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National Youth Work Conference 2026
This year’s conference will bring together practitioners, academics, pioneering projects and policy leaders to explore the future of mental health and wellbeing support for young people.

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Let's Talk About Online
Digital youth work creates a setting where young people can explore topics that impact on their real lives in a safe, practical and relevant way. Join this training from 10.30am to 12pm on 1st September to find out more.

YouthLink Scotland Members Network: Exploring European Youth Work
17th September - 11am to 12.30pm. Bookings are now open for our third meeting of 2026, exploring European youth work with the British Council, the incoming UK National Agency for Erasmus+.
Help Test Youth Work Skills Track
YouthLink Scotland is recruiting up to 100 organisations to take part in the next phase of testing Youth Work Skills Track, a new digital tool developed around the National Youth Work Outcomes and Skills Framework. Get in touch by 31st August.

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Understanding Glasgow: Children and Young People Data
Glasgow Centre for Population Health have launched a new set of profiles using data from Scotland’s 2022 Census. These provide an up-to-date picture of life across Glasgow’s communities, offering valuable insights into population characteristics, health and wellbeing, and living circumstances across the city
  • Topic:  Research
  • Date:  13 August, 2026

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Third Spaces Survey
Inclusion Scotland wants to hear from disabled people about their experiences of "third spaces" - places that are separate from the home and workplaces or education settings. Examples include libraries, community centres, parks, cafés, museums, leisure facilities, faith groups and other community spaces where people meet, socialise, learn, volunteer, or take part in activities. The deadline for responses is 21st August.
  • Topic:  Equality
  • Date:  13 August, 2026

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From Scotland’s Young People to the Prime Minister on the Social Media Ban for Under-16s
Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) and 152 young people have written to the Prime Minister asking him to reconsider the social media ban. MSYPs are concerned that a blanket social media ban will push young people into riskier ways of accessing social media. Read the full letter and watch the MSYPs read the letter to the Prime Minister.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  13 August, 2026

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Almost Half of Child Mental Health Patients Need Adult Care
Four in ten children who attend Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Scotland go on to attend specialist psychiatric services as adults, according to new research from the University of Edinburgh.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  11 August, 2026

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National Youth Work Conference 2026 
This year's National Youth Work Conference will take place in Glasgow on Monday 2nd November. The theme is Before Crisis: Youth Work and Young People’s Mental Health. Book your place now!
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work, Health & Wellbeing, Prevention & Early Intervention, Rights, Participation & Volunteering, Training & Development
  • Date:  11 August, 2026

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Vaping and Smoking Among Scottish Adolescents
This report presents findings for Scotland from the 2026 ASH Smokefree GB Youth survey on: use of vapes, cigarettes and other nicotine products; awareness, main source, and type of products used; and experiences and views of users, including reasons for vaping and perceptions of harm.
  • Topic:  Addiction, Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  11 August, 2026

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Know The Odds
Young Scot has partnered with Fast Forward to launch a new gambling support hub ‘Know The Odds’ bringing together trusted information, practical advice and support in one place to help young people make informed choices and access help if they need it.
  • Topic:  Addiction
  • Date:  10 August, 2026

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Religious Observance and Religious Education in Schools
Barnardo’s Scotland undertook an engagement exercise with children and young people, on behalf of the Scottish Government, to explore their views on the changes proposed in the Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill in September 2025.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  6 August, 2026

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SCVO’s Fair Funding Resource
This new resource from SCVO highlights the impact of current funding practices across a wide range of policy areas and sectors, while amplifying the voices of organisations experiencing these challenges every day.
  • Topic:  Funding
  • Date:  6 August, 2026

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Child Poverty in the UK and Scotland
This Scottish Government report provides an evidence-based baseline to better understand child poverty rates across the UK nations and the respective contributions of Scottish and UK Government policies to tackling child poverty since 2010 in Scotland.
  • Topic:  Poverty
  • Date:  6 August, 2026

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Nicotine Use and Mental Health Survey
ASH Scotland's Youth Conversations survey on nicotine and mental health is now live and will remain open until February 2027. The survey is open to people of any age and participants do not need to be experiencing nicotine addiction or mental health issues to take part.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  4 August, 2026

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Exam Passes Up at All Levels
Pass rates for National 5, Highers and Advanced Highers have all increased again, including a record number of National 5 passes. Learners have also achieved a record number of vocational and technical qualifications, up by 121% on pre-pandemic levels.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  4 August, 2026

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