Supporting good practice with care experienced children and young people in custody

Date: 23rd August 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ), in collaboration with the Scottish Child Law Centre, has produced a new resource to support Scottish solicitors and practitioners with Good Practice Principles when representing care experienced children in police custody, to ensure their rights are upheld.

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Mind Yer Time Screensavers

Date: 23rd August 2021
Category: Mental health
Author: Children's Parliament

Mind Yer Time is a digital resource which helps children and young people use screens and social media in a healthy way. Children’s Parliament have developed Screensavers as part of this digital resource. These Screensavers share positive tips, stories and information for children and young people, to help use screen time positively.

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Guidance for local authorities on supporting sibling contact

Date: 30th July 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

Local authorities are now under a duty to support sibling contact. This national practice guidance is a resource that provides practical advice, based on research and evidence to aid the implementation of the rights siblings have.

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British Institute of Human Rights’ Communities of Practice

Date: 8th July 2021
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: British Institute of Human Rights

BIHR has launched its Communities of Practice platform which acts like a social media networking site where you can have your say on key human rights issues that affect your life and work.

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Changing the race equality paradigm

Date: 8th July 2021
Category: Non-discrimination
Author:

Helping organisations to have a better understanding of race and racism in public, social and organisational policies, this resource aims to support organisations to respond better to the challenges of tackling inequality.

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Scotland’s youth justice practice guidance for 2021

Date: 8th July 2021
Category: Children of prisoners
Author:

‘A Guide to Youth Justice: policy, practice and legislation’ is aimed at practitioners and managers who work with children and young people who offend or who are at risk of offending. It is also useful for academics, educators and anyone else with an interest in youth and criminal justice.

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The rhyming guide to joining the army with accompanying lesson plan

Date: 8th July 2021
Category: Armed conflict
Author: Child Rights International Network (CRIN)

Encouraging young people to think critically about armed forces recruitment and human rights, CRIN has commissioned spoken word artist Potent Whisper , animator Neda Ahmadi , and sound designers Torch & Compass to create an animated poem.

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Talking about costs and money at school

Date: 8th July 2021
Category: Child poverty
Author: Child Poverty Action Group

Talking about school costs and money can be challenging but doing it well helps make sure families get the financial support they need and helps children and young people realise their right to education. The Cost of the School Day project at Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland has just launched a new resource and animation designed to support school-to-home conversations about costs and money.

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Podcast: Empowering Children: Informed decision-makers whose voice must be heard

Date: 8th July 2021
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author:

Listen to Jana Hainsworth, Secretary-General of Eurochild, and MEPs Eva Kopacz and Roberta Metsola discuss how the situation of children’s rights has evolved in the last few decades. Hear about the value of child participation, early childhood development and more!

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COVID-19 resource bank to support people with learning disabilities

Date: 18th June 2021
Category: Children with disabilities
Author:

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) has been working to produce a resource bank for people with learning disabilities and those who support them.

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