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Children, Violence and Vulnerability 2023
This is the YEF’s second annual Children, Violence and Vulnerability report. It includes survey responses from over 7,500 teenage children aged 13-17 in England and Wales about their experiences in the past 12-months.
  • Topic:  Prevention & Early Intervention, Violence
  • Date:  13 November, 2023
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Free Workshops on Tools and Best Practice When Designing Interventions
Are you involved in designing and delivering activities or programmes to create positive change in young people? If so, this opportunity might be for you!
  • Topic:  Training & Development
  • Date:  13 November, 2023
It's That Time Again - #iwill Week is Nearly Here!
Get ready for an extraordinary week of youth voice and social action! From 20th to 25th November, we're coming together to celebrate a decade of #iwill, and look to the decade ahead.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  9 November, 2023
Impact of Youth Work Providing Low Level Mental Health Support in Schools project.
Findings Launched on Impact of Youth Work Low-Level Mental Health Support in Schools
A recent research study unveiled on 9th November highlights the positive impact of the Low-Level Mental Health Support Project in Dumfries and Galloway.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing, Policy & Influencing, Research
  • Date:  9 November, 2023
How to Find a Job That's Good for You and the Planet - a Green Careers Guide
This guide is for everyone who is interested in a career that supports a more sustainable future - for you and the planet!
  • Topic:  Learning for Sustainability
  • Date:  9 November, 2023
The Social Cost of Youth Work Cuts – Preventing Youth Offending Through Youth Work
The social cost of youth work report by the National Youth Agency in England provides an analysis of 74 sources of academic literature and research evidence relating to the impact of youth work on young people in contact with the youth justice system.
  • Topic:  Crime
  • Date:  9 November, 2023
CashBack Supports 28,000 Young People Over Last Year
This Impact Report shows the success and positive outcomes of CashBack for Communities - a unique Scottish Government programme that uses money recovered from criminal activity to provide new opportunities for young people.
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work, Funding
  • Date:  9 November, 2023
Holyrood Climate Action Award Winners!
We’re delighted to announce that Scotland’s Young People’s Forest (SYPF) has won this year’s Climate Action Awards in the Youth Champion Category, hosted by Holyrood Magazine.
  • Topic:  Learning for Sustainability
  • Date:  9 November, 2023
'Reviewing Scotland's Approach to Anti-Social Behaviour' Joint Report Published
This report presents findings on the perceptions of current approaches to antisocial behaviour in Scotland, based on discussions with key stakeholders including victims and frontline staff. The report will help inform future reviews on best practice for preventing and tackling antisocial behaviour.
  • Topic:  Prevention & Early Intervention
  • Date:  9 November, 2023
A Right to Youth Work - Exploring Current Policy Opportunities
Policy Convention: A Right to Youth Work - Exploring Current Policy Opportunities
YouthLink Scotland unveils a compelling program for the forthcoming online Policy Convention on 7th December. This event promises a collaborative space for sharing, learning, and contributing to a collective vision for youth work's future.
  • Date:  9 November, 2023
Link Magazine Autumn 2023
The Autumn 2023 edition of the Link Magazine is out now, exploring the profound impact and influence of Scotland's Youth Work Sector and Practice.
  • Topic:  Arts, Digital Youth Work, Education, Skills & Employability, Health & Wellbeing, Imagine a Man, International, Learning for Sustainability, No Knives Better Lives, Outdoor Learning, Policy & Influencing, Positive Masculinity, Poverty, Power of Youth, Prevention & Early Intervention, Research, Rights, Participation & Volunteering, Training & Development, Violence
  • Date:  31 October, 2023
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National Youth Work Induction Checklist Review 2023
Take our survey and help review and refresh the National Youth Work Induction Checklist to make sure the topics covered are the most relevant to youth workers and young people.The survey will close on 24th November.
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work
  • Date:  30 October, 2023

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