to run projects with a "new and creative approach"...
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cypn
Published: 10 December 2018
<img alt="Mental health: Inquiry urges removal of parental power to have children detained" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/cfcde28c-7723-4938-be82-31f8bfdfbe7b/1/mentalhealthdepressionnewscastonline-320x198.jpg" />
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Parents or carers can currently consent on behalf of a child or young person under the age of 16 to either their admission to hospital, or treatment, even if the young person objects. They are also able...
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cypn
Published: 10 December 2018