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Health: Advice on ... Dyslexia

Youth clubs can be intimidating places for young people with dyslexia. The British Dyslexia Association's Sue Flohr explains the steps youth workers can take to ensure young people who experience reading and writing difficulties are fully involved in sessions.

The Crazy Makers

The Crazy MakersCarol SimontacchiDeep Books LtdISBN 978158542626310.99335 page

Health: Advice on ... Stress

It's that time of year when pupils undergo school and college examinations. Andrew McCulloch, from the Mental Health Foundation, suggests how youth workers can help to ease young people through such stressful periods.

Resources: Log on to ... sex education

There's lots of information about sex on the internet, but, sadly, most of it is inappropriate for young eyes. Tim Burke goes in search of the websites that can offer young people and youth professionals some sound advice about the subject matter.

Interview - Keep Britain tidy - Bill Bryson, president, Campaign to Protect Rural England

Bill Bryson doesn't regard himself as a role model for young people. On the issue of engaging them in the Campaign to Protect Rural England's current drive to stop littering, he admits: "What a campaign like this needs is for young people to be hearing from someone who isn't an old fart like me. It's no good me looking to young people to join the campaign. They aren't going to do something just because I say so."

Health: Advice on ... Eating disorders

Disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are often thought of as trivial conditions that only affect teenage girls. However, the reality is that they are serious psychiatric conditions experienced by both sexes, as Emma Healey from the charity beat explains.

Advice on... Sexual health

There has been a surge in the number of young people contracting sexually transmitted infections in recent years. But advising teenagers about sexual health matters poses ethical dilemmas for youth workers. Advisory service Brook offers some answers.

Log on to... Healthy eating

Obesity and the size-zero debate are increasing the focus on eating a balanced diet, particularly at key stages in life such as childhood and adolescence. Tim Burke looks at what various websites have to offer in terms of youth-friendly advice.

Jenny Crouch, Project co-ordinator, Addaction Derby

Breaking the Cycle is a four-year pilot in response to the Hidden Harm report on the effects of parental drug use, which showed that children of drug and alcohol users are seven or eight times more likely to develop problematic use themselves.

Health: Advice on ... Alcohol

    Features
  • Friday, February 8, 2008
    • | CYP Now
At least half of 11- to 15-year-olds admit to drinking alcohol, which has led to growing concern about how this could affect their developing bodies. Addaction's Rebecca Cheshire considers some of the ways youth workers can tackle the problem.

Advice on ... Cannabis

    Features
  • Thursday, January 10, 2008
    • | CYP Now
One in five teenagers and young adults admit to using cannabis despite growing fears about its long-term effects. DrugScope's Ruth Goldsmith explains why it can be harmful and what policies youth projects should have in place.

Health: Advice on... Young wheelchair users

    Features
  • Monday, December 10, 2007
    • | CYP Now
It is not just the physical barriers that prevent young people in wheelchairs from joining in the fun. Whizz-Kidz's Mark Lovell says youth clubs need to make sure those with disabilities feel welcome and actively involve them in the decision-making process.

Resources: Log on to... Mental health websites

    Features
  • Monday, December 10, 2007
    • | CYP Now
The teenage years can be challenging times for some young people and it's often then that mental health problems manifest themselves for the first time. Tim Burke tracks down the best websites offering support for young people and youth workers.

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