Free online platform for child and adolescent mental health Professionals

Date: 8th October 2024
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, General measures of implementation
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The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) has introduced ACAMH Learn , a free, online learning platform designed to support professionals working in child and adolescent mental health. The platform offers a wide range of evidence-based content, including videos, podcasts, lectures, and Q&As, from over 200 world-leading experts.

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Youth Arts Open Fund

Date: 20th August 2024
Category: Funding, General measures of implementation
Author: Youthlink Scotland

A new round of the Youth Arts Open Fund, worth nearly £500,000, has been launched to support children and young people living in poverty or facing significant barriers to opportunity.

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Fearless summer campaign

Date: 24th July 2024
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
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Fearless is the youth service of Crimestoppers . It has launched its summer campaign to encourage young people to make positive choices and speak up with information about crime.

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The power of open budgets: a tool to make human rights real in Scotland

Date: 24th July 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles
Author: Scottish Human Rights Commission

This blog by Scottish Human Rights Commission talks about Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2023, conducted by the International Budget Partnership, and highlighting the state of budget transparency and accountability globally. The Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2023 by the International Budget Partnership shows Scotland's progress in making financial information more accessible and comprehensive since 2019.

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Take part in online messaging research for young people

Date: 24th July 2024
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: NSPCC

This research is a new project by Revealing Reality in partnership with NSPCC. They are currently being commissioned to produce research with children and young people aged 11-19 who may have had any experiences with inappropriate messaging by adults online.

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Free creative summer workshops

Date: 24th July 2024
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, General measures of implementation
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Mindroom is delighted to launch a series of free creative workshops for Care Experienced neurodivergent young people aged 14-18 this summer.

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New blog: Children’s rights at the heart of law

Date: 24th July 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Enquire

In this blog by Enquire, Together’s Director Juliet Harris reflects on the transformative potential for disabled and neurodivergent children with the commencement of the UNCRC Act 2024.

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New blog: reflecting on the Rights Detectives’ investigation into a right to a healthy environment for children and young people

Date: 24th July 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles
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To celebrate the commencement of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 and as part of ERCS’s week of action on the human rights to a healthy environment, the organisation has published a two-part guest blog from Together to spotlight the connection between children’s rights and the right to a healthy environment.

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Dignity podcast

Date: 24th July 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles
Author: Children's Parliament

In this episode of Dignity Podcast by Children’s parliament, Together’s Director Juliet Harris and Director of Children’s Parliament Cathy McCulloch discussed the values and ideas behind the UNCRC, the journey of the implementation of the UNCRC in Scotland and so much more!

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My Health, My Rights Charter

Date: 24th July 2024
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, General measures of implementation
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This charter has been created by children and young people living with health conditions in Scotland. It shows ten important health rights without specific order or numbering as they are all equally important in their rights.

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