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Scotland’s housing emergency and child poverty are “inextricably linked”, new report warns
...housing costs are driving 50,000 children in Scotland into poverty, while the latest homelessness figures show that more than 10,000 children are currently trapped in temporary accommodation. Alison Watson, Shelter Scotland Director,...
16 years of supporting children to stand up for their rights
...children’s hearing system, the right to care, continuing care and after-care, the prevention of homelessness and the rights of unaccompanied asylum seeking children. Click here to learn more about the work of Clan...
Making brave choices to keep the promise
...the care experienced population are more likely to come into conflict with the law, to experience homelessness, and to have no educational qualifications. I could go on. We believe that our former pupils will always be part of the Harmeny...
FMQT: Next Generation (2018-present)
...their questions to the First Minister, covering topics such as mental health, education and youth homelessness, as well as less serious questions like her thoughts on the new Irn Bru recipe. What is FMQT Next Generation? Children in...
Homeless, Not Hopeless - a project for Shelter Scotland (2010-2011)
...to undertake research into ways in which the education sector can help to minimise the impact of homelessness on children’s learning. A researcher consulted with children and parents affected by homelessness and professionals within the housing...
Teen cancer survivor and advocate Molly Cuddihy and Natalie Don MSP join impressive line-up for Children in Scotland Annual Conference 2024
...prevention, Artificial Intelligence, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, learning through play, youth homelessness, and many more topics. For further information, interviews and all media requests please contact Alice...
Looking to the future with Changing our World
...to stand up for what they believe in, and feel confident in their transition to adulthood Less homelessness Better research will be available about how mental health affects different groups of people Better support for people with addictions...
The science of conflict management
...Homunculus – The Three Brains was conceived as a tool to help reduce the rates of youth homelessness by giving young people the skills to reduce conflict in the family home; relationship breakdown is cited as the most common reason for...
conflict relationshipsLatest issue of Insight now available
...stigma and campaigning for equality for those who are Care Experienced, to supporting those facing homelessness or dealing with childhood trauma, this latest edition considers some of the challenges facing our most disadvantaged...
care experienced people child poverty child rights Early years Education literacy Mental Health Wellbeing‘Transfer of power’ vital in securing positive outcomes for care experienced young people, report finds
...care experienced young people endure broken tenancies, isolation in the community and spells of homelessness. Managed at the outset by the Life Changes Trust, H&B funded 11 projects to explore innovative ways of providing housing support to...
care care experienced home and belonging homelessness Participation rights25 Calls response: What gives me hope in 2020? Young people are leading the way in defending human rights
...of unaccompanied child refugees not being allowed to live with their families, of rising child homelessness, of rising racism against EU minorities in our schools, of health inequalities that damage children’s futures. Those who can’t raise...
GRA reform is a fundamental equality and rights issue for trans young people. So why delay it?
...in doing this and will continue to do so. “Transgender people in the UK are at a higher risk of homelessness, violence, self-harm and suicide – as made clear by LGBT Youth Scotland’s 2018 report Life in Scotland for LGBT...
equality GRA Legislation LGBT Policy rights young people25 Calls response: To improve services for young people, trust professionals to be human – and invest in the power of kindness
...should be the experience for all young people, not just the most fortunate Call 14: From homelessness to the Home Office, young people's services must be humanised Relationships and human connection are fundamentally important to how...
25 Calls response – The increasingly apparent gaps in mental health support and provision for young people highlights the chasm in mental health support for all
...homeless, Cyrenians’ organisational learning shows that – like mental health – housing and homelessness are affected by a number of factors: family and peer support, access to training, education, employment, mediation, social justice and...
25 Calls response: Building public support to reduce poverty means telling a new moral story. This is it...
...our economy to work for everyone Uses examples that illustrate poverty (eg food bank use or rising homelessness) rather than statistics, and Showcases the solutions to poverty. Using personal stories to talk about poverty should be done with great...
Cooking up a storm: celebrating three years of partnership with Cyrenians
...that supports the health and wellbeing of individuals and families who live with poverty, homelessness and social exclusion. Both organisations celebrate commitment to social justice and share core values of innovation, creative working...
Scotland’s most powerful politician to be questioned by children and young people as First Minister’s Question Time: Next Generation returns
...raised through the initial programme included mental health support for young people and youth homelessness. Nicola Sturgeon also revealed her fear of dogs, how she was bullied at school, and that the person she would walk 500 miles for is her...
‘Change the language of poverty for young people’ is #1 call in Children in Scotland’s 25th anniversary campaign
...(Children and Young People’s Commissioner Bruce Adamson, with young campaigner Ruby) From homelessness to the Home Office, young people’s services must be humanised (young people from the Youth Community Support Agency) Top up child...
Free sanitary products for pupils and students across Scotland
...Scot, Engenderand Trussell Trust, and pilot schemes from schools, colleges, local authorities, homelessness and women’s charities across Scotland. Responding to the announcement, Children in Scotland Chief Executive Jackie Brock...
"Care experienced young people need love, relationships and community. They deserve to belong"
belonging care care experience home home and belonging homelessness housing Participation rights
Youth homelessness project comes to Scotland
... Magazine / News: Youth homelessness prevention project comes to Scotland Posted 03 August, 2022 by Jennifer Drummond health and wellbeing homelessness young people Youth homelessness prevention...
health and wellbeing homelessness young peopleCall 14: From homelessness to the Home Office, young people's services must be humanised
... Call 14: From homelessness to the Home Office, young people's services must be humanised By Leo Plumb, Ian Hamilton and the young people from the Youth Community Support Agency, with a response from Alison Phipps The Youth Community...
AC24 - Resources
...travel report Child impact assessment - dad Child impact assessment - mum 5c | Taking homelessness prevention upstream: Working together to prevent family and youth homelessness from Rock Trust Workshop slides Upstream...
Workshops AC24
...help you think about what you currently do and maybe what you need to do more of. 5c Taking homelessness prevention upstream: Working together to prevent family and youth homelessness Rock Trust Room: Moncreiff 2 Youth homelessness is on the...
Programme AC24 - Day Two
...for children and young people who harm and who have been harmed from Kibble | description Taking homelessness prevention upstream: Working together to prevent family and youth homelessness from Rock Trust | description Youth leadership: youth-led...
Insight - Issue 3
...addressing stigma and campaigning for equality for those who are Care Experienced, to those facing homelessness or dealing with childhood trauma and disadvantage, this issue discusses how we can make progress on addressing some of our society’s...
New report explores poverty and the care system
...in income” when family-related benefits are withdrawn, parents can be pushed into debt and even homelessness, according to the report, further reducing their ability to offer a safe and nurturing home for their children. Additional barriers...
care system Children Poverty researchYoung people’s health worsened by poor quality housing
...content Perinatal mental health services receive £1m funding boost, Jan 31, 2023 Youth homelessness prevention project comes to Scotland, Aug 3, 2022 More demanded from Holyrood to tackle cost of living crisis, June 17,...
Children housing Poverty young peopleScottish Child Payment to be increased
...content School meal debt wiped for Edinburgh families August 30, 2022 Award-winning youth homelessness project comes to Edinburgh August 03, 2022 Funding to help transform family support July 12,...
child poverty Poverty programme for governmentIt's time to deliver change in foster care
...Scotland at The Fostering Network Click here to find out more Related content Youth homelessness prevention project comes to Scotland Aug 3, 2022 Funding to help transform family support July 12, 2022 Young People's Guarantee...
ASL care experienced Education foster care Health looked after children Mental HealthReport highlights success of family support programme
...complex challenges faced by parents who enter the programme, with neglect, mental health issues, homelessness and poverty found to be more prevalent in the FNP group than in the general population. Despite these challenges, those who engaged...
Health parentingMember directory: full
...Wilderness Way Residential child care homes | awwltd.com Aberdeen Foyer homelessness and unemployment prevention and support | aberdeenfoyer.com Aberlour Children’s charity providing a wide range of support |...
Member directory: A-F
...| 3ddrumchapel.org.uk/ A Wilderness Way Residential child care homes | awwltd.com Aberdeen Foyer homelessness and unemployment prevention and support | aberdeenfoyer.com Aberlour Children’s charity providing a wide range of support |...
Mindfulness venture for early years gets financial boost
...Women’s Hub, Bikes for Refugees, Brave Strong Beautiful, Coffee+Clay, Common Ground Against homelessness, Lochend Football Academy and MyPickle as this year's recipients. The social venture recently launched a new website and course,...
charity funding mindfulness third sectorParisa Shirazi
...she worked at a busy child law centre on projects that help young people experiencing homelessness and those who have left the care system and also worked in their Policy Team. She previously worked in political offices in Holyrood and...
shiraziCall 8: Reform the Gender Recognition Act and give trans young people the chance to live full, happy lives
...for LGBT Young People (2018), shows that transgender people in the UK are at a higher risk of homelessness, violence, self-harm and suicide. We have lots of information like this, and we know we need to do more to improve the lives of trans...
25 Calls
...teacher training and ongoing development" Read the call in full Call 14 "From homelessness to the Home Office, young people's services must be humanised" Read YCSA's call in full Call 16 "Work together to...
The Membership Team
...she worked at a busy child law centre on projects that help young people experiencing homelessness and those who have left the care system and also worked in their Policy Team. She previously worked in political offices in Holyrood and...
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Scotland’s housing emergency and child poverty are “inextricably linked”, new report warns
...housing costs are driving 50,000 children in Scotland into poverty, while the latest homelessness figures show that more than 10,000 children are currently trapped in temporary accommodation. Alison Watson, Shelter Scotland Director,...
16 years of supporting children to stand up for their rights
...children’s hearing system, the right to care, continuing care and after-care, the prevention of homelessness and the rights of unaccompanied asylum seeking children. Click here to learn more about the work of Clan...
Making brave choices to keep the promise
...the care experienced population are more likely to come into conflict with the law, to experience homelessness, and to have no educational qualifications. I could go on. We believe that our former pupils will always be part of the Harmeny...
Teen cancer survivor and advocate Molly Cuddihy and Natalie Don MSP join impressive line-up for Children in Scotland Annual Conference 2024
...prevention, Artificial Intelligence, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, learning through play, youth homelessness, and many more topics. For further information, interviews and all media requests please contact Alice...
Looking to the future with Changing our World
...to stand up for what they believe in, and feel confident in their transition to adulthood Less homelessness Better research will be available about how mental health affects different groups of people Better support for people with addictions...
The science of conflict management
...Homunculus – The Three Brains was conceived as a tool to help reduce the rates of youth homelessness by giving young people the skills to reduce conflict in the family home; relationship breakdown is cited as the most common reason for...
conflict relationshipsLatest issue of Insight now available
...stigma and campaigning for equality for those who are Care Experienced, to supporting those facing homelessness or dealing with childhood trauma, this latest edition considers some of the challenges facing our most disadvantaged...
care experienced people child poverty child rights Early years Education literacy Mental Health Wellbeing‘Transfer of power’ vital in securing positive outcomes for care experienced young people, report finds
...care experienced young people endure broken tenancies, isolation in the community and spells of homelessness. Managed at the outset by the Life Changes Trust, H&B funded 11 projects to explore innovative ways of providing housing support to...
care care experienced home and belonging homelessness Participation rights25 Calls response: What gives me hope in 2020? Young people are leading the way in defending human rights
...of unaccompanied child refugees not being allowed to live with their families, of rising child homelessness, of rising racism against EU minorities in our schools, of health inequalities that damage children’s futures. Those who can’t raise...
GRA reform is a fundamental equality and rights issue for trans young people. So why delay it?
...in doing this and will continue to do so. “Transgender people in the UK are at a higher risk of homelessness, violence, self-harm and suicide – as made clear by LGBT Youth Scotland’s 2018 report Life in Scotland for LGBT...
equality GRA Legislation LGBT Policy rights young people25 Calls response: To improve services for young people, trust professionals to be human – and invest in the power of kindness
...should be the experience for all young people, not just the most fortunate Call 14: From homelessness to the Home Office, young people's services must be humanised Relationships and human connection are fundamentally important to how...
25 Calls response – The increasingly apparent gaps in mental health support and provision for young people highlights the chasm in mental health support for all
...homeless, Cyrenians’ organisational learning shows that – like mental health – housing and homelessness are affected by a number of factors: family and peer support, access to training, education, employment, mediation, social justice and...
25 Calls response: Building public support to reduce poverty means telling a new moral story. This is it...
...our economy to work for everyone Uses examples that illustrate poverty (eg food bank use or rising homelessness) rather than statistics, and Showcases the solutions to poverty. Using personal stories to talk about poverty should be done with great...
Cooking up a storm: celebrating three years of partnership with Cyrenians
...that supports the health and wellbeing of individuals and families who live with poverty, homelessness and social exclusion. Both organisations celebrate commitment to social justice and share core values of innovation, creative working...
Scotland’s most powerful politician to be questioned by children and young people as First Minister’s Question Time: Next Generation returns
...raised through the initial programme included mental health support for young people and youth homelessness. Nicola Sturgeon also revealed her fear of dogs, how she was bullied at school, and that the person she would walk 500 miles for is her...
‘Change the language of poverty for young people’ is #1 call in Children in Scotland’s 25th anniversary campaign
...(Children and Young People’s Commissioner Bruce Adamson, with young campaigner Ruby) From homelessness to the Home Office, young people’s services must be humanised (young people from the Youth Community Support Agency) Top up child...
Free sanitary products for pupils and students across Scotland
...Scot, Engenderand Trussell Trust, and pilot schemes from schools, colleges, local authorities, homelessness and women’s charities across Scotland. Responding to the announcement, Children in Scotland Chief Executive Jackie Brock...
"Care experienced young people need love, relationships and community. They deserve to belong"
belonging care care experience home home and belonging homelessness housing Participation rights
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Parisa Shirazi
...she worked at a busy child law centre on projects that help young people experiencing homelessness and those who have left the care system and also worked in their Policy Team. She previously worked in political offices in Holyrood and...
shiraziAC24 - Resources
...travel report Child impact assessment - dad Child impact assessment - mum 5c | Taking homelessness prevention upstream: Working together to prevent family and youth homelessness from Rock Trust Workshop slides Upstream...
Workshops AC24
...help you think about what you currently do and maybe what you need to do more of. 5c Taking homelessness prevention upstream: Working together to prevent family and youth homelessness Rock Trust Room: Moncreiff 2 Youth homelessness is on the...
Programme AC24 - Day Two
...for children and young people who harm and who have been harmed from Kibble | description Taking homelessness prevention upstream: Working together to prevent family and youth homelessness from Rock Trust | description Youth leadership: youth-led...
25 Calls
...teacher training and ongoing development" Read the call in full Call 14 "From homelessness to the Home Office, young people's services must be humanised" Read YCSA's call in full Call 16 "Work together to...
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Youth homelessness project comes to Scotland
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... Magazine / News: Youth homelessness prevention project comes to Scotland Posted 03 August, 2022 by Jennifer Drummond health and wellbeing homelessness young people Youth homelessness prevention...
health and wellbeing homelessness young peopleCall 14: From homelessness to the Home Office, young people's services must be humanised
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... Call 14: From homelessness to the Home Office, young people's services must be humanised By Leo Plumb, Ian Hamilton and the young people from the Youth Community Support Agency, with a response from Alison Phipps The Youth Community...
Insight - Issue 3
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...addressing stigma and campaigning for equality for those who are Care Experienced, to those facing homelessness or dealing with childhood trauma and disadvantage, this issue discusses how we can make progress on addressing some of our society’s...
New report explores poverty and the care system
post
...in income” when family-related benefits are withdrawn, parents can be pushed into debt and even homelessness, according to the report, further reducing their ability to offer a safe and nurturing home for their children. Additional barriers...
care system Children Poverty researchYoung people’s health worsened by poor quality housing
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...content Perinatal mental health services receive £1m funding boost, Jan 31, 2023 Youth homelessness prevention project comes to Scotland, Aug 3, 2022 More demanded from Holyrood to tackle cost of living crisis, June 17,...
Children housing Poverty young peopleScottish Child Payment to be increased
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...content School meal debt wiped for Edinburgh families August 30, 2022 Award-winning youth homelessness project comes to Edinburgh August 03, 2022 Funding to help transform family support July 12,...
child poverty Poverty programme for governmentIt's time to deliver change in foster care
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...Scotland at The Fostering Network Click here to find out more Related content Youth homelessness prevention project comes to Scotland Aug 3, 2022 Funding to help transform family support July 12, 2022 Young People's Guarantee...
ASL care experienced Education foster care Health looked after children Mental HealthReport highlights success of family support programme
post
...complex challenges faced by parents who enter the programme, with neglect, mental health issues, homelessness and poverty found to be more prevalent in the FNP group than in the general population. Despite these challenges, those who engaged...
Health parentingMember directory: full
post
...Wilderness Way Residential child care homes | awwltd.com Aberdeen Foyer homelessness and unemployment prevention and support | aberdeenfoyer.com Aberlour Children’s charity providing a wide range of support |...
Member directory: A-F
post
...| 3ddrumchapel.org.uk/ A Wilderness Way Residential child care homes | awwltd.com Aberdeen Foyer homelessness and unemployment prevention and support | aberdeenfoyer.com Aberlour Children’s charity providing a wide range of support |...
Mindfulness venture for early years gets financial boost
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...Women’s Hub, Bikes for Refugees, Brave Strong Beautiful, Coffee+Clay, Common Ground Against homelessness, Lochend Football Academy and MyPickle as this year's recipients. The social venture recently launched a new website and course,...
charity funding mindfulness third sectorCall 8: Reform the Gender Recognition Act and give trans young people the chance to live full, happy lives
post
...for LGBT Young People (2018), shows that transgender people in the UK are at a higher risk of homelessness, violence, self-harm and suicide. We have lots of information like this, and we know we need to do more to improve the lives of trans...
The Membership Team
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...she worked at a busy child law centre on projects that help young people experiencing homelessness and those who have left the care system and also worked in their Policy Team. She previously worked in political offices in Holyrood and...