Young care leavers grants available in Glasgow & Highlands
Over the summer, young people with care experience aged 14-26 years old who live in Glasgow or the Highlands will be able to make an application to the Life Changes
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Tag: Young People / Youth Work
Report: Housing for young people leaving care
A report examined the housing needs and experiences of young people leaving care. It said that: young people often felt unprepared for independent living; there was often a lack of
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MP’s call for B&B ban for transitioning care leavers
Young care leavers should be offered a decent place to stay and not be put up in “unsuitable” accommodation like bed and breakfasts, a cross-party group of MPs has warned.
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Report: Vulnerable young people and alcohol use
Background: Evidence suggests vulnerable young people are at a greater risk of alcohol engagement and have higher levels of substance misuse. However, research exploring alcohol use within populations of vulnerable
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Report: Multisystemic therapy for young people on the cusp of care
Abstract – There are almost 90,000 young people in care in the UK. Many over the age of eleven years enter care due to anti-social behaviour, acute stress and family
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Service for vulnerable young praised by inspectors
A West Lothian care home for young people has received top marks from Scotland’s social care regulator, the Care Inspectorate. Selms House, in Kirknewton, was graded excellent across the board
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NI launch young people’s mental health website
Information aimed at children and young people up to the age of 18 who are experiencing emotional or mental health problems is now only a click away. Health Minister Edwin
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Report: Service use by young adults with childhood conduct problems
An article examined health service use by, or public expenditure costs related to, young adults in the United Kingdom who had hyperactivity and/or conduct problems such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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Engage: Stalemate – Dilemmas When Working Out-of-hours and the Difficulty with Teenage Girls
Throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s, as well as doing my day job, I also worked one or two shifts a week on the out-of-hours standby duty team. This team, consisting
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Review critical of mental health provision in Cornwall
Mental health services for children and young people in Cornwall have been criticised in a Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health services. The review, produced by the council’s scrutiny
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