What young people think…and why it’s important to us

Date: 26th May 2015
Category: Adoption, Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Throughcare and Aftercare Trust has published the results of a recent survey of young people in care which highlights how positively young people in TACT placements feel about the care they receive.

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Young Scot’s new digital information platform

Date: 26th May 2015
Category: General principles

Last week saw the launch of Young Scot's new digital information platform.

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Realising Ambition: Community Initiative Impact Report

Date: 26th May 2015
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Children's Parliament has been part of a 3-year UK-wide programme replicating evidence-based work to reduce the likelihood of young people offending.

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£100m investment for mental health

Date: 24th May 2015
Category: Mental health, Health and health services

The Scottish Government have announced that it will be increasing investment to tackle the issue of child and adolescent mental health services in Scotland. This new fund will be largely devoted to the CAMHS waiting list and psychological services, over the next 5 years.

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Clan Childlaw Intervene in Judicial Review proceedings

Date: 11th May 2015
Category: Protection of privacy

Clan Childlaw, a charity that gives legal help to children and young people in Scotland has applied to intervene to assist the court in the ongoing judicial review proceedings regarding the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.

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Together briefing on draft statutory guidance for Children & Young People (Scotland) Act

Date: 8th May 2015
Category: Awareness-raising

Together produced a child rights briefing for the consultation on draft Statutory Guidance for Parts 4, 5 and 18 (Section 96) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, and used this to inform a response to the consultation.

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UN Committee report on digital media and children's rights

Date: 8th May 2015
Category: Awareness-raising

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has published a report of the 2014 Day of General Discussion on Digital Media and Children's Rights, which includes specific recommendations.

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South Sudan ratifies UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Date: 8th May 2015
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has welcomed South Sudan's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and repeated its call for universal ratification of the Convention.

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Building an economic case for a child-friendly justice

Date: 8th May 2015
Category: General measures of implementation

Eurochild has published a report which includes recommendations to build an economic case for child-friendly justice, including special emphasis on allocating sufficient budgets for data collection and sharing, cross-sectorial work and capacity building for professionals.

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National Children’s Day UK!

Date: 8th May 2015
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities

Sunday 17th May 2015 will be National Children's Day UK: a day to celebrate children's rights! This year, celebrations will focus on the importance of play and playfulness to the health and wellbeing of both children and adults.

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