Children, Young People and Families archive

​The Law on Physical Punishment of Children in Scotland has recently changed.
​Annual report on the progress made on the Fairer Scotland Action Plan.
​A publication outlining the next stage of No One Left Behind.
An Informative guide for Parents of Disabled Children in Scotland.
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​​This Feel Good Activity Toolkit has been developed to encourage
children/young people to think about their emotional wellbeing.
​​A publication  of the Young Person's Guarantee Phase 1 Activity Plan.
​​​The Bill passed Stage 3 in early March 2021.  ​Scotland is to become the first devolved nation in the world to directly incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into domestic law.
​This report aims to report openly and transparently on how COVID-19 has affected progress towards Scotland’s National Outcomes.
​The Argyll and Bute 2020 - 2023 Children and Young People’s Service Plan builds on the work we
have undertaken in the previous plan which commenced in 2017 and has been developed by our
understanding of the needs of our children and young people.
​This briefing is the fifth in a series of evidence summaries on the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of children and families in Scotland, drawing on wider UK research where appropriate.
The Scottish Mental Health Law Review publishes the latest interim report.  ​The review aims to improve the rights and protections of people living with mental illness, and those supporting them.
​In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Scottish Youth Parliament, YouthLink
Scotland and Young Scot partnered to find out how the pandemic was impacting
young people in Scotland. 
​Children and young people from all 96 of Scotland’s inhabited islands will be able to have their say and make their voice heard on issues in their communities through the setting up of a new forum.
Funding to help more vulnerable young people across Scotland into work has been announced by Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop.  ​Two existing programmes delivered in partnership with the third sector - Our Future Now and Discovering Your Potential – will provide the support.  
​An investment of £750,000 in local carer centres will increase support for unpaid carers of all ages, helping them to take a break from caring and access other much-needed help.
​This is an update on the latest Victims Taskforce Meeting, held in December 2020.
​The Social Renewal Advisory Board was set up by Scottish Ministers to make proposals that can renew Scotland once we start to emerge from the pandemic. The final report “If not now, when?”, sets a course towards this future.
​The minutes from the November 2020 meeting of the National Taskforce for Human Rights Leadership.
​Scotland’s Chief Statistician has announced the publication of the latest Long-term Monitoring of Health Inequalities report.  
​Scottish Government information on the Scottish Welfare Fund up to 30th September 2020.
​The Argyll & Bute Local Child Poverty Action
Report.
This report shares the findings of a focused piece of research carried out in Scotland by CELCIS and partners at the University of Edinburgh. The aim of the research was to understand care leavers' experiences of digital exclusion before and during the COVID-19 restrictions in Scotland in 2020.
​The objective of this report is to present findings of Wave 2 of the Scottish COVID-19 (SCOVID) Mental Health Tracker Study. These findings are based on questionnaire data collected between 17 July and 17 August 2020, a period that coincided with the Phase 3 easing of lockdown measures in Scotland.
​An update on the 2021-22 Scottish Budget.  Scottish Government have increase the  Budget investment for a Fairer Scotland.
​The Scottish Government position statement in response to a joint letter to the UK from the UN Special Rapporteurs responsible for food and poverty. It outlines Scotland’s human rights approach to the challenges of food insecurity and poverty, including actions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
​This framework sets out a clear broad approach for the support that children and young people should be able to access for their mental health and emotional wellbeing within their community.
​This report summarises the findings from high quality international evidence about what is known about what works to prevent youth violence, to inform policymakers and practitioners about the evidence base and effectiveness associated with different approaches and interventions.
​The Argyll and Bute Rural Growth Deal Heads of Terms agreement published 11 February 2021.
Scottish Government has announced a package of measures worth £37.2 million to tackle poverty and inequality, in this financial year.
​The Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee has published its Phase 2 report on what primary care should like for the next generation.  The report considers the impact of COVID-19 and sets out steps for change in how primary care is delivered and received.
The Keep Safe Ambassador programme was developed in partnership with Police Scotland and I Am Me Scotland. The training can be delivered to young people, adults with learning disabilities or Police Scotland Youth Volunteers.
​New national research commissioned by the National Rural Mental Health Forum and Support in Mind Scotland (SiMS) has shown that 93% of people living in marginalised rural communities in Scotland believe the Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on their mental health and wellbeing.
​This framework builds on Scotland’s first cyber resilience strategy, Safe, secure and prosperous: a cyber resilience strategy for Scotland, expanding on its achievements and addressing ongoing – and new – challenges.
​​This document sets out the strategic approach the Scottish Government is taking to help achieve the 2025 vision for Fair Work.
​A publication comparing and contrasting statistics on key policy topics such as People and Communities, Services and Lifestyle, Economy and Enterprise broken down by Remote Rural, Accessible Rural and the Rest of Scotland.
​This report outlines the significant progress that has been achieved against each of the eight priorities set in our first Diabetes Improvement Plan, published in 2014 and the progress against National Priority Commitments for 2021 to 2026.
Action to tackle deep-rooted inequality and child poverty will be accelerated through £7.4 million of additional investment by Scottish Government.
​The Local Government and Communities Committee have published a report, which reflects on the impact of two key areas of the act aimed at empowering communities: participation and asset transfer requests. 
This is Argyll and Bute’s first Children’s Rights Report and it will look at how children’s 
rights are currently fulfilled and some of the key actions taking place over the next 
three years.
​This is the third report on The Scottish Government Mental Health Strategy 2017- 2027.
​This Trauma Informed Practice Toolkit has been developed as part of the National Trauma Training Programme, to support all sectors of the workforce, in planning and developing Trauma Informed Services. 
​A report on the progress made on the actions agreed at the fourth annual meeting of Cabinet members and children and young people on 3rd March 2020.
​This is the Scottish Government’s initial response to the Social Renewal Advisory Board’s Report “If not now, when?”. It welcomes the ambitious and innovative Calls to Action set out in the Board’s report and outlines the work that we are already taking forward to address a number of the Board’s recommendations in areas such as housing, fair work, supporting parents and young people into employment and investing in our communities.
​The report includes statistics on child poverty, pensioner poverty, poverty for equality groups, and income inequality. These estimates are used to monitor progress in reducing poverty and income inequality.