Take a Break Funding

Date: 20th August 2012
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The 'take a Break' scheme for families raising disabled children in Scotland has re-opened thanks to confirmation of further funding from the Scottish Government.

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Innovation Fund to support Separated Families

Date: 19th August 2012
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The DWP has launched a new Innovation Fund to support separated families and help them to collaborate in the best interests of their children.

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Wolfson Foundation

Date: 6th August 2012
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The Wolfson Foundation makes grants awards for people with particular health needs or disabilities, often through smaller charities. Grants can be for new buildings, major refurbishment work, equipment or vehicles.

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Could you do with £1,000 for an anti-bullying project? Youth Scotland respectme Grants 2012

Date: 6th August 2012
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National Anti-Bullying Week takes place across Scotland from 19 - 23 November 2012. To mark the occasion, respectme, Scotland's Anti-Bullying Service, wants to encourage and support anti-bullying campaigning at a local level.

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Thinking Differently – Young People and Alcohol

Date: 2nd August 2012
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The Robertson Trust is leading a group of funders from across the UK who have pledged £1.3 million to identify new ways of reducing alcohol-related harm in young people, their families and communities in Scotland. Funding will be available for 3 years from March 2013.

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CashBack for Communities Youth Work Fund

Date: 23rd July 2012
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YouthLink Scotland, the national agency for youth work, is now welcoming applications for the latest round of the Scottish Government's CashBack for Communities Youth Work Fund.

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Young people speak up for their rights

Date: 23rd July 2012
Category: Respect for the views of the child, General measures of implementation

On Saturday 7 July 2012, children and young people from across Britain travelled to London to have their say on the future protection of human rights in the UK at a special consultation day organised by the British Institute of Human Rights and the Rights of the Children Coalition UK (ROCK).

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Call for Submissions: General Comment on Child Rights and the Business Sector

Date: 23rd July 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

The Committee on the Rights of the Child is drafting a General Comment on Child Rights and the Business Sector.

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Consultation on 'Getting Our Priorities Right'

Date: 20th July 2012
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on 'Getting our Priorities Right'. The purpose of this Guidance is to provide an updated good practice framework for all child and adult service practitioners working with vulnerable children and families affected by problematic parental alcohol or drug use.

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New child protection website launched

Date: 20th July 2012
Category: General measures of implementation, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Scottish Government has launched a new national website with clear, accessible information on what the public should do if they are concerned for a child's welfare.

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