Young Start Fund 2012

Date: 16th March 2012
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A new fund aimed at unlocking the potential of Scotland's children and young people has been launched by the Big Lottery Fund.

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Inquiry into the role and independence of the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England

Date: 13th March 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

The Joint Committee on Human Rights today announces a short inquiry into the role and independence of the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England.

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Child mental health should be priority

Date: 12th March 2012
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Young children taken into care in Scotland can suffer from long-term mental health problems which desperately need to be tackled according to a major charity.

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Terrence Higgins Trust - Hardship Fund re-launched

Date: 9th March 2012
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The Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is the leading HIV and sexual health charity in the UK. The Trust has re-launched its national Hardship Fund which provides financial assistance for people living with HIV who are in severe financial need.

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Volant Charitable Trust

Date: 5th March 2012
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The Trust which was set up by the author J K Rowling has two broad areas of funding: Research into the causes, treatment and possible cures of Multiple Sclerosis; and charities and projects that alleviate social deprivation, with a particular emphasis on women's and children's issues.

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Charities call for more child care across Scotland

Date: 2nd March 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Parents in Scotland face some of the highest childcare costs in the UK with only one in five local authorities reporting they can afford to subsidise early years care.

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Twenty States sign new Optional Protocol

Date: 2nd March 2012
Category: General measures of implementation, UK 1st periodic review

Twenty States signed the new Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a complaints mechanism

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Funding for projects to support young homeless people

Date: 2nd March 2012
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LandAid, the property industry's charity which supports projects that help disadvantaged or homeless people (particularly young people) has announced that its grants programme is due to re-open for applications on the 1st May 2012.

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National Parenting Strategy consultation

Date: 1st March 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Scottish Government has asked CHILDREN 1ST, along with a number of other organisations, to organise discussion groups to gather views to be used in the National Parenting Strategy.

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Call for Submissions

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

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities calls for civil society inputs on the implementation of the Article 9 on accessibility of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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