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"Our Journey" | 26 June 2008

LGBT Youth Scotland have just published Our journey, research exploring the interface between the needs of LGBT young people and child protection policy and practice.
This is available - along with a number of other interesting reports - from their website.

Posted in: Children & young people | LGBTQI

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Staying Put Pilot Programme | 26 June 2008

DCSF have launched this new programme to support young people staying with their foster families beyond the age of 18.

The successful pilot local authority areas are as follows:

  • Bristol.
  • Cheshire.
  • Dorset.
  • Lincolnshire.
  • Merton.
  • Northampton.
  • North Tyneside.
  • North Yorkshire.
  • Warwickshire.
  • York.

Posted in: Looked-after children & young people | Children & young people

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MLA SE services to benefit from "Setting the Pace" funding | 26 June 2008

Announcement of first round of successful applications from the South East, including: Portsmouth Library Service: “Dads and Lads Kick off Reading”: work to promote the new Boys into Books collection to fathers and sons, using storyteller and musician Pete Coe and their Reading Champion David James (Portsmouth and England goalkeeper).

Posted in: News | Children & young people

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"The changing face of rough sleepers" | 26 June 2008

Article in "Community Care", which looks at the remaining rough sleepers, and explores what support they need.

Posted in: Homeless people

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Number of young people who are NEET | 26 June 2008

"Children & Young People Now" have just published a useful, brief summary of the latest figures.

Posted in: NEET | Children & young people

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G2K | 19 June 2008

G2K, Lambeth Council's website designed by children and young people in care for others in the same situation, has just won 'Best Interactive Media produced by Young People for Young People' in the Children & Young People Now annual Positive Image awards. It's a great resource!

Posted in: Looked-after children & young people | Children & young people

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