Report reveals many children in care no better off than 25 years ago;...

The Sunday Herald;  November 23, 2003 ;   Stephen Naysmith; Social Affairs Correspondent;   787 words ......improving conditions for young people in care. The report...Face It, and subtitled Young People Tell It Like It Is...improvement for such young people, and many of the problems...interviews with dozens of young people looked after by local authorities...staff ...

GBP115m funds will go direct to young people for the first time - Hughes.

M2 Presswire;  March 8, 2006 ;     787 words ......their true potential. This relationship with young people - built on trust and responsibility - must...so we must celebrate the achievements of young people - like the many thousands who volunteer to...their local communities. We must empower these young people to take responsibility ...

Young people to be given a voice in heart of Whitehall.

M2 Presswire;  November 2, 2001 ;     663 words ......set of core principles to bring children and young people into the heart of policy making and committed...Departments must make a concerted effort to seek young people's views in honest, open ways. Departments...choose venues that will not intimidate young people; - appoint a ...

Letter: Young people disadvantaged

The Independent - London;  September 11, 1995 ;   Mr Peter J. Sandiford;   275 words ......the education of young people looked after by local authorities...children who are "looked after" are without...struggling to reintegrate young people into mainstream education...opportunities for "looked after" young people will be eroded still...

TO ATTRACT MORE YOUNG PEOPLE, GIVE THEM A SEAT, AND A...

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  May 27, 2002 ;     538 words ......May 18 was the loss of young people, especially recent college...leaders lament the loss of young people from this area. From where...not see anyone else who looked like they might be under...never get heard, and many young people are discouraged from even...voiced her wish ...

Prince launches self-help project for young people in Cornwall.

M2 Presswire;  October 30, 2001 ;     787 words ......well-being of the countryside as a whole. Too many young people do not see a future for themselves in rural...It is important to find ways of engaging young people in their communities and helping them to help...voluntary agencies, businesses and, of course, young people themselves. ...

Youth help build new teen center Program gives young people job skills...

Oakland Tribune;  March 22, 2004 ;   Chauncey Bailey, STAFF WRITER;   454 words ......received a $700,000 federal grant to train more young people in construction trades. In East Oakland, where street violence is common, many young people, especially African Americans, say they have...only fuels a cycle of fear and violence, and young people who should be in school ...

Mowlam -- "Government is working hard to tackle social exclusion among...

M2 Presswire;  October 12, 2000 ;     787 words ......and to be administered by the Children and Young People's Unit; and * The Connexions Service providing...Education Maintenance Allowances encouraging young people from low-income backgrounds to stay on at...initiatives and policies to help and support young people and their families ...

New hard-hitting knife crime adverts designed by young people for young...

M2 Presswire;  May 29, 2008 ;     787 words ......law-abiding but it's crucial that we prevent young people from turning to knives as well as encouraging...Khadijah Murchison from Bristol said: All the young people that went to the Creative Summit have been...on discussions the Home Office held with 70 young people aged 10-16 ...

Young people in care 'suffer over school' 75% find education stressful,...

Belfast Telegraph;  December 10, 2002 ;   Claire Regan;   310 words ......being in care can affect young people's education here, 75% of...research project into why some young people in care achieve good results...was carried out by eight young people - those involved were either...care - who formed LACE (Looked After Children in Education...NI) and ...

`We are letting down our young people'.(News)

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  January 6, 2006 ;     357 words ......He added that young people in care fared...meet the needs of looked-after children...Less than 1% of looked-after young people go to university...done to tailor young people's services to...half of children looked after continuously...

Young people use the Internet to find health information; 25% get a lot of...

Health Care Strategic Management;  January 1, 2002 ;     435 words ......and games for young people anymore, said...in four have looked up information...Almost all young people who have looked for health information...large majority of young people (73%) say that...of those who looked up health information...

Young people voice concerns for future.(News)

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  April 26, 2007 ;     603 words ......for a happy life but young people in our region don't...Gateshead invited other young people from across the country...shots, it was up to the young people to arrange workshops...organised by a group of 10 young people who are involved with...advice and support for ...

GBP107 million to tackle young people's drug problems.

M2 Presswire;  February 3, 2003 ;     787 words ......before the problems escalate. Often these young people do not just have drug problems, they have...We are already helping 16,000 vulnerable young people to deal with drug related problems and by...real difference to the lives of vulnerable young people and help local agencies to work ...

The missing generation: Disabled young people trade teenage years for...

M2 Presswire;  April 21, 2008 ;     787 words ......sufficient priority to the needs of disabled young people. The lost generation is thought to include up to 500,000 disabled young people currently trapped within inappropriate accommodation...they are deemed a 'health and safety risk' * Young people who undertake gap year activities ...