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Youth Work (Scotland) Bill
Scottish Labour MSP Martin Whitfield has launched a public consultation on the Youth Work (Scotland) Bill, which seeks to give young people aged 11 to 25 a legal right to access high-quality youth work services.
National Youth Work Awards 2025
Shining a light on Scotland’s youth work heroes! Nominations for this year’s National Youth Work Awards are open until 10th January.
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Digital Youth Work Conference
Join us in Stirling on 11th February (Safer Internet Day) where we will explore the role of youth work in helping young people navigate their online lives.

Upstream Prevention: The Vital Role of Youth Work - Link Magazine 2024
The latest sector magazine explores youth work's role in prevention through upstream solutions.

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Scottish Children’s Health Awards 2024
Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond to help improve children and young people’s health and wellbeing? Or a young person who deserves some special recognition? Nominations close 12th July.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  17 June, 2024

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Social Housing Sector: Youth Engagement
This study was commissioned by the Scottish Government in order to gain a better understanding of the baseline of youth engagement in the Scottish social housing sector.
  • Topic:  Housing/Homelessness, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  17 June, 2024

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Investigating Alcohol-Related Quality of Life, Emotion Regulation, and Psychological Distress
The research team at Queen’s University Belfast is inviting young people aged 15-17 in the UK and Ireland, who have drunk alcohol in the last three months, to fill out their 20-minute online survey about quality of life, alcohol use and its consequences, mental health, and regulating emotions.
  • Topic:  Addiction, Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  17 June, 2024

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Youth partnership seminar UK-Germany - applications now open!
Applications are now open for youth leaders to take part in our youth partnership seminar in Berlin from 19 – 21 September 2024.
  • Topic:  International
  • Date:  14 June, 2024

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Labour Market Statistics for 16 to 24 Year Olds
Statistics from the Annual Population Survey covering the period from April 2023 to March 2024 for Scotland and the United Kingdom.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  13 June, 2024

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National Youth Work Awards Winners 2024
A huge congratulations to our newest array of National Youth Work Awards winners! Meet the faces and the teams behind some of the very best youth work in Scotland.
  • Topic:  National Youth Work Awards
  • Date:  13 June, 2024

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Young People Reveal Challenges of Caring Role in New Film Supported by Barnardo's
A group of young carers in Aberdeen have created an exciting new film inspired by retro video games based on their caring experiences.
  • Topic:  Care
  • Date:  11 June, 2024

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Give an X Campaign
YouthLink Scotland is supporting the Give an X Campaign to get young people voting and are delighted to share some resources from Give an X that you can use on your social media to encourage young people to register to vote.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  11 June, 2024

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30 Under 30
The Young Women's Movement's annual campaign to celebrate young women, girls and
non-binary people in Scotland who are making changes in their communities and wider society is open for nominations until 1st July.
  • Topic:  Equality, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  10 June, 2024

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2024 SURF Awards
Highlight, celebrate and share your achievements addressing physical, social and economic challenges in communities across Scotland. The deadline for nominations is Monday 2nd September.
  • Topic:  Prevention & Early Intervention, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  10 June, 2024

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Informing YouthLink Scotland’s Policy Briefing Series: Youth Work and Tackling Youth Homelessness
Help inform our policy briefing series by sending us your data or stories on the practical role of youth workers and their impact on housing for those you support.
  • Topic:  Policy & Influencing
  • Date:  6 June, 2024

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Free Resilience-building Workshops for Young People in Scotland this Summer
Change Mental Health are offering free one-hour workshop style sessions for any summer camps/youth clubs/services that work with young people. Find out more...
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  5 June, 2024

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