Theme for 2022’s Mental Health Awareness Week announced

Date: 3rd May 2022
Category: Mental health

Running from Monday 9 th May until Sunday 15 th May 2022, the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is loneliness, its effect on our mental health and how we can all play a part in reducing loneliness in our communities.

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New report and films ‘Peace at the heart: A relational approach to education in British schools’

Date: 3rd May 2022
Category: Equal protection from violence, Armed conflict

This new report draws on case studies and evidence to demonstrate the case for integrating peace education into British schools. Accompanying this report are six short films to showcase peace education in action. Each film focuses on a different primary or secondary school that invests in building peace, whether though exploring identity and inclusion, training in conflict resolution, or tackling global issues.

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Home education guidance

Date: 3rd May 2022
Category: Education, including vocational education

Closing date: 31 st August 2022 (extended)

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Options to increase Mother and Baby Unit capacity

Date: 3rd May 2022
Category: Health and health services

Closing date: 31 st May 2022

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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

Date: 3rd May 2022
Category: Health and health services

Closing Date: 16 th May 2022

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Joint statement on disabled children’s rights

Date: 3rd May 2022
Category: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities have expressed concern that discrimination against disabled children makes them disproportionately vulnerable to violence, including corporal punishment, neglect and abuse, in all settings, such as the family home, mental health, educational, or childcare institutions. Subsequently, the Committees call on States to urgently adopt comprehensive strategies to stop this.

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Helping 16-19s find their unclaimed Child Trust Funds

Date: 3rd May 2022
Category: Funding

If you support children and young people aged 16+, who were born in the UK from 1 st September 2002, then money may have been set aside for them that they can claim. Unclaimed Child Trust Funds could now be worth £1,000 or more per child.

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Share your manifesto calls for the Local Council elections

Date: 28th April 2022
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Children in Scotland, Children 1 st , Child Poverty Action Group and includem have made key calls within their manifestos to encourage Local Council candidates to make children's rights pledges. We would love to promote and share your calls on our webpage, so please get in touch!

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The Human Rights Act must not be scrapped!

Date: 28th April 2022
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Together joins 29 other children’s charities, urging the UK Government to scrap its plans to replace the Human Rights Act.

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Discover how countries have protected children’s right to a healthy environment

Date: 28th April 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

There are many countries around the world that have laws which protect children’s right to a healthy environment. Some countries have stronger laws than others. This child-friendly leaflet will further children and young people’s awareness and understanding of how these countries are protecting this right and discover what Scottish Government could be doing to help!

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