SCCYP Releases Archive for February 2007
Children, five, suffer mental health crises
26th Feb 2007
Children as young as five have contacted ChildLine about mental health problems, new figures show, as the charity highlights an "alarming decline"...
Read More...Party leaders focus on youth appeal
25th Feb 2007
Vulnerable young people would benefit from a £25 million package of care measures, under proposals being drawn up by Scottish Labour.
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Read More...The terrible fate of trafficked child
24th Feb 2007
Shocking details of how children are being trafficked into Scotland to act as domestic slaves are revealed in a report by Save the Children.
Read More...Country-wide plan to catch traders selling drink to young
22nd Feb 2007
A scheme that uses teenagers to catch licensed traders selling alcohol to under-18s is expected to be rolled out across Scotland.
Read More...Geldof backs system that 'could have saved Rory'
22nd Feb 2007
Bob Geldof, the pop star turned anti-poverty campaigner, claimed yesterday that the life of murdered schoolboy Rory Blackhall could have been...
Read More...Cosseted children can suffer 'cabin fever' once they get their freedom
22nd Feb 2007
Over-protected children are likely to seek out danger when they escape the confines of home or school, experts have warned.
They become so...
Read More...X-ray plan to stop 'bogus children' entering UK
20th Feb 2007
BELEAGUERED Home Secretary John Reid is planning to X-ray thousands of young asylum seekers entering Britain every year in a desperate bid to...
Read More...Young 'hung up on their bodies'
20th Feb 2007
Some 51% of young women would have surgery to improve their looks and a third of those who are a size 12 think they are overweight, a survey...
Read More...Democrazy Launch 2007
20th Feb 2007
The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) in Scotland, working with Digital Media Cast have recently launched the Democrazy 2007 campaign and competition....
Read More...Scots supernanny scheme goes UK-wide
18th Feb 2007
A GROUNDBREAKING project launched a decade ago to target problem families in Dundee is set to become the national model in addressing antisocial...
Read More...Supermarket bans Buckfast from shelves 'to fulfil its neighbourly duty on social problems'
16th Feb 2007
A SCOTTISH supermarket chain has banned Buckfast from its shelves after complaints that the tonic wine is fuelling antisocial behaviour by young...
Read More...It's not enough to say we should listen to children
15th Feb 2007
If we take anything from this devastating report, it must be just how poorly young people's rights are being served in the UK
Read More...McConnell backs football scheme
13th Feb 2007
First Minister Jack McConnell is teaming up with all 12 of Scotland's premier league football clubs to help unemployed young people.
Read More...Debt is 'way of life' for today's teenagers
13th Feb 2007
Teenagers are growing up believing that getting into debt is a way of life, a charity warned yesterday.
Read More...Signs of the times
13th Feb 2007
Toddlers don't have to speak to communicate as new classes let their fingers do the talking
Read More...Children's accidents 'a disgrace'
8th Feb 2007
The government's record on preventing accidental injuries to children is a "disgrace", watchdogs have said.
Read More...Suffering in silence, the lonely youngsters with eating disorders 'suffer in silence'
5th Feb 2007
The vast majority of young people with eating disorders suffer in silence, believing they cannot confide in anyone about their condition, according...
Read More...School PPP scheme a ?‘catastrophe?’ for pupils
4th Feb 2007
LEADING ARCHITECT Malcolm Fraser has resigned from a Scottish Executive advisory panel over concerns that schools built using private finance...
Read More...'Put children first or else', councils warned
2nd Feb 2007
JACK McConnell, the First Minister, promised to "leave no stone unturned" yesterday in getting tough on councils who fail to protect children...
Read More...Range of sports to woo pupils into exercise
2nd Feb 2007
Schools should try a wider range of sports, including archery and golf, to encourage teenagers to exercise, the Government said yesterday.
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