Enquire interview with Youth Commission on Bullying

Date: 16th December 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Enquire

Enquire recently interview the Youth Commission on Bullying, a group of young people in the Scottish Borders who have been appointed to research the views of people in their community about bullying in all its forms, including racism, homophobia and cyber bullying.

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Scottish Anti-Poverty Review Winter 2011/12

Date: 1st December 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation
Author: Poverty Alliance

Using assets to address poverty has come to the centre of the anti-poverty debate in Scotland. A focus on the potential and strengths of individuals and communities has been welcomed by many.

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“Because I am a girl: The State of the world girls 2011, So what about boys?”

Date: 18th November 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Plan

The report takes an unusual perspective on gender by looking in detail at the role of boys and men in promoting gender equality. It asks an often-neglected question when it comes to gender issues: what it is that they can do in order to promote gender equality?

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Cyberbullying: 'She's still going somewhere...'

Date: 16th November 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

As part of the Anti-Bullying Week activities, respectme have launched their latest campaign, 'She's still going somewhere...'

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Young people and employment

Date: 16th November 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Citizens Advice Scotland

This is the Citizens Advice Scotland's latest briefing on the problems facing young people in Scotland. The briefing outlines the issues that young people face in the jobs market.

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The Red Book

Date: 1st November 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Action for Children

Action for Children's Red Book 2010-11 reports back on the impact that the UK Coalition Government's spending review has had on children, young people and families during this time of significant economic change.

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Child and working-age poverty from 2010 to 2020

Date: 11th October 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Institute for Fiscal Studies

What levels of poverty might there be for children and working-age adults by 2020?

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Finding the balance: Children’s right to confidentiality in an age of information sharing

Date: 29th September 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Centre for Learning in Child Protection

A report from a Roundtable event organised by ChildLine Scotland and the Centre for Learning in Child Protection at the University of Edinburgh to critically explore children's right to confidentiality and the need to share appropriate information with an explicit aim of safeguarding children.

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Young people and housing

Date: 28th September 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Citizens Advice Scotland

Citizens Advice Scotland's latest briefing in on the problems facing young people in Scotland. The briefing details many of the housing issues that young people face in Scotland, including high house prices, expensive private lets, a lack of affordable housing, and subsequent homelessness problems.

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Scottish Spending Review 2011 and draft budget 2012 - 13

Date: 21st September 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has published its Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13. It sets out Scottish public spending plans for the next three financial years and targets investment to increase sustainable economic growth and transform public services.

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