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Policy — 21 Oct 2024

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children elects new co-chairs

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children (APPGC) met for the first time this Parliament to elect new chairs and to consider its priorities for government.

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News & opinion — 10 Oct 2024

Evaluation of transformational pilot programmes to clear family courts backlog begins

NCB to work with Verian and Alma Economics to carry out robust evaluation of three DfE-funded new pilots aimed at reducing unnecessary family court delays in England

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Mental health & wellbeing — 10 Oct 2024

Young people, mental health and employment

Gill Attrill, Director of the UKRI Adolescence, Mental Health and Developing Mind, initiative shares her thoughts for World Mental Health Day 2024

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SEND & inclusion — 9 Oct 2024

Rethinking health services for disabled children and those with special educational needs

Amanda Allard, NCB's Strategic Director of Practice and Programmes and Director of the Council for Disabled Children, shares her thoughts on changes the new government could make to health systems to improve the lives of disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs (SEND) and their families.

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SEND & inclusion — 7 Oct 2024

Law Commission is seeking views on disabled children’s social care law

The Law Commission has published a consultation paper on disabled children’s social care law and whether it meets the needs of disabled children and their families.

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Mental health & wellbeing — 4 Oct 2024

Infant mental health experts and practitioners in NI pledge to work together to Speak Up For Babies

Over 450 people came together from across statutory, voluntary and community sectors to celebrate and share learnings from recent work to improve outcomes on infant mental health in Northern Ireland.

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Mental health & wellbeing — 18 Sep 2024

New study sheds new light on adverse experiences faced by children presenting to mental health services

A study led by NCB and Cambridge University provides unprecedented detail on the nature, volume and connection between the adverse experiences of young people.

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News & opinion — 16 Sep 2024

Sharing the learning from a decade of support for young people in Northern Ireland

Community groups, young people and practitioners came together to showcase the learnings from a life-changing programme to empower children and young people in Northern Ireland.

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News & opinion — 12 Sep 2024

Children and Young People’s Health Policy Influencing Group respond to Lord Darzi's report

Reacting to Lord Darzi's report on the state of the NHS, Amanda Allard and Matthew Dodd, Co-chairs of the Children and Young People’s Health Policy Influencing Group said:

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News & opinion — 3 Sep 2024

Tipping point reached as spending on children’s residential care outstrips early intervention services for first time

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Participation — 21 Aug 2024

"Embracing my creativity": Attending theatre workshops at Chickenshed Theatre

Chapman and his parents talk about his experience of joining theatre workshops at Chickenshed Theatre and preparing for a performance. The workshops are part of NCB's Living Assessments project.

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News & opinion — 15 Aug 2024

Children in most need of specialist mental health support often turned away because their situation is too unstable

Children with social work involvement are more likely to be rejected by NHS mental health services compared to peers, finds new research from Cambridge University and NCB.

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children elects new co-chairs

Evaluation of transformational pilot programmes to clear family courts backlog begins

Young people, mental health and employment

Rethinking health services for disabled children and those with special educational needs

Infant mental health experts and practitioners in NI pledge to work together to Speak Up For Babies

New study sheds new light on adverse experiences faced by children presenting to mental health services

Children and Young People’s Health Policy Influencing Group respond to Lord Darzi's report

Tipping point reached as spending on children’s residential care outstrips early intervention services for first time

"Embracing my creativity": Attending theatre workshops at Chickenshed Theatre

Children in most need of specialist mental health support often turned away because their situation is too unstable

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