Report - Top 10 Research Priorities for Learning Difficulties

Date: 21st September 2018
Category: Education, including vocational education, Additional support for learning
Author: University of Edinburgh

The Salvesen Mindroom Centre delivered by The University of Edinburgh in partnership with The James Lind Alliance has published a report presenting the findings from their project, Research Priorities for Learning Difficulties.

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Report - Fairer Scotland Duty: socio-economic requirements

Date: 21st September 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author:

In light of the Fairer Scotland Duty which came into effect in April 2018, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has published a report which aims to highlight how duties on public sector bodies in Scotland have worked to reduce socio-economic disadvantage which they define as “a range of factors, including poverty, health, education, limited social mobility, housing and a lack of expectations”.

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Report - Children and Young People’s Mental Health: Scotland

Date: 21st September 2018
Category: Mental health, Health and health services
Author:

The Auditor General and the Accounts Commission in Scotland have published a report which aims to explore the effectiveness of children and young people’s mental health services across Scotland in terms of delivery and funding.

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Media Resource - Children’s Rights Animations

Date: 21st September 2018
Category: Education, including vocational education, Additional support for learning, Respect for the views of the child
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Reach has launched three children’s rights animations which aim to help pupils understand their rights to be supported, listened to and involved in decisions about the help they need at school.

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Report - Day of General Discussion 2018 Children’s Publication

Date: 21st September 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
Author: Child Rights Connect

Child Rights Connect has published the Day of General Discussion (DGD) children’s report which presents the findings gathered in consultations between March and June 2018 with children and young people about the theme of the DGD, ‘Children as Human Rights Defenders’.

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Toolkit - Cost of the School Day

Date: 12th September 2018
Category: Child poverty, Education, including vocational education, Additional support for learning, Parental guidance
Author: Child Poverty Action Group

Alongside their recent film launched in partnership with NHS Health Scotland, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) have published a toolkit which aims to support schools in addressing financial barriers to participation and learning.

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Campaign Toolkit - 19 Days of Activism for Prevention of Violence Against Children and Youth

Date: 12th September 2018
Category: Equal protection from violence, Protection from abuse or neglect, Children in situations of exploitation
Author: Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF)

Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) have launched their 2018 Prevention Kit ahead of their forthcoming “19 Days of Activism for Prevention of Violence Against Children and Youth” which will take place from the 1-19 November 2018.

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Report - Affordability of the UK’s Eatwell Guide

Date: 12th September 2018
Category: Child poverty, Health and health services, Right to life, survival and development
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The Food Foundation have published their latest report which aims to assess how affordable the Eatwell guide is for low-income households.

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E-learning resource – Children and young people’s healthcare rights

Date: 28th August 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
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Children's Health Scotland (CHS) has produced a Children and Young People's (CYP) Healthcare Rights e-learning resource for practitioners in health and social care who work with children and young people.

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Website – LGBT Domestic Abuse

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Non-discrimination, Domestic Abuse
Author:

LGBT Youth Scotland has launched their new LGBT Domestic Abuse website which is designed to support professionals working with survivors of abuse.

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