New centre to support young unemployed opens in Glasgow
The Prince’s Trust have opened a new centre in Glasgow aimed at supporting thousands of young people in Glasgow and surrounding areas. With one in 4 young people in Glasgow
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Tag: Glasgow / Lanarkshire
Former children’s panel chairman jailed for sexual abuse
The former head of Glasgow’s Children’s Panel has been jailed for 12 years over six counts of sexual abuse involving children in his care. Daniel Ross, 62, abused two boys
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Report: Understanding everyday help and support – Glasgow study
These publications investigate how everyday help and support allow people to lead ‘liveable’ lives, exploring the impact of social context and relationships and the development of support over time. It
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Glasgow family projects receive £600k in lottery support
Families in Glasgow are to benefit from over £600,000 of National Lottery funding announced yesterday. Amongst those to benefit are women and children living in the east of Glasgow who
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Rape support service praised in independent evaluation
A 24-hour advocacy support service for victims and survivors of rape, which was piloted in Glasgow, was highly valued by those who used it, according to an independent evaluation by
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Former Children’s Panel chairman guilty of sexual abuse
A former children’s panel chairman has been found guilty of sexually abusing two vulnerable boys and a young man. Daniel Ross, 62, was found guilty of six sexual abuse charges
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Research provides valuable insight into Glasgow gang culture
Children in Glasgow can become socialised into the city’s gang culture from as young as 12 years old, according to new research by University of the West of Scotland (UWS).
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Recent conference explored transition from student to social worker
A recent Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) conference explored the challenges facing a social work student leaving university and making the transition into the world of work as a newly qualified
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Findings series 40 – Glasgow’s ‘excess’ mortality
This paper provides a summary of findings from a report which describes the collection and analysis of new data for a number of theories that have been proposed to explain
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Findings series 39 – Poverty, parenting and poor health
There is a considerable amount of evidence that early years’ and childhood experiences can have profound and long-lasting consequences for health and wellbeing in later life. This briefing paper summarises
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