Looked After Children at Home: summit update

Date: 23rd July 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Government

Updates have been published from the collaborative session on 16th May 2013, sharing good practice and considering the immediate changes that can start making real improvements in the lives of children looked after at home.

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NCB (UK): Early Support for children and young people

Date: 23rd July 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: National Children's Bureau

A series of films addressing the questions that every young person has at some point wanted to ask, has been made freely available online by Early Support.

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SCRA launches new products for children and young people

Date: 28th June 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

The Scottish Children's Report Administration (SCRA) has introduced two new products for children and young people: a 'Going to Court' film and a magazine called 'The Zone'.

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NCB (UK): Getting children involved in shaping local health services

Date: 28th June 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Respect for the views of the child
Author: National Children's Bureau

The National Children's Bureau (NCB) is launching a new resource for local Healthwatch bodies, designed to help them harness the experiences of young users of the health and social care systems.

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New website for Growing up in Scotland

Date: 27th June 2013
Category: Non-discrimination
Author: Growing Up in Scotland study

Growing up in Scotland has a new website and would like you to give your feedback!

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SCRA introduces new information leaflets for children and young people

Date: 25th June 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

The Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) has introduced new information leaflets and has revised existing materials for children and young people to ensure that they are compliant with the Children's Hearing (Scotland) Act 2011.

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Eurochild's Advocacy Strategy on child poverty and well-being

Date: 23rd June 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Respect for the views of the child
Author: European Commission

The European Commission's Recommendation on Investing in Children was adopted in February 2013, and an Advocacy Strategy is now available to help implement it.

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NHS Education for Scotland launches Foetal Alcohol Harm e-learning resource

Date: 20th June 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Children in Scotland

NHS Education Scotland has recently launched our nation's first on-line course on Foetal Alcohol Harm and Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FAS/FASD).

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What does the Children and Young People Bill say about...?

Date: 20th June 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has recently published five fact sheets to help explain what the Children and Young People Bill says about areas including children's rights, GIRFEC and looked after children.

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E-learning courses explaining changes to the benefits system

Date: 20th June 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Child Poverty Action Group

Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland has developed a new online resource, to help explain the basics of the benefits system and impending changes, suitable for anyone working with families at risk of poverty.

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