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POLICY & PRACTICE: Soapbox - The voluntary principle is more than a helpful frill

13 August 2003, Young People Now

Central to the ongoing debate about young people's voluntary engagement with youth work has been the charge that it is just ideology. But what if the voluntary principle is rooted...

BIG INTERVIEW: Grand designs in Norwich - Graham Dacre, social entrepreneur

13 August 2003, Young People Now

We want to create the Manchester United of youth venues," says Graham Dacre, a 52-year-old businessman, and the man behind what he claims will soon be Britain's biggest facility for...

OPINION: The Ferret ... digs behind the headlines

13 August 2003, Young People Now

Some social problems involving young people are really hard to solve. It might be because they are complicated. Or involve a lot of people. They might be controversial. There might...

OPINION: Hot Issue - Are telephone helpline advice services failing young men?

13 August 2003, Young People Now

Usage statistics from telephone advice services such as Get Connected, ChildLine and Connexions Direct indicate that fewer than a third of those using helplines are young men. NO - Justin...

EDITORIAL: Decency must still mean objectivity

13 August 2003, Young People Now

Most people involved in work with young people will find the views espoused by the British National Party abhorrent. Thinly disguised racism and councillors and party officials with criminal records...

OPINION: Inspections can have some funny results

13 August 2003, Young People Now

The eternal rounds of reviews and inspections drive many practitioners demented. This is not to say that they shouldn't be done, but those who conduct them so often appear to...

YOUNG VOLUNTEERS: What's in it for me?

13 August 2003, Young People Now

Volunteering is good for communities and good for the self-development of those involved. PJ White checks out projects that attract young people who wouldn't normally volunteer.

HEALTH: Great expectations

13 August 2003, Young People Now

Stress isn't normally highlighted as a health problem for young people. But, as Maria Clegg discovers, teenagers in Hounslow, west London, are more concerned about stress than issues such as...

RESOURCES: Talking point - What problems do left-handed people face?

13 August 2003, Young People Now

13 August is Left-Handers' Day. Sinister or what? It would be gauche to ignore it. Get young people talking about southpaws and gammy-handers. Somewhere between 10 and 15 per cent...

RESOURCES: Just out ... A round-up of new resources

13 August 2003, Young People Now

Let's get positive Young people in care often get a bad press. This book is a practical guide to getting positive stories into the media that reflect their talent, ambition...