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How can we ensure we meet the needs of ‘vulnerable’ children, young people and learners? Join a focus group on 5 February talking about practical and inclusive ways to identify and measure the impact of supporting ‘vulnerable’ children, young people and learners.  We want to hear from professionals who work in health, police, or organisations that provide guidance, advice, advocacy, or other forms of support to children and young people. https://ow.ly/Lcks50Uo4ok

👇👇 Sign up to the below for a great webinar and listen to West Yorkshire’s Violence Reduction Partnership’s very own Georgia Watkinson talking about #ChildFirst principles

No to Violence is joining Youth Support + Advocacy Service to deliver our much-anticipated new workshop Introduction to working with Adolescents and Young Men Using Intimate Partner Violence. Previously only available on special request, this full day co-developed training is now available to the public! The training will examine the dynamics and impacts of Adolescent and Youth Intimate Partner Violence (AYIPV), as well as the importance of youth-focused interventions. Upon completion of this training, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to engage effectively and sensitively with adolescents and young men using IPV, while considering developmentally appropriate approaches and opportunities for interventions and change. The training is suitable for practitioners who, in the course of their work, come into contact with adolescents and young men using IPV (e.g., specialist family violence practitioners, youth workers, child protection workers, etc.) or students considering a career in working with adolescents and young people. Join us for the public launch of this training on the 14th of November 2024. Register or find out more at training@ntv.org.au

NEW! YEF Toolkit Approach: Custody Aftercare and Resettlement Programmes   Custody aftercare and resettlement programmes support children transitioning from custody back into the community, with case workers providing intensive support before, during, and after release. On average, these programmes have a moderate impact, reducing convictions by 14%, though results vary.    Key Takeaways: ➡️ Offer custody aftercare to children with custodial sentences. ➡️ Ensure strong multi-agency collaboration and consistent support pre and post-release. Research shows mixed outcomes, partly due to small study sizes and delivery challenges. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eMM8XH8A

Hear! Hear! A pending new government has a great opportunity to get it right for children and young people. Getting it right by joint-up thinking, a genuine cross-departmental strategy and, I would add, co-production with the voluntary sector which has been filling so much of the ever growing service gaps. From children's care to health inequalities, from youth justice to homelessness, from school exclusions to child poverty: there's a LOT to do. And not in the least for children from the most marginalised communities. Time for a reset. For linking up the dots. Time to do it together. Properly.

Yeah but, no but, mass "Vision Screening" '4' to '5' year olds good but, what about Secondary School age children !? https://lnkd.in/e98JRf_C With 30% plus leaving secondary education as "functionally and digitally illiterate" as they arrived effectively excluded from participating in learning with a disproportionate number arriving at our revolving-door youth justice...... https://lnkd.in/e78b-rM3 #PublicVisionHealth #DigitalVisionHealth #Visionloss #OccupationalHealth #ComputerVisionSyndrome #ProductSafety #MyopiaManagement #Asthenopia #DiversityAndExclusion #SocioEconomicExclusion #HourglassEconomyOfHavesAndHaveNots https://lnkd.in/eDvFikvq

Speaking in response to the publication of “Understanding Behaviours of Concern” Guidelines by the Department of Education today, AsIAm CEO, Adam Harris said, “These guidelines which address, amongst other issues, the use of seclusion and restraint in Irish schools have been long promised and will take full effect in September 2025. Since our inception over a decade ago, AsIAm, alongside our colleagues in other advocacy groups, have campaigned for the publication of guidelines on the critical issue of seclusion and restraint. In that time we have met with and supported many Autistic children and families who have experienced traumatic incidents of restraint or seclusion in school. We are particularly mindful of the pervasive barriers families have faced when seeking to raise concerns about such incidents with school management or state agencies. We have engaged extensively with the Department including most recently in October, when the most recent draft was circulated for comment from stakeholders. Whilst aspects of the guidelines are welcome, particularly the outright ban on the use of seclusion in Irish schools, we remain firmly of the view that the guidelines which have been published do not meet our 3 tests that the guidelines are rights-based, child centred and robust. We conveyed this view to the Department in our October meeting and specifically expressed our views that the guidelines did not adequately safeguard Autistic children and may in fact conflict with the obligations of the Department and NCSE in terms of the Children First Act. View the full statement here: https://lnkd.in/eXHC4hpz

Today an incredible group of parents from Moray, the Good Ideas Group, launched new research Oor Lives, Oor Ane, which they worked with us to design and carry out. The research explores what would have made a difference for families who have care experienced children. At an event organised by the Corra Foundation, the main funders of the research, the parents shared seven recommendations for change to help keep the promise that all Scotland’s children and young people will grow up loved, safe and respected. The Good Ideas Group want to work with professionals, services and decision-makers to discuss the recommendations for change from Oor Lives, Oor Ane and to consider how they can be implemented. The recommendations are important for social work, police, heath, education Children's Hearings Scotland Panel Members, Sheriffs, Safeguarders & the third sector to help #KeepThePromise As one parent said “If services and families can work together then it will reduce the trauma of children and for their families too.” Read the research at https://lnkd.in/gEARzjAv If you would be interested in working with us to discuss how you can help bring about change for care experienced children, based on the findings of the research, drop us a comment below or contact moray@children1st.org.uk

See the latest from our President and CEO in DC to finish out #AdvocacyApril!

So much of this article resonates - brilliantly clear and well worth a read. After today's vote, we will be watching closely to see how a new government (whatever it looks like) will tackle these challenges and bring meaningful change to the systems we work in. In the past 6 months alone, the already high demand for our advocacy services have tripled and this trend seems to be replicated in every organisation we work with. Our job now is to find better ways forward and always, to stay optimistic! #send #policy #change https://lnkd.in/eHSYcyYW