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Growing Up Connected: Youth Work and Young People in a Digital Scotland

A new publication from YouthLink Scotland brings together voices from across the sector to explore how youth work is making a difference to young people’s online lives.

Youth Work Week 2026 - Communications Toolkit Launched

This Youth Work Week runs from 2nd-8th November. Help us show how youth work supports young people’s mental health and wellbeing by sharing what happens in your project, what young people value and the difference your work makes.

#iWillFest is Coming: 18th to 20th November

The #iWill Festival of Social Action is the #iWill Movement’s annual flagship campaign – three days of youth-led events, place-based celebration and national social action, taking place every November.

Knowing your rights when taking part in research

YouthLink Scotland, Young Scot and Scottish Youth Parliament have created a 2-page document to better equip young people to understand their rights when taking part in research.

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Help Young People Have Their Say in The National Conversation

A major UK-wide listening exercise about community, belonging and how we can live well together — make sure young people’s voices are heard. The National Conversation: Next Generation asks children and young people aged 16 and under to share their views on what brings people together, what divides us, where they feel they belong, and what could make their communities stronger.

Topic: Research, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 7 September, 2026

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Welcome to Youth Work Skills Week!

This week we’ll be celebrating the skills that young people develop through their experiences in youth work, and how youth workers support young people to reflect on skills they are developing. Get involved using #YouthWorkSkills!

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 4 September, 2026

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NSPCC Calls for Relationships Education for Every Child in Scotland

The NSPCC, young people and partner organisations gathered outside Scottish Parliament recently to urge the Government to act now to ensure every child receives the relationships education they need to stay safe. This move was part of the charity’s ‘Read, Write, Relationships’ campaign, which it launched due to the patchy delivery of Relationship, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) education across Scotland.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 3 September, 2026

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Scottish Government's Programme for Government - YouthLink Scotland's response

YouthLink Scotland welcomes the Scottish Government's new Programme for Government's emphasis on prevention, early intervention, and improving outcomes for young people - supporting the recognition that effective partnership is needed to deliver change.

Topic: Policy & Influencing
Date: 3 September, 2026

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National Review of Group-based Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation and Child Criminal Exploitation

A review into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation and child criminal exploitation has highlighted challenges with the way key organisations deal with the scale, prevalence, characteristics, and threat of group-based harm.

Topic: Crime
Date: 3 September, 2026

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Children's Perceptions of Crime and Online Safety in England and Wales

Estimates of children’s experiences and perceptions of safety online and in their daThe Office for National Statistics has recently published estimates of children’s experiences and perceptions of safety online and in their daily lives, using data from the redesigned Children’s Crime Survey for England and Wales, an online survey of children aged 10 to 15 years.ily lives, using data from the redesigned Children’s Crime Survey for England and Wales, an online survey of children aged 10 to 15 years.

Topic: Crime, Digital Youth Work
Date: 3 September, 2026

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Rights Here. Rights Now.

JustRight Scotland and Human Rights Consortium have recently launched their campaign “Rights Here. Rights Now.” - a Scotland-wide storytelling and public engagement campaign highlighting how human rights affect everyday life and why stronger human rights protections matter. It aims to strengthen public understanding of human rights and build support for stronger protections, including a Human Rights Bill for Scotland.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 3 September, 2026

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Celebrate the Power of Social Connection this Befriending Week

Befriending Week (1st to 7th November) is the annual campaign to raise awareness about befriending and highlight the power of social connection in reducing loneliness and social isolation. It’s a chance for communities to raise awareness about befriending, celebrate the contributions of befriending volunteers and the staff who support them, and advocate for befriending to local and national decision-makers.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 3 September, 2026

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Young People’s Research Highlights Need for Child-friendly Justice System

To mark the second anniversary of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act, young people supported by Children First’s Ayrshire Bairns Hoose launched new research aimed at improving experiences for children navigating the justice system after being affected by trauma or abuse.

Topic: Child Protection, Crime
Date: 3 September, 2026

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Financial and Welfare Support: Voices from Businesses and Individuals

Everyone in Scotland was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This publication provides a record of experiences in relation to personal finances, access to welfare, and support for business shared with Let’s Be Heard by individuals, households, and businesses living and operating in Scotland during the pandemic.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 2 September, 2026

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A Safe Place to Start: An Introduction to Mental Health for LGBTQ+ Young People, Their Friends and Family

This guide was developed by young people in LGBT Youth Scotland’s Mental Health Youth Commission to introduce other young people and their friends and family to mental health through an LGBTQ+ lens.

Date: 2 September, 2026

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Help Shape Life in Scotland for LGBTQ+ Young People

LGBT Youth Scotland is undertaking research to find out what life in Scotland is like for LGBTQ+ young people, so that we can improve lives for our LGBTQ+ communities. Aimed at young people aged 13-25 who identify as LGBTQ+, and live in Scotland. The survey will close on 5th October.

Topic: Equality, Research
Date: 2 September, 2026

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