Enquire interview with Youth Commission on Bullying

Date: 16th December 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Enquire

Enquire recently interview the Youth Commission on Bullying, a group of young people in the Scottish Borders who have been appointed to research the views of people in their community about bullying in all its forms, including racism, homophobia and cyber bullying.

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Extra Support at School: The Rights of Looked After Children

Date: 7th December 2011
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Enquire

The law says that all looked after children should have the extra support they need to get the most out of their education and achieve their full potential. Enquire has published a new briefing paper that explains the rights of looked after children under the Additional Support for Learning Act.

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Human rights toolkit for disabled people

Date: 7th December 2011
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Children with disabilities
Author: Inclusion Scotland

The toolkit has been developed in consultation with disabled people from around Scotland. Its key purpose is to provide disabled people and their advocates with the tools they need to realise their human right to live independently.

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Scottish Anti-Poverty Review Winter 2011/12

Date: 1st December 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation
Author: Poverty Alliance

Using assets to address poverty has come to the centre of the anti-poverty debate in Scotland. A focus on the potential and strengths of individuals and communities has been welcomed by many.

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Doing ok? Children and young people’s views on what affects their mental health

Date: 25th November 2011
Category:
Author: Centre for Research on Families and Relationships

This briefing highlights the findings from a consultation which was undertaken with specific groups of children and young people in order to inform the NHS Health Scotland draft framework for children and young people's mental health indicators.

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UK Children’s Commissioners’ Midterm Report to the UK State Party on the UNCRC

Date: 21st November 2011
Category: General measures of implementation, UK 1st periodic review
Author: Children's Commissioner for England

To mark the International Day of the Child 2011, the four Children's Commissioners from the United Kingdom have published a midterm report on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) for the UK Government and devolved administrations.

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“Because I am a girl: The State of the world girls 2011, So what about boys?”

Date: 18th November 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Plan

The report takes an unusual perspective on gender by looking in detail at the role of boys and men in promoting gender equality. It asks an often-neglected question when it comes to gender issues: what it is that they can do in order to promote gender equality?

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Cyberbullying: 'She's still going somewhere...'

Date: 16th November 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

As part of the Anti-Bullying Week activities, respectme have launched their latest campaign, 'She's still going somewhere...'

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Young people and employment

Date: 16th November 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Citizens Advice Scotland

This is the Citizens Advice Scotland's latest briefing on the problems facing young people in Scotland. The briefing outlines the issues that young people face in the jobs market.

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The Red Book

Date: 1st November 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Action for Children

Action for Children's Red Book 2010-11 reports back on the impact that the UK Coalition Government's spending review has had on children, young people and families during this time of significant economic change.

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SCRA Annual Report 2010/11

Date: 27th October 2011
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

The e-book format report summarises SCRA's achievements and presents statistical information about children and young people referred to the Reporter.

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Pocket Book of Children’s Rights

Date: 18th October 2011
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation
Author: UNICEF

The Pocket Book of Children's Rights uses child friendly language and illustrations to explain the 42 articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Child and working-age poverty from 2010 to 2020

Date: 11th October 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Institute for Fiscal Studies

What levels of poverty might there be for children and working-age adults by 2020?

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Children and Young People's Views of the Hearings System

Date: 10th October 2011
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

The Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) has published three reports on children and young people's views and experiences of the Hearings System:

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Enquire interview with young carers about educational issues

Date: 7th October 2011
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Children with disabilities
Author: Enquire

Enquire gives advice and information about children's rights to extra support if they need it to get the most out of school. Their youth officer recently interviewed some young people at the Young Carers Festival to find out their views about the issues young carers may face at school and the support that helps.

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Finding the balance: Children’s right to confidentiality in an age of information sharing

Date: 29th September 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Centre for Learning in Child Protection

A report from a Roundtable event organised by ChildLine Scotland and the Centre for Learning in Child Protection at the University of Edinburgh to critically explore children's right to confidentiality and the need to share appropriate information with an explicit aim of safeguarding children.

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Young people and housing

Date: 28th September 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Citizens Advice Scotland

Citizens Advice Scotland's latest briefing in on the problems facing young people in Scotland. The briefing details many of the housing issues that young people face in Scotland, including high house prices, expensive private lets, a lack of affordable housing, and subsequent homelessness problems.

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Child sexual exploitation

Date: 28th September 2011
Category: Children in situations of exploitation
Author: Barnardo's

Child sexual exploitation is a major child protection issue for communities across the UK. This is a new guide for parents and guardians on the signs of sexual exploitation and how to keep safe. Learn the tell tale signs, and the steps you can take to protect the children in your life.

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Children and Justice During and in the Aftermath of Armed Conflict

Date: 25th September 2011
Category: General measures of implementation, Children in situations of exploitation
Author: UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict

The purpose of this paper is to bring more conceptual clarity to the issue of children and justice in times of armed conflict by examining relevant legal provisions, academic discussions and a number of case studies.

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Scottish Spending Review 2011 and draft budget 2012 - 13

Date: 21st September 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has published its Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13. It sets out Scottish public spending plans for the next three financial years and targets investment to increase sustainable economic growth and transform public services.

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