Young people’s health and wellbeing: a summary of Scottish Government policy

Date: 10th April 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Scottish Government

This document sets out a summary of the key Scottish Government policies that aim to support young people's health and wellbeing.

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Still Caring? Supporting Care Leavers in Scotland

Date: 31st March 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

The Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS) have produced a briefing on supporting care leavers in Scotland, outlining the legal, policy and practice positions for working with care leavers, before going on to situate the importance of lived experiences of leaving care by young people and adult care leavers.

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Report linking GIRFEC to the UNCRC

Date: 26th March 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

A report by Professor Jane Aldgate reviews how embedding the Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) approach supports implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

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The role of business post-2015

Date: 26th March 2013
Category:
Author: UNICEF

UNICEF UK's new policy briefing A post-2015 world fit for children: the role of business identifies the steps that businesses should take to maximise their impact on development and the role that the UK Government must play to support responsible business behaviour.

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Wave Trust report: The age of opportunity

Date: 21st March 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Wave Trust

Conception to age 2 - the age of opportunity contains recommendations to guide both national and local decision-makers and commissioners in reducing the causes of disadvantage at the earliest and most effective point in life.

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Handbook launched on children’s rights in alternative care provision across the globe

Date: 18th March 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

A unique Handbook to help embed children's rights in alternative care provision across the globe has been launched; the first resource of its kind.

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NHS Health Scotland briefing on child poverty

Date: 5th March 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Health Scotland

This briefing is one of an occasional series, which explores child poverty and its relationship to health and wellbeing.

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Together with Children - For Children: a guide for accompanying children in CRC reporting

Date: 4th March 2013
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child

This publication aims to provide a practical guide for NGOs to facilitate children's engagement in all aspects of the CRC reporting process.

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New Family Information Service website

Date: 26th February 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Family Information Service

A brand new Family Information Service website was launched in January 2013, offering new resources for professionals working with families by providing a searchable directory of all services in Aberdeen.

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Research summaries of GUS Birth Cohort 2 report available

Date: 18th February 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Growing Up in Scotland study

Research summaries are available for the ' Birth Cohort 2 - results from the first year ' report which was launched at the GUS annual conference in February 2013.

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