Child Participation Strategy endorsed

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Respect for the views of the child

For the first time, children and young people facilitated discussions at the Eurochild Members' Day to gather views on the Child Participation Strategy, which was formally endorsed the following day at the General Assembly in Brussels.

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Protecting all children in migration: Commission outlines priority actions

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children, Child trafficking, Children in situations of exploitation

Over the past two years, a growing number of children in migration have arrived in the EU, many of them without their families. The Commission has set out actions to reinforce the protection of all migrant children at all stages of the process.

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National Youth Work Strategy Evaluation

Date: 14th April 2017
Category:

This survey is part of the evaluation of the impact of the first two years of the National Youth Work Strategy 2014-19. The evaluation is being carried out by YouthLink Scotland in partnership with Education Scotland and the Scottish Government.

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Independent review of hate crime legislation

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

Lord Bracadale has been appointed by the Scottish Ministers to undertake an independent review of hate crime legislation in Scotland. He is looking at the existing offences that come under the umbrella of "hate crime" so that he can form a view as to how well the present law works.

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Improving Educational Outcomes for Children and Young People from Travelling Cultures

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

The Scottish Government have worked with stakeholders to develop guidance to support those working with Traveller children and young people to improve educational outcomes over time. This consultation is seeking your views on the draft guidance.

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Brexit: Rights at Risk

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, General measures of implementation

Experts from 12 different civil society organisations have outlined the potential impacts on rights in Scotland of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.

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Part 1 and Part 3 duties on Public Bodies have commenced

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

The commencement of Part 1 (duties of public authorities in relation to the UNCRC) and the reporting period for Part 3 (Children's Services Planning) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 both took effect from 1 April 2017.

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New Mental Health Strategy published

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: Mental health, Health and health services

The Minister for Mental Health, Maureen Watt, launched the Scottish Government's new 10-year Mental Health Strategy on Thursday 30th March.

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Calls for review into why mental health services reject some children

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: Health and health services, Mental health

1 in 5 referrals to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) are rejected. Calls for a full review of the referral and assessment process for mental health services for children and young people have been partly answered by upcoming Mental Health Strategy.

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Report explores father-child relationships from child’s perspective

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

A new report explores the quality of father-child relationships as perceived by children aged 10 years old, the factors predicting less positive father-child relationships, and how father-child relationships relate to other aspects of children's wellbeing.

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