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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Young people with lived experiences of mental health challenges or bereavement are driving the implementation of Scotland's Suicide Prevention Strategy, directly informing government policy around suicide prevention and support.

Young people co-produce mental health directory

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

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Youth ambassadors collaborate with service providers on digital resource to make mental health services and advice more accessible for local young people.

Scheme empowers deaf young people to create projects that make a difference

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Charity funds youth-led projects that boost young people’s confidence and help make communities more deaf-aware.

Youth group develops child-friendly Covid-19 guide to inform younger patients

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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Guide developed by young people provides facts about the Covid-19 pandemic in an easily digestible way to ease the concerns of child patients.

How music mentors instil confidence in young people

Thursday, January 2, 2020

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One-to-one music-making sessions improve the wellbeing of hard-to-reach young people, leading to better health, social, educational and engagement outcomes.

Young ambassadors scheme opens up opportunities for careers in care

Monday, June 24, 2019

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Young people learn about palliative care and provide much-valued support to vulnerable patients.

Youth mental health participation project set to expand

Monday, July 24, 2017

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A youth project that enlists 14- to 25-year-olds to improve mental health services for young people is going to be launched in more areas following a successful trial.

Youth select committee announces body image inquiry

Friday, May 19, 2017

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An inquiry is to be launched by the youth select committee into the effect of body image issues on young people.

Just Health

Monday, April 10, 2017

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Consultation gathered young people's views on what needs to change in the youth justice system to improve their emotional health.

Daily roundup: Tougher teaching tests, adoption parties and monitoring academies

Monday, June 6, 2016

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Plans to improve teacher standards announced, positive response to "adoption party" pilots, and LGA call for council role in education, all in the news today.

Participation in Action: Volunteers offer respite for families with disabled children

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

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Young people across rural Mid Suffolk are helping to support children with disabilities and additional needs during the school holidays.

Participation in Action: Young parents educate peers on the realities of parenthood

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

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Young mothers and fathers are gaining new skills and preventing teenage pregnancies by educating school children about the realities of parenthood.

Young people call for mental health funding protection

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

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Government funding for child and adolescent mental health services should be ringfenced to ensure it is not spent on other priorities, members of the youth select committee have said.

Skills for the Job: Youth-led health promotion

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

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Actively involving young people in developing policies for a healthy lifestyle should be something all youth organisations do.

Ask the Experts: Address suspicions over legal highs

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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Our panel offers advice on the dangers of legal highs, child protection changes, building a bug hotel and holding a winter bazaar.

Gyimah announces peer-mentoring plans for schools

Monday, October 26, 2015

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The government is ploughing ahead with plans that will see students support their peers on mental health issues, it has been confirmed.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Thursday, October 1, 2015

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Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

Participation in Action: Cheshire care leavers cook up good food guide

Monday, September 14, 2015

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Young care leavers have created a cookbook for their peers who are leaving the care system, so they can eat healthily on a budget.

Young people get chance to shape health services

Monday, August 24, 2015

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An initiative launched by the NHS is offering young people the opportunity to help shape the future of health services.

Ask the Experts: Making guardianship orders work

Monday, August 3, 2015

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Our panel offers advice on guardianship orders, dealing with bereavement, restructures at work and complaints about youth activities.

Participation in Action: Young people go into the shadows to tackle depression

Monday, August 3, 2015

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A group of young people involved in a research study have made a short animated film to raise awareness about depression.

Inquiry to explore young people's mental health provision

Monday, April 27, 2015

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An inquiry into mental health issues faced by young people has been launched by the British Youth Council's (BYC) youth select committee.

My Life: Tom Baines, 12, Shrewsbury

Monday, April 13, 2015

| CYP Now

I was injured in a road traffic accident in 2008 when I was five, which has left me paralysed with no sensation or movement from the chest down and limited hand function.

Young people to shape NHS services