Covid-19 resources

Date: 27th March 2020
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We’ve brought together a range of Coronavirus-related resources from across our membership and other organisations. This includes information for parents, children and the third sector.

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‘Future of Childhood’ podcasts

Date: 11th March 2020
Category: General measures of implementation
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Unicef has produced a ten-part podcast series on the future of childhood, including episodes on the UNCRC.

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Toolbox on children’s participation

Date: 12th February 2020
Category: Respect for the views of the child
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’We Are Here. A Child Participation Toolbox’, offers a practical set of tools to implement meaningful children’s participation and encourage collaboration between generations in a variety of settings.

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Toolkit for conversations on social rights

Date: 12th February 2020
Category: Child poverty, Social security and childcare
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The ‘Talk.Act.Change.’ toolkit is designed to get people talking about social rights and the change they would like to see in their local area.

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Children as Human Rights Defenders Toolkit

Date: 9th December 2019
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Children's Parliament

The toolkit builds on the learning from the project Children as Human Rights Defenders and it is designed for individuals and organisations who wish to explore the role children and adults can play to defend children’s human rights and what support children need from adults in order to be empowered and protected as human rights defenders.

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New animation on the Right to Food in Scotland

Date: 9th December 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Nourish Scotland

The 90 second animation explains what the right to food means, and what’s needed to make it real for people in Scotland.

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Resource on tackling child adversity

Date: 19th November 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Protection from abuse or neglect
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The resource “Rights! The missing piece to childhood adversity” was designed by young people, to raise awareness of a rights-based approach to tackling childhood adversity.

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Information for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse Animation Film

Date: 19th November 2019
Category: Equal protection from violence, Right to life, survival and development, Protection from abuse or neglect
Author: Police Scotland

The content of this film is aimed at providing supportive information for adult survivors of childhood abuse. The advice can also be considered relevant in circumstances of current child abuse.

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The UK Equality and Human Rights Commission launches new Human Rights Treaty Tracker

Date: 29th October 2019
Category: General measures of implementation, Awareness-raising, Incorporation
Author: Equality and Human Rights Commission

The Human Rights Treaty Tracker is a searchable online tool for civil society organisations, academics, parliamentarians, legal professionals and anyone with an interest in human rights to learn about the UK’s international human rights obligations, and to track how the UK Government is performing against them.

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Poverty in Scotland 2019 Report published

Date: 29th October 2019
Category: Child poverty
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The report looks at the impact that governments have had on poverty in Scotland over the past 20 years and how this evidence can be used to inform policy development for the future.

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