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Editorial: The decline of the male youth worker

2 July 2008, Andy Hillier, Youth Work Now

It's hard to imagine nowadays a time when male youth workers outnumbered female youth workers. But back in the early 1980s it was not unusual for youth services to employ...

From the Frontline - No space for workers in Myplace initiative

10 June 2008, Jon Jolly, Youth Work Now

The government's Myplace initiative will provide £190m of capital funding to help create new youth facilities across England.

Don't rule out single-faith projects

9 May 2008, Andy Hillier, Youth Work Now

Successfully reaching out to young people from minority groups is something that concerns all providers of youth services - both statutory and voluntary.

The erosion of youth work under Labour

9 May 2008, Bernard Davies, Youth Work Now

As government policies affect their work, youth workers are liable to react as if they are being picked on: "Why are 'they' treating us so unfairly?" To clarify what has...

Where armed guards watch over projects

9 May 2008, Tracie Trimmer-Platman, a senior adviser for London Youth and atrained counsellor, Youth Work Now

Visiting another country can help put into perspective the standards and values of UK youth work.

Millions? It might take billions

9 May 2008, Michael Bracey, Youth Work Now

I was starting to think that the credit crunch must have hit at the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Viewpoint - The outmoded label of 'child' still prevails

1 April 2008, David Whewell, Youth Work Now

A young man recently asked me why I was still involved with "youths" at the grand old age of 52. I replied that apart from receiving a decent salary for...

From the Frontline - Money matters in the fight against drug use

1 April 2008, David Chater, Youth Work Now

Last month saw the release of the government's latest drug strategy, which gave a clear emphasis to the harm caused to young people, both through their own drug use and...

Youth work always comes at a price

1 April 2008, Michael Bracey, Youth Work Now

There's nothing more terrifying than a 16-year-old with a calculator. Trust me. We've got one. He's our new youth council finance manager. Elected last month and already taking a very...

Editorial: Lambeth leads fight against violence

1 April 2008, Andy Hillier, Youth Work Now

Twenty-seven young people were killed in knife- or gun-related incidents in London last year. A further nine had died in the capital by the end of March this year.