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Editorial - The battle for funding won't go away

5 March 2008, Andy Hillier, Youth Work Now

At a time when young people are politically a high priority and unprecedented levels of money have been promised to the youth sector, it's disappointing to hear that many of...

From The Frontline - Right on versus right off youth work

5 March 2008, Andy Upson, Youth Work Now

There are some excellent youth professionals working with young people but are they wasting their time working with the "wrong" type of young people?

Bridgend suicides point to social dislocation

5 March 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

Most of us are only too aware of the growing prevalence of mental health problems among young people.

Let's protect youth work's distinctiveness

27 February 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

"When youth work has been absorbed into a number of new initiatives trying to do all this targeted and focused work, particularly with young people considered to be at risk,...

Editorial: Role models' foolishness is a sobering thought

27 February 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

Alcohol is big news at the moment. Barely a day goes by without a national newspaper or radio phone-in devoting ample coverage to pore over the state of "Binge Britain",...

We must not alienate teenage parents

27 February 2008, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

Although teenage pregnancy rates in Britain are falling in many areas, the country's overall rate remains the highest in Western Europe.

The emotional cost of economic migration

20 February 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

Three generations ago many families in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly those in the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, were torn apart, not just by war, but by...

Universal and targeted armies wage war

13 February 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

I was asked the other day where I stood on striking the balance between universal and targeted provision in youth work. I smiled at the juxtaposition. Such a stark division...

Editorial: Inherent dangers lurk in staying safe plan

13 February 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

With the publication of the Staying Safe Action Plan last week, the government has been at pains not to be seen to wrap children up in cotton wool. In presentation...