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Celebrating Our Communities

Communities are at the heart of charity, Crimestoppers. That’s why this summer, rather than their usual campaigns, they want to share their resources and let you lead. Because you know your community best!

Topic: Prevention & Early Intervention
Date: 2 May, 2023

Let’s do Peer Support: Bump, Birth and Beyond

Full of real-life insights and experiences this practical guide is packed with top tips, case studies and handy templates to help you plan and deliver perinatal peer support activities.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 2 May, 2023

Youth Theatre in Scotland Sector Review 2023

This survey is open to all groups who use drama or performance in their work with young people outside of formal education.  

Topic: Arts
Date: 2 May, 2023

Tackling Sectarianism CPD for Youth Workers

This training opportunity will provide youth workers with the tools they need to engage young people on the topic of sectarianism, prejudice and hate in Scotland.

Topic: Equality, Training & Development
Date: 27 April, 2023

Bruce Adamson welcomes nomination of Nicola Killean as next Children’s Commissioner

Bruce Adamson, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, leaves the role next month when his six-year mandate comes to an end. On Monday 24th of April , the Scottish Parliament announced Nicola Killean has been selected for nomination as the next Commissioner.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 27 April, 2023

Holding Our Own

Groundbreaking new report calls for community led solutions to youth violence.

Date: 27 April, 2023

New Police Scotland Hate Crime Campaign launched

Police Scotland has launched a new anti hate crime campaign calling for people to ‘ditch their hate monster’.

Topic: Equality
Date: 27 April, 2023

Children's Social Work Statistics Scotland: 2021 to 2022

Children's Social Work Statistics for Scotland for 2021 to 2022, including data on children on the child protection register, as well as children and young people looked after, in continuing care, eligible for aftercare, and in secure care accommodation.

Topic: Child Protection
Date: 25 April, 2023

Adult Lifetime Skills: A literature review

This report presents the results from a literature review that was carried out to inform the Scottish Government’s development of a lifetime skills offer.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 25 April, 2023

Scottish Household Survey 2021

Scotland’s Chief Statistician releases the results of the 2021 Scottish Household Survey.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, Learning for Sustainability, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 25 April, 2023

New UK Youth research shows impact of cost of living crisis on young people

New polling of young people (16-25 year olds) and parents from UK Youth has raised serious concerns over the impact of the cost of living crisis on young people’s mental health, employment opportunities – and even access to regular meals.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 24 April, 2023

Feels FM 2.0 Report

This latest report examines children and young people’s experiences of mental health stigma and discrimination. It focuses on the interactions between young people and adults, particularly parents and carers, teachers and health care professionals.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 24 April, 2023

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