COVID-19: Discovering the social and emotional impact on children and families

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Scottish Government’s Children and Families Analysis Unit has published a briefing paper drawing on research exploring the social and emotional impact of COVID-19 on children and families.

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COVID-19: Local authorities and health boards to consider the impact of pandemic on child poverty

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Child poverty

Improvement Service has developed a short paper considering the impact of COVID-19 on child poverty and how local authorities and health boards can use Local Child Poverty Action Reports to address the challenges that lie ahead.

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Independent Care Review publishes Evidence Framework

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Care Review has published its Evidence Framework which documents the research and evidence which was collated and analysed as part of the review.

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New report on a public health approach to ending childhood adversity

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Child poverty

The report examines how a public health approach can be used to address the impacts of adverse childhood experiences though early interventions, which can help protect children from early adversity and build resilience.

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Call for timely justice for those who commit offences as children

Date: 10th July 2020
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Youth Justice Legal Centre has created a guide to help lawyers navigate the different rules applying to children turning 18 in the criminal justice system. The Centre has also written a report which analyses the inequities that arise for children who turn 18 between offence and prosecution and makes proposals for policy and practice reform.

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2020 Annual Day on the Rights of the Child: realising the rights of the child through a healthy environment

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The UN Human Rights Council held its Annual Day on the Rights of the Child on 1 st July 2020. For the first time, children human rights defenders spoke in both panels to raise children’s voice and perspectives on the environment.

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Research on peer support for young people affected by sexual violence

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Equal protection from violence

A study conducting interviews with 25 specialist organisations working with young people affected by sexual violence across Europe and North America has identified the benefits of peer support initiatives and challenges faced when implementing these initiatives.

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Children’s views sought on new guide on the Universal Periodic Review

Date: 10th July 2020
Category: Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Closing date: 31 st August 2020

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Consultation on Proposed Right to Food (Scotland) Bill

Date: 10th July 2020
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Closing date: 15 th September 2020

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COVID-19 underlines importance of strong fundamental rights protection

Date: 25th June 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

Fundamental Rights Agency’s Fundamental Rights Report 2020 report finds that growing intolerance and attacks on people’s fundamental rights continue to erode the considerable progress of protecting and promoting the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

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