A report examined the development and expansion of Sure Start Scotland services since 2001.
Source: Sarah Cunningham-Burley, Amanda Carty, Claudia Martin and Anne Birch, Sure Start Scotland Mapping Exercise 2004, Scottish Executive, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Report
Date: 2005-Dec
A report said that both local authority professionals and school staff members perceived that the national free fruit in schools initiative had been very successful.
Source: Andy MacGregor and Christine Sheehey, Evaluation of Free Fruit in Schools Initiative, Scottish Executive, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Date: 2005-Dec
A report said that local authorities in Scotland had some way to go in making participation in community planning a practical reality for young people.
Source: Terry Barber and Mike Naulty, Your Place or Mine?: A research study exploring young people s participation in community planning, Centre for Research in Community Learning and Development/University of Dundee, available from YouthLink Scotland (0131 313 2488
Links: Report (pdf)
Date: 2005-Oct
A literature review examined the difficulties facing those termed as 'not in education, employment or training', or the 'NEET' group, in Scotland.
Source: York Consulting Limited, Literature Review of the NEET Group, Scottish Executive, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Report (pdf) | Summary (pdf)
Date: 2005-Oct
A report mapped the range and quality of employability support services available to disengaged young people (aged 16-24) in three locations across Scotland, and recommended an effective service framework for this client group.
Source: Eddy Adams and David Smart, Mapping Employability and Support Services for Disengaged Young People, Scottish Executive, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Report (pdf) | Summary (pdf)
Date: 2005-Oct
The Scottish Executive published (following consultation) a framework setting out an integrated approach for all agencies who worked on mental health issues with children and young people.
Source: The Mental Health of Children and Young People: A framework for promotion, prevention and care, Scottish Executive, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Report (pdf) | Consultation responses | SE press release
Date: 2005-Oct
A report by a committee of MSPs reviewed the effectiveness of multi-agency working in the youth justice system, and assessed the impact of gaps in service provision.
Source: Inquiry into Youth Justice, 9th Report 2005, SP Paper 370, Scottish Parliament Justice 2 Committee, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Report
Date: 2005-Sep
A survey of young people in Scotland provided a baseline for monitoring young people s participation in youth work and other activities.
Source: MORI Scotland, Being Young in Scotland 2005: Young people's participation in youth work, arts, culture and sport, Scottish Executive, (web publication only)
Links: Report
Date: 2005-Sep
A report set out the results of questions on family matters in the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2004. This part of the survey canvassed public views and knowledge on a range of family-related issues including marriage, co-habitation and parenting.
Source: Fran Wasoff and Claudia Martin, Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2004 Family Module Report, Scottish Executive, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Report (pdf)
Date: 2005-Aug
A survey of public attitudes in Scotland found that people living in deprived areas were more likely to hold negative views about children and young people.
Source: Simon Anderson, Catherine Bromley and Lisa Given, Public Attitudes Towards Young People and Youth Crime in Scotland, Scottish Executive, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Report | Summary | Children Now report
Date: 2005-Jul
A discussion paper called for greater investment in support services for young offenders in Scotland.
Source: Including All Our Children, Forensic Mental Health Services Managed Care Network/NHS Scotland (01555 840293)
Links: Discussion paper (pdf)
Date: 2005-Jul
A committee of MSPs published a report on the Family Law (Scotland) Bill, designed to update family law to provide legal protection and safeguards for children and adults in the light of modern family structures. It called for relationship support services (for all types of family relationship) to be delivered through a ?one stop shop? approach.
Source: Report on Family Law (Scotland) Bill, 8th Report, 2005 (Session 2), SP Paper 401, Scottish Parliament Justice 1 Committee, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Report
Date: 2005-Jul
A research report said that a pilot in Scotland of education maintenance allowances (that encouraged young people to stay on at school) had improved participation and attainment.
Source: Linda Croxford, Jenny Ozga and Frances Provan, Education Maintenance Allowances (EMAS): Attainment of National Qualifications in the Scottish Pilots: Final report, Scottish Executive, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Report | Summary | SE press release | Children Now report
Date: 2005-May
A report highlighted the value of a project designed to help young people with additional support needs gain skills and work experience.
Source: SQW Ltd, Supported Employment for Young People Pilots, Scottish Executive (web publication only)
Links: Report
Date: 2005-Apr
A discussion paper attempted to build a picture of levels of confidence in Scotland. It included information on the impact of low confidence on children and young people. Low self-esteem was found to be a risk factor for adolescent eating disorders, teenage pregnancy, suicide and depression.
Source: Confidence in Scotland: A discussion paper, Scottish Executive, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Discussion paper
Date: 2005-Mar
The Scottish Executive published a Bill designed to provide a legal framework to ensure that adults had a clear understanding of their responsibilities and rights in relation to children. Its provisions included establishing parental responsibilities and rights for unmarried fathers who jointly registered the child's birth; reducing separation periods for divorce from five years to two; and legal safeguards for cohabiting couples.
Source: Family Law (Scotland) Bill, Scottish Executive, available from Blackwell's Bookshop (0131 622 8283)
Links: Text of Bill (pdf) | Explanatory notes (pdf) | SE press release | CHILDREN 1ST press release
Date: 2005-Feb
A report said that deprivation was a factor impacting on a range of health issues among children in Scotland - such as teenage pregnancy, and the number of children admitted to hospital for unintentional injury, asthma, and diabetes.
Source: Health Indicators Report: A Focus on Children, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (0131 623 4300)
Links: Report (pdf) | QIS press release
Date: 2005-Jan
