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Calm heads are needed in times of hardship

10 November 2008, Adam Nichols, Youth Work Now

A month or so ago there was some doubt as to whether the global financial crisis was being partly generated by the media.

From the frontline - Who would benefit from a licence to practise?

10 November 2008, Mani Sherwin, Youth Work Now

There are lots of things worrying staff, managers and volunteers in third sector organisations working with young people.

Editorial: The erosion of voluntary participation

10 November 2008, Andy Hillier, editor, Youth Work Now andy.hillier@haymarket.com, Youth Work Now

The prominent youth work academic Tony Jeffs noted in 2001 that one of the defining characteristics of youth work was that young people were able to participate voluntarily.

Editorial: Arm teenagers with common sense

1 October 2008, Andy Hillier, Youth Work Now

Lots has been written and said over the past few months about ways of tackling youth crime and in particular weapons-related crime.

Young people face an Olympic-size challenge

1 October 2008, Tim Waldron, Youth Work Now

This summer I spent two weeks watching the Olympic Games on TV. Inevitably, comparisons have been drawn between what took place in Beijing and what can be expected of London...

From the frontline - Stop the same old same old interventions

1 October 2008, Neil Wragg, Youth Work Now

A radical transformation is required in how services to our most hard-to-reach young people are delivered.

Editorial: Putting the fun into funded projects

15 September 2008, Andy Hillier, editor, Youth Work Now,andy.hillier@haymarket.com, Youth Work Now

Youth services across the UK went into overdrive this summer. A whole of host of projects were set up, ranging from traditional sport schemes and youth festivals to more targeted...

From the Frontline - Uniforms allow the person to shine through

15 September 2008, Shane Jefferson, Youth Work Now

Very few youth organisations nowadays require young people to wear uniforms. Organisations such as ourselves (St John Ambulance), the Scouts, the Guides and a handful of others stand apart because...

Opinion: Youth counselling remains on the periphery

15 September 2008, Barbara Rayment, Youth Work Now

We at Youth Access recently pulled together a response to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Review's Call for Evidence. Among the comments from our members, we received...

Editorial: Don't fear stepping back into the ring

1 August 2008, Andy Hillier, Youth Work Now

It was one particularly epic fight between Chris Eubank and Michael Watson in the early 1990s that really forced home the dangers of boxing. Watson was left in a coma...