Participation Works is pleased to announce the launch of its new guide, ‘Children and young people’s involvement in formal meetings: a practical guide’

CYP Now magazine has reported that prominent figures within the Liberal Democrats fear the coalition government's plans to allocate tens of millions of pounds to the National Citizen Service (NCS) in this autumn's Comprehensive Spending Review could undermine the party's commitment to fairness.
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/1023542/Senior-Lib-Dems-oppose-spend-Tory-National-Citizen-Service/

Newsreader Jon Snow and cricketer Andrew Flintoff are among the names lending their support to the first annual Trustees’ Week, designed to increase awareness of the role. Other celebrities on board include journalists Eve Pollard and Martyn Lewis, model Natalia Vodianova and actresses Brooke Kinsella and Jenny Seagrove.

The draft Lancashire wide CAMHS service specification is now out for consultation.  The final version once agreed, will serve the basis of the new service specifications across Lancashire.  The transition document into adult mental health services is also available for consultation.  The CAMHS PIG (Project Implementation Group) was assigned the task of redesigning the CAMHS specification in response to the Joint Area Review.