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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!
Participative Democracy Certificate Training
We’re running a FREE online training session from 10am to 12pm on 23rd September to provide more details about the award and how it can be used in different contexts and situations.

YouthLink Scotland Members Network: Exploring European Youth Work
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+. Online - 17th September - 11am to 12.30pm.

Hate Crime and Prejudiced Based Behaviours Training
This in-person session is an opportunity to learn about what prejudiced-based behaviours look like, the impact they can have and what to do when we encounter them as youth workers. Edinburgh - 10am-2pm - 28th September.

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Protecting Young People from Online Harms
Young people and their famlies/carers are being invited to share their experiences of using smartphones, social media and the internet through surveys aiming to identify what support they need to stay safe online. The surveys are open until 30th September.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  20 August, 2026

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Become a Volunteer Peer Flatmate with My Place
My Place is a peer flatmate programme run in partnership by Rock Trust and East Lothian Council. It gives young people aged 18-30 the chance to live alongside two young people in supported accommodation in Musselburgh, offering friendship, stability and around 15 hours of peer support a week.
  • Topic:  Housing/Homelessness
  • Date:  20 August, 2026

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Status of Young Women in Scotland Survey - Digital Violence and Tech-enabled Harms
The Young Women's Movement want to hear from young women in Scotland about their thoughts and experiences of digital violence and its impact in their Status of Young Women in Scotland research survey.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing, Research
  • Date:  18 August, 2026

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Professional Learning with Learning for Sustainability Scotland
Learning for Sustainability Scotland, in partnership with the Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Edinburgh, and British Council, have two upcoming professional learning opportunities for educators, setting leaders, and policy-makers across Scotland.
  • Topic:  Learning for Sustainability
  • Date:  18 August, 2026

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JOY Maker Readiness to Work Programme
300 young volunteers aged 18-25 will be trained in employability skills like application readiness (CV and interviews), resilience, financial education and personal brand, and receive three months of mentoring with a professional. Attend the virtual Q&A drop-in on 24th August, and sign up by 1st September.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  17 August, 2026

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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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