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Policy — 10 Aug 2021

Sometimes decision makers do care: be courageous

Rose, aged 21, describes how presenting her concerns to a meeting of Government officials, renewed her faith in the people in charge as being eager to listen.

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Policy — 19 Jul 2021

Insights into the impact of COVID-19 on children and young people with SEND in Northern Ireland

Our final report details the highs and lows of life during the pandemic for children and young people with disabilities, their families, and the practitioners who work with them.

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News & opinion — 15 Jul 2021

Welsh Government funds support to help schools tackle bullying

The Anti-Bullying Alliance and Kidscape have announced new support from the Welsh Government, enabling them to deliver anti-bullying support for schools throughout Wales during the coming year.

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News & opinion — 14 Jul 2021

Councils forced to halve spending on early help services for vulnerable children

As part of the Children’s Services Funding Alliance, NCB has helped to generate new evidence highlighting the demise of the children's social care system and the action required to put it right.

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Policy — 28 Jun 2021

Children's sector's letter to Telegraph says children must be at the heart of recovery plans

100+ organisations say that despite the Prime Minister’s pledges, the needs of babies, children, and young people have all too often been overlooked in pandemic policymaking.

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Social care & looked after children — 17 Jun 2021

Children’s social care review makes for ‘depressing reading’

Too many previous reviews, reports and researchers have made the same points. We know what’s wrong with the system, what we need is the political will and urgency to change it.

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News & opinion — 14 Jun 2021

Alison Penny awarded MBE

Director of the Childhood Bereavement Network and Coordinator of the National Bereavement Alliance recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours List.

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Policy — 8 Jun 2021

Unprecedented coalition urges Govt rethink of recovery plans for children

A cross-sector group of educationalists, charities, business leaders, unions and young people have urged the Government to reconsider its pandemic recovery measures for children and young people, asking them to urgently boost investment.

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Mental health & wellbeing — 7 Jun 2021

Stronger from the Start

Promoting and Improving Infant Mental Health in Northern Ireland.

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News & opinion — 2 Jun 2021

No comprehensive plan from the government – another sticking plaster for COVID recovery

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Research — 29 May 2021

New analysis of help for struggling children and families underlines challenge facing Govt’s social care rethink

The National Children’s Bureau and University of Cambridge have raised concerns that support for vulnerable children is being driven by what is easiest to measure, rather than deliver the community-based and family-orientated services envisioned in the Children Act.

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News & opinion — 26 May 2021

Sector calls on NI Minister to focus on infant mental health

A broad coalition of community and voluntary sector organisations in Northern Ireland has written to the NI Minister of Health demanding action to include infant mental health in the 10-year Mental Health Strategy due for publication in summer 2021. The National Children’s Bureau is proud of its continuing collaboration on this issue: we know this will help make children and families #strongerfromthestart.

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News & opinion

Sometimes decision makers do care: be courageous

Insights into the impact of COVID-19 on children and young people with SEND in Northern Ireland

Welsh Government funds support to help schools tackle bullying

Councils forced to halve spending on early help services for vulnerable children

Children's sector's letter to Telegraph says children must be at the heart of recovery plans

Alison Penny awarded MBE

Unprecedented coalition urges Govt rethink of recovery plans for children

Stronger from the Start

No comprehensive plan from the government – another sticking plaster for COVID recovery

New analysis of help for struggling children and families underlines challenge facing Govt’s social care rethink

Sector calls on NI Minister to focus on infant mental health

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