Youth Matters: Why it's the taking part that counts New initiatives aim to...

The Independent - London;  December 14, 2002 ;   MICHAEL DURHAM;   668 words ...How do you involve young people and children in important decisions about their...of the core principles of the Children and Young People's Unit has been a commitment to asking young people about what matters to them - and listening...

Prime Minister gives young people a voice in government.

M2 Presswire;  March 22, 2001 ;     787 words ......Government: Prime Minister gives young people a voice in government (C)1994-20...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:21032001 Young people will get a real voice in government...and Minister for Children and Young People Paul Boateng today to announce...

Is it fun to be young on the Gold Coast? Perceptions of leisure...

Youth Studies Australia;  March 1, 2005 ;   Lloyd, Kathy Harrington, Maureen Hibbins, Ray Boag, Alistair Cuthill, Michael;   787 words ...Leisure has always been a space where young people have sought to experience different...age-related process, and planning for young people's leisure requires knowledge and understanding...This paper explores the perceptions of young people living in what is known as the surf...

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 ......improvement in the treatment of young people in local authourity homes during...go" in improving conditions for young people in care. The report, titled Let's Face It, and subtitled Young People Tell It Like It Is, was produced...

Mowlam - "government is committed to help the most vulnerable young people...

M2 Presswire;  February 19, 2001 ;     787 words ......committed to help the most vulnerable young people succeed (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...programme to tackle the problems faced by young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Speaking...Children - Challenging Transitions: Young People's Views and Experiences of Growing Up...

Cash to provide positive activities for young people.

M2 Presswire;  December 5, 2007 ;     787 words ......Cash to provide positive activities for young people(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...more places to go and things to do for young people was allocated across the country today...workshops in disadvantaged areas where young people are at risk of getting into trouble...

Young people get a voice in government.

M2 Presswire;  March 11, 2002 ;     787 words ......PRESSWIRE-11 March 2002-UK Government: Young people get a voice in government (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11032002 Young people will today get a unique opportunity...education policy as the Minister for Young People and Learning Ivan Lewis launches the...

Listening to learn from young people - Lewis.

M2 Presswire;  May 21, 2003 ;     658 words ......Government: Listening to learn from young people - Lewis(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05212003 Young people are being listened to at the heart...visits. The contribution made by young people who have been consulted on Department...

Things to do is top priority; A year ago, we were encouraging readers to...

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  January 18, 2007 ;     502 words ......Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People in Edinburgh were recently stuffing...colourful poster versions for children and young people to be distributed in schools. It brought...Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People, Kathleen Marshall. And it was hard...

Police bond with young people

The Scotsman;  October 11, 2000 ;   Andrew Walker Crime Correspondent;   590 words ......and improving relationships between young people and the police was unveiled yesterday...perception of police officers among young people, but also marked a shift in the way...in dealing with and communicating to young people by laying down a template in the form...

Chancellor launches discussion on Children and Young People's services.

M2 Presswire;  January 10, 2007 ;     787 words ......launches discussion on Children and Young People's services(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...entitled Policy Review of Children and Young People . The discussion paper sets out evidence...the review, identifying the challenges young people face, the next areas the review will...

Drug pathways, transitions and decisions: The experiences of young people...

Contemporary Drug Problems;  April 1, 2002 ;   Mayock, Paula;   787 words ......from an ethnographic study of drug use by young people in a Dublin inner-city community considered...social and drug-related experiences of young people ages 15-19 years. Fifty-seven young people were interviewed individually, and a subsample...

Politics -- Pants or pukka? Denham discovers what young people think of...

M2 Presswire;  October 29, 2001 ;     492 words ......Pants or pukka? Denham discovers what young people think of voting (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:29102001 Why are young people turned off by elections and voting? Why did just 39 of young people vote in the recent General Election...

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

M2 Presswire;  March 8, 2006 ;     787 words ......Government: GBP115m funds will go direct to young people for the first time - Hughes(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08032006 Young people from 13 to 19 will have responsibility...of the radical reform of services for young people set out today in Youth Matters: Next...

Here today, gone tomorrow? A reflection on the church and young people for...

International Review of Mission;  April 1, 1998 ;   Brienen, Francis;   787 words ...Introduction For the Council for World Mission young people have always been important. From as...been deliberate attempts to involve young people fully in its life and work. The Council...the local level - and that includes young people. CWM regards young people not as a ...