Together endorses call to action on children’s right to a healthy environment

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The joint call, urges States to make concrete commitments towards realising children’s right to a healthy environment and marks the UN Human Rights Council’s Annual Day on the Rights of the Child on the same theme.

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Review of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Disabled children

In September 2019, the Deputy First Minister commissioned a review into implementation of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 following concerns raised by families and schools about the effectiveness and availability of support for children and young people under the Act.

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Delivery report on tackling child sexual exploitation

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Children in situations of exploitation

Scottish Government’s 2016-20 National Action Plan to Prevent and Tackle Child Sexual Exploitation set out a range of actions to improve the child protection landscape and create a hostile place for perpetrators. This is the final delivery report for the 2016-20 period and sets out the achievements made by organisations, professionals and invested parties since 2016, as well as where work continues to be delivered to tackle child sexual exploitation.

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COVID-19: Discovering the social and emotional impact on children and families

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Scottish Government’s Children and Families Analysis Unit has published a briefing paper drawing on research exploring the social and emotional impact of COVID-19 on children and families.

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COVID-19: Local authorities and health boards to consider the impact of pandemic on child poverty

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Child poverty

Improvement Service has developed a short paper considering the impact of COVID-19 on child poverty and how local authorities and health boards can use Local Child Poverty Action Reports to address the challenges that lie ahead.

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Independent Care Review publishes Evidence Framework

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Care Review has published its Evidence Framework which documents the research and evidence which was collated and analysed as part of the review.

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New report on a public health approach to ending childhood adversity

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Child poverty

The report examines how a public health approach can be used to address the impacts of adverse childhood experiences though early interventions, which can help protect children from early adversity and build resilience.

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Call for timely justice for those who commit offences as children

Date: 10th July 2020
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Youth Justice Legal Centre has created a guide to help lawyers navigate the different rules applying to children turning 18 in the criminal justice system. The Centre has also written a report which analyses the inequities that arise for children who turn 18 between offence and prosecution and makes proposals for policy and practice reform.

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2020 Annual Day on the Rights of the Child: realising the rights of the child through a healthy environment

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The UN Human Rights Council held its Annual Day on the Rights of the Child on 1 st July 2020. For the first time, children human rights defenders spoke in both panels to raise children’s voice and perspectives on the environment.

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Research on peer support for young people affected by sexual violence

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Equal protection from violence

A study conducting interviews with 25 specialist organisations working with young people affected by sexual violence across Europe and North America has identified the benefits of peer support initiatives and challenges faced when implementing these initiatives.

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