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SCOTLAND: First Minister causes tension with youth workers

10 September 2003, Young People Now

Scotland's First Minister Jack McConnell has angered those who work with young people by accusing youth workers opposed to his antisocial behaviour measures of having "vested interests". In a recent...

Numbers game Stress and worry

10 September 2003, Young People Now

Stress is the "teenage disease" and is often the cause of other problems such as drug use and violence. According to Young Voice, a charity that works to make young...

REFUGEES: Home Office gives funds for legal aid

10 September 2003, Young People Now

The Home Office has pumped more than £250,000 into a scheme offering legal support for young refugees. The funding, announced last week, will allow The Children's Legal Centre to provide...

MENTAL HEALTH: Birmingham scheme targets Black youth

10 September 2003, Young People Now

Black mental health project COPE is launching a range of activities aimed at excluded young Black people in the Birmingham area. The yearlong pilot is being funded by £20,000 from...

SOCIAL EXCLUSION: Charity opens up IT access to the poor

10 September 2003, Young People Now

Up to 800 young people in care projects run by children and young people's charity NCH are to get access to computers and the internet in a pilot project. A...

SOCIAL EXCLUSION: Connexions grant for Leicester centre

10 September 2003, Young People Now

Leicester LGB Centre is ramping up its work with young lesbians, gays and bisexuals thanks to a £60,000 Connexions grant. The two-year funding package will allow the centre to rebuild...

BEST THING I EVER DID: George Dorning, 16, Greenwich

10 September 2003, Young People Now

I spent the summer working at a leisure centre as a lifeguard. Connexions set me up for it after I had a test with them: they thought it would be...

ANALYSIS: Social Exclusion - A chance in life for everyone

10 September 2003, Young People Now

Two recent reports have emphasised the need to tackle child poverty. Tristan Donovan looks at what those working with young people in poverty think should be done next. Despite government...

POLICY & PRACTICE: Briefing - Connexions takes lead from young people

10 September 2003, Young People Now

A consultative report has analysed whether Connexions is meeting its aspirations to involve young people. What's prompted this? This is the second annual report focusing on the involvement of young...

SOAPBOX: Accrediting informal education is not a soft option

10 September 2003, Young People Now

According to The Prince's Trust's recent Breaking Barriers report, five per cent of 15-year-olds - usually those already most disadvantaged in our society - leave school with no qualifications. For...