Charities’ poll reveals ‘shocking’ levels of self-harm among young people
A third of teens and young adults have self-harmed at some point in their lives, a new poll suggests. A survey of 1,000 16 to 25-year-olds from across the UK
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Tag: Young People / Youth Work
Health concerns see intimate piercing on under-18s banned in Wales
Wales has become the first country in the UK to introduce a nationwide ban on the intimate piercing of under-18s. The law, which comes into force on Thursday, makes it
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Loreburn gets go-ahead for dementia-friendly homes in Stranraer
Loreburn Housing Association has been given the go-ahead by Dumfries and Galloway Council to redevelop the site of the former Garrick Hospital in Stranraer by building dementia-friendly housing alongside an
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National research extended to stop young adults with ADHD slipping through net
Researchers at the University of Exeter have launched the second phase of a national survey to help identify existing services and gaps in provision for young adults with Attention Hyperactivity
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Young Scots to guide study into child and adolescent mental health services
Young people are leading an in-depth Scottish Government study into child and adolescent mental health services. Between 15 and 20 people aged 14 and 22 will be recruited, from a
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100 more homeless young ‘for each Government announcement on issue since 2010’
There are 100 more homeless children for every announcement the Government has made on homelessness since 2010, Labour has claimed. Shadow housing minister John Healey said the Government needed action
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London resembles ‘different country’ as social mobility report warns of ‘spiral of division’
Britain is in a “spiral of division”, with London providing greater opportunities for the disadvantaged than coastal, rural and former industrial areas which are “left behind economically and hollowed out
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Young seeking Childline counselling over sexual exploitation up by one-third
The number of young people contacting Childline about child sexual exploitation rose by a third last year. The charity delivered 3,122 counselling sessions to children and teenagers on the issue
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One in 10 females aged 16-19 suffer domestic abuse, ONS report finds
Around one in 10 females aged 16 to 19 were victims of domestic abuse last year, a survey has suggested. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) report on
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Most young disabled adults ‘have felt hidden reality of loneliness in past year’
Most young disabled adults have felt lonely at some point in the past year, a survey has suggested. The results expose what a disability charity has described as “the hidden
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