Kooth
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Kooth is a free, safe and confidential service for young people in the UK who are having a difficult time in relation to their mental health, or just have some questions that need answering.
Read MoreChildren First
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Children First is a Scottish national charity that works to protect children from harm, keep them safe, and support them to recover from trauma and abuse.
Read MoreChild Poverty Action Group
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Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) works on behalf of the more than one in four children in the UK growing up in poverty. This includes understanding what causes poverty, the impact it has on children’s lives, and how it can be prevented and solved.
Read MoreTogether Scotland
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Together is an alliance of Scottish children's charities that works to improve the awareness, understanding and implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
Read MoreYoung Scot
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In addition to providing Young Scot cards to everyone aged 11- 26 in Scotland, Youg Scot provides a range of information and resources aimed at young people, including in relation to Covid-19 and the cost of living crisis.
Read MoreYouthlink Scotland
/If your community organisation works with children and young people, YouthLink Scotland provides useful information and resources to support this, including in relation to Covid-19.
Read MoreChildren's services plans
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As part of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, community organisations that represent the interests of children and young people should be consulted as part of the preparation of Children’s Services Plans.
Read MoreThe Child Poverty Act
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According to research, around one in four children in Scotland lives in poverty. The Child Poverty Act and other Scottish Government initiatives have been put in place to try and address this.
Read MoreImproving Public Services→
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The Scottish Government’s webpage for it’s programme of public service reform. Includes introductory information on the Local Governance Review, Community Planning, Open Government Partnership and the Children and Young People Improvement Collaborative.
Read MoreNational Performance Framework
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Scotland’s National Outcomes are contained in the National Performance Framework. The Scottish Government's National Outcomes are a set of broad ambitions around making Scotland better for everyone who lives here. Some third sector organisations have used the National Performance Framework (NPF) in their work, and it could be useful for measuring your own progress, evidencing your imact and in funding applications.
Read MoreThe Mini-Evaluation Pack
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Designed by Youth Scotland for groups working with young people, the Mini-Evaluation Pack contains an overall framework and specific exercises to help effectively evaluate a project over time.
Read MoreThe Place Standard
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The Place Standard is a tool that can help you to think about the physical elements of a place (e.g. its buildings, spaces, and transport links) as well as the social aspects (e.g. whether people feel they have a say in decision making). The tool provides prompts for discussions, allowing you to consider all the elements of place, inlcuding health and wellbeing and climate change, in a methodical way.
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