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HOMELESSNESS: Government urged to help under-18s

17 December 2003, Young People Now

The Government must extend the focus of its homelessness policy to include 16- to 17-year-olds, the chief executive of homelessness charity Centrepoint said last week. Anthony Lawton was speaking as...

MENTAL HEALTH: Depression drugs ban will hit sector

17 December 2003, Young People Now

Youth services will face much of the fallout from last week's decision to stop the use of four antidepressants in the treatment of under-18s, the mental health charity Mind warned...

CHARITY SECTOR: Children's Society to cut 115 jobs in restructure

17 December 2003, Young People Now

The Children's Society is to cut 115 jobs from next March in a bid to streamline its infrastructure, cut costs and shift its focus. It is understood that three of...

NUMBERS GAME: Teenage pregnancy

17 December 2003, Young People Now

London has the highest rate of pregnancies among 15- to 17-year-olds in England and Wales, according to a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2003...

HOMELESSNESS: Safe in the City sets out service protocol

17 December 2003, Young People Now

Youth homelessness charity Safe in the City has developed a protocol to improve services for young people who run away. The guidelines have been developed in response to a report...

EMPLOYMENT: Bristol buddies to encourage work

17 December 2003, Young People Now

An employers' group in Bristol has set up a buddy scheme to get more young people engaged in learning or work. Business West has received £5m from the Learning and...

PARTICIPATION: Lancashire receives European award

17 December 2003, Young People Now

Representatives of Lancashire Youth Council have just returned from a visit to Poland and Germany, where they received the award for Most Youth-Friendly European Region on behalf of their county....

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR: Cost of Scottish bill underestimated

17 December 2003, Young People Now

The cost to local government of tackling antisocial behaviour could be much more than expected, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) said last week. When it introduced its bill,...

BEST THING I EVER DID: Rashid Ahmed, 20, Tower Hamlets, London

17 December 2003, Young People Now

Before I got involved with the Tower Hamlets Summer University, I was being antisocial and hanging around. My older sister was involved with the university, which provides free courses in...

ANALYSIS: Social Exclusion - Is it the season to be jolly?

17 December 2003, Young People Now

The Christmas holiday period can be extra difficult for socially excluded young people, putting greater pressure on youth workers and support services. Christmas is, in theory, a time for celebration,...