Mentor schemes to support convicts coming out of prison have been awarded £3.4 million by the Scottish Government. The cash, which will be split between four programmes, will fund mentors
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An EU-backed programme to help 6,000 people recovering from substance misuse and mental health conditions into work has been launched by Welsh Minister for Social Services and Public Health, Rebecca
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Only three in 100 children in care in England receive the independent support they may legally be entitled to. If it is in their interests, every child in the country
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This report presents the findings of an independent evaluation of the Reducing Reoffending Change Fund (RRCF). The aim of the evaluation was to provide a comprehensive assessment of the extent
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David Cameron has launched an “all-out assault on poverty” with a sweeping package of social reforms including measures to boost mentoring, improve mental health services and flatten “sink estates”. The
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A pilot project by London South Bank University (LSBU) researchers will examine the benefits of goal-directed mentoring for young people on the autism spectrum Sponsored by Research Autism, the two-year
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Social service organisations across Scotland are increasingly using coaching and mentoring as a means of supporting professional learning and development, particularly for leadership and management development. The Scottish Social Services
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The National Skills Academy for Social Care are currently recruiting for new Taster Sessions and the Open Access programme for Lead to Succeed, the first national training programme for care
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The NHS Online Mentoring project is designed to help young people explore over 300 careers available in the NHS. Mentees are matched with a mentor working in their area of
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A think-tank report examined mentoring and befriending schemes for children in care. It said that such schemes were able to provide the supportive relationship that young people in care sought
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