ECRI guidelines for governments to combat anti-Gypsyism and discrimination against Roma

Date: 19th September 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: European Commission against Racism and Intolerance

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) issued guidelines - contained in its thirteenth General Policy Recommendation - to the Council of Europe's 47 member States to fight a rising tide of anti-Gypsyism and discrimination against Roma.

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Child well-being in the UK, Spain and Sweden

Date: 13th September 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: UNICEF

New research by Ipsos Mori for UNICEF UK has shown that children in the UK feel trapped in a "materialistic culture" and don't have enough time with their families.

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Youth Friendly Health Services

Date: 1st August 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: NHS Health Scotland

NHS Health Scotland has produced a series of cards to offer quick, easy-to-use tips about providing a youth-friendly health service. They aim to provide health-care staff with a resource they can have readily to hand when working with children and young people. They are not meant to be a comprehensive source of information, but rather provide simple and concise pointers about how to provide a youth-friendly health service.

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Differences in decline - Relative child poverty in Scotland and England 1998-99 to 2008-09

Date: 21st July 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Government

This report summarises the results of an investigation into the differing trends in child poverty across the UK between 1998-99 and 2008-09, focusing on the difference between Scotland and England.

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Pocket guide to hate crime

Date: 1st July 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Equal protection from violence, General measures of implementation
Author: LGBT Youth Scotland

The LGBT National Youth Council has recently launched a guide on hate crime aimed at raising awareness among children and young people.

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Information and help after rape and sexual assault

Date: 1st June 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Equal protection from violence
Author: Scottish Government

This information pack is for women and men (over 16) who have been raped or sexually assaulted.

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Homeless Children

Date: 15th April 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Shelter Scotland

Homelesschildren.org.uk is an online resource which provides expert guidance and advice for education professionals on measures they can take to mitigate the impact of homelessness on a child's schooldays.

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Running away and future homelessness - the missing link?

Date: 15th April 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Shelter Scotland

This report highlights the fact that most young homeless people (84 per cent) had also run away over night before the age of 16. This is considerably higher than the national rate of running away which is estimated at 11 per cent.

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Early Years Briefing 1: Fetal Alcohol Harm

Date: 4th April 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Children in Scotland

This briefing looks at fetal alcohol harm - the range of birth defects that can result from prenatal exposure to alcohol causing permanent brain and nervous system damage affecting learning, behaviour and life chances.

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Parents on TV

Date: 4th April 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Children with disabilities
Author: Parenting UK

Parentchannel.tv is a free online service designed to support and encourage parents and carers of children aged 5-19, with a collection of videos addressing a wide range of parenting topics.

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