Latest Good Practice Case Studies
How young people shape mental health services
Scheme to improve provision of mental health services for young people shows high levels of satisfaction among participants
Good Idea: Construction skills lay firm foundations for the future
Young people aged 16 to 25 work alongside tradespeople to renovate empty homes and learn construction skills
How training improves childcare
Action to enhance the skills of early years leaders ensures quality care for two-year-olds in Kirklees.
Participation in Action: Young people find their voice to take control of life in care
Children in care can feel that they have little influence over important decisions affecting their lives. In 2005 the London Borough of Southwark decided to address this through a programme that gave looked-after children and care leavers a say.
How teens share lessons in becoming a parent
Young parents are getting back into education by teaching other teenagers what effect bringing up a baby can have on their lifestyle
How mediation resolves family conflict
Young people are being helped to mend relationships with their families to prevent them becoming homeless
Participation in Action: Young commissioners help shape the future of services
The government’s Positive for Youth strategy calls for local authorities to “ascertain the views of young people and to take them into account in making decisions about services and activities”.
How music therapy helps families strengthen their relationships
An Australian music therapy programme to develop family relationships has been brought to the UK
How a play tackles negative body image problems
Young people take to the stage to help teenagers confront unhealthy attitudes to body image
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Participation In Practice
Participation in Action: How the Royal College gains youthful insight on health
For the past five years the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has called on the expert advice of its youth advisory panel to help drive its policy.
Participation in Practice: Young skaters triumphant in bid to build improved park
A group of young people has been instrumental in the construction of a new skate park in Essex.
Participation in Practice: Young people work together to craft anti-knife message
Fifteen young men from Southwark are leading a campaign against knife crime in the capital after a series of stabbings in their local estate.
Participation in Action: How a felled tree united a town's young and old
Young people from Northern Ireland are leading a project to bring their community closer together.
How a children's mayor plans to keep kids healthy
A 10-year-old from Leeds is putting into action his idea to keep children in the Yorkshire city healthy.
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Serious Case Review
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Serious Case Review: Missed opportunities to end father's abuse
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Serious Case Review: Lack of contact led to homeless girl's death
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Serious Case Review: Abuse of autistic boy went unnoticed
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Serious Case Review: Ex-offender could have been stopped
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Serious Case Review: Sexual exploitation gang went unnoticed
Ask The Experts
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Ask the Expert: Dealing with informal exclusions
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Ask the Expert: Unexplained bruising
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Ask the Expert: Planning a trip to Amsterdam
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Ask the Expert: Dealing with explicit online imagery
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Ask the Expert: Post-accident shock
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Ask the Expert: Tracking early years progress
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Ask the Expert: Performance management
