Arts Council England is preparing to launch a national strategy to promote the role the arts play in helping young people. Children, Young People and the Arts is part of the council's response to the Youth Matters green paper. Fiona Forrest, head of education at the council, said: "The nine regional arts councils will be piloting different models of consulting young people." Arts Council South West, for example, is developing a regional network that will examine youth arts provision and the youth justice agenda....