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Members Network – Youth Work and the Great Social Media Debate

What do you think about a social media ban for under 16s? What will be the impact for young people and what are the issues that the youth work sector need to engage with right now? Come and take part in the online discussion from 11am to 12.30pm on 19th March.

Let's Talk About Online

Conversations make a difference! Join this training from 2pm to 3.30pm on 23rd March to explore how to chat to young people about what’s happening in their online lives.

Youth Work Manifesto

The manifesto sets out three national commitments Scotland must make to ensure every young person can thrive through access to high-quality youth work. Together, they represent the foundation of a stronger, fairer youth work system: guaranteed by law, universally accessible, and sustained by investment.

The Link Magazine 2025

The latest edition of The Link shines a light on how youth work across Scotland is creating safer spaces and stronger futures for young people.

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Global Solvers Accelerator

The Global Solvers Accelerator is a peer-to-peer learning platform that unites emerging social entrepreneurs from around the world, to nurture their leadership capacity, enhance their skills, strengthen their projects, and grow their impact in their local communities and beyond. Applications are now open for 2026 - apply by 1st December.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 13 November, 2025

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Latest Figures on Young People and Gambling Released

The Gambling Commission has published its Young People and Gambling Report 2025 – the annual study that helps understand children’s and young people’s exposure to, and involvement in, all types of gambling.

Topic: Addiction
Date: 13 November, 2025

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Thousands of Online Grooming Crimes in Scotland During Past Five Years

More than 3,000 online grooming crimes have been recorded by Police Scotland during the past five years, new data compiled by the NSPCC reveals. Find out more about new research highlighting a range of tools tech companies, Ofcom, and Government can employ to protect children from perpetrators.

Topic: Digital Youth Work
Date: 12 November, 2025

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Young People’s Views of Nicotine Pouches in the UK

This paper is the first qualitative study in the UK to explore the views of 14-16 year olds’ awareness of, access to and use of nicotine pouches.

Topic: Addiction, Health & Wellbeing
Date: 12 November, 2025

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YouthLink Scotland AGM 2025

The 30th Annual General Meeting of YouthLink Scotland will be held on Wednesday 26th November at 4.30pm at our offices in Edinburgh (if you can’t join the AGM in person, there will be an online Zoom option available). The AGM will be preceded at 3.30pm by an input from Dr Emma Davidson, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at University of Edinburgh on Beyond safe spaces: youth work’s role in shaping brave conversations on masculinities.

Date: 10 November, 2025

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Seeing Beyond the Surface: What Children and Young People Wish All Adults Knew

Our Hearings, Our Voice has released a new guide for adults who work with children and young people who have care and children’s hearings experience, and written by children and young people themselves. The guide offers firsthand accounts of the things children and young people wish adults knew, including their frustrations and hopes.

Topic: Care
Date: 10 November, 2025

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Young people missing from vaccine services

YouthLink Scotland has been commissioned by Public Health Scotland to conduct a study to explore why some young people are missing from vaccine services. We are now looking for six youth work organisations to take part in a participatory research project with a small amount of funding. Please submit expressions of interest by Friday 21st November.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, Research
Date: 10 November, 2025

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Supporting Pupils Impacted by Poverty

Pupils impacted by poverty will receive further support to succeed in their studies through a continued £43 million investment this year. The Scottish Government funding will be distributed to local councils for strategic approaches to closing the poverty-related attainment gap.

Date: 6 November, 2025

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Explore SCCR’s New-look Website: Helping Young People Navigate Conflict

The Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution has a new look! Their refreshed and remapped website makes it easier for young people, parents and carers, and professionals who work with families to find the right support when they need it most.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, Housing/Homelessness
Date: 6 November, 2025

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Distress Brief Intervention - Under 18s Elements: Evaluation

This evaluation of the under 18s elements of Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) provides evidence of promising practice, and indications that DBI can be an effective intervention for use with young people.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 5 November, 2025

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Through their tenth edition of the list, the Young Women's Movement are delighted to introduce 30 young women and girls, aged 15 to 30, who are leading change and excelling in their fields. From campaigners to councillors, artists to community workers, you’ll find 30 inspiring stories in this year’s list.

Topic: Equality
Date: 4 November, 2025

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Anti-Bullying Week 2025

#AntiBullyingWeek 2025 takes place from 10th to 14th November with the theme of ‘Bullying – The Power of One’. Watch respectme’s powerful new film series and download their learning resources, worksheets and templates for Primary and Secondary age groups.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 4 November, 2025

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