What happens when the young people making up society’s favourite punchbags get older? A whole new tribe – made up of the children reaching school age – is born| the Guardian
Lewisham council announced the award of levelling-up funding to restore the library in 2023 and the library has been closed ever since. Construction has finally started.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The 10-day festival of theatre, dance, music, comedy and visual arts nurtures and showcases young creative artists alongside established talent.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
For young people leaving care, the jump to independent living can feel overwhelming. Budgeting, paying bills, staying healthy and managing relationships are all skills many struggle to learn without structured support. ASDAN’s Moving On course was created to meet this…| Community Care
Young adulthood is a time of big transition, and we know that young people are facing a growing mental health crisis. Research and experience tells us that youth are more [...]Read More...| Samaritans
Amber is a rising high school senior and a volunteer on the Hey Sam textline, providing mental health support to youth 15-24 years old who may be feeling overwhelmed, depressed, [...] Read More... The post Changing Expectations When You’re Going Back to High School appeared first on Samaritans.| Samaritans
As a volunteer with Hey Sam, Gayatri provides text-based mental health support to her peers. Having navigated the ups and downs of student life herself, she knows firsthand how overwhelming [...]Read More...| Samaritans
In this article, IF researcher, Conor Nakkan, takes a closer look at the impacts artificial intelligence (AI) is having on the graduate job market in the UK. Young people and the labour market Those graduating from university in the UK this year face a difficult labour market. Youth unemployment, which has long been higher than the overall… Read more » The post Will AI take your graduate job? appeared first on Intergenerational Foundation.| Intergenerational Foundation
Liz Emerson, Intergenerational Foundation CEO, calls out Boomer outrage towards a sensible road-safety policy to test eyesight.| Intergenerational Foundation
By Claire Elliott, Scottish Government Introduction A bold approach to a futures project, bringing young people into Scotland’s long-term policy thinking, made possible through financial support via GO-Science Futures’ co-funding initiative. Young People and the Future of Scotland was a …| foresightprojects.blog.gov.uk
The Committee on the Rights of the Child is the treaty body monitoring countries’ compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is the UN human rights treaty ratified by the most nations—only the United States has not ratified it.| ZENIT - English
Bishop Steven reflects on the concerns of young people on artificial intelligence, and the Church's responsibility to be vigilant and human.| Bishop Steven's Blog
An older couple look out of the window of their large home at their children's family living in a shoebox.| Intergenerational Foundation
The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is “community”. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, examines what “community” means for young people in the wake of decades of intergenerationally unfair policy decisions. Importance of community Community is a fundamental societal and psychological need for all humans. It gives a sense of belonging, improves individuals’ self-worth… Read more » The post Mental Health Awareness Week – What community do young people have? appeared...| Intergenerational Foundation
An article calling student loans the next mis-selling scandal due to the amount of debt English students are forced to take on.| Intergenerational Foundation
The welfare cuts announced in last week’s Spring Statement will disproportionately impact young people. IF Researcher, Toby Whelton, explains.| Intergenerational Foundation
The government could reform the triple lock on the state pension to cover increases in defence spending on intergenerational fairness grounds.| Intergenerational Foundation
Learn about our progress in supporting the establishment of repair initiatives in universities across the UK, a project in partnership with the Community Repair Network. The post Starting a Student Repair Revolution appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
It’s often said that repair skills are more common among older generations. Unless these skills are passed down, so the argument goes, we’re in danger of losing them entirely. Whether true or not, teaching the next generation about repair has never been more important. As the climate crisis deepens, repair can play a vital role […] The post Teaching repair: educational resources for young people appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
The government’s announcement of the creation of a Women’s Justice Board (WJB) creates positive echoes of one of the more successful justice initiatives of the last Labour government, the creation of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) in 1998.| Prison Reform Trust
An article about Intergenerational Foundation research investigating how the cost of spending on essentials falls hardest on the young.| Intergenerational Foundation
Over the last six months we have been working with a group of young people to co-produce a project which explores ‘Reconstructing the Social Contract’. The idea of a social contract between the government and its citizens, which previous generations understood, has been steadily dismantled over the past four decades. This erosion has left young […]| Equality Trust
All Mennonite World Conference member churches who participated in the recent Global Anabaptist Profile (GAP) survey were asked the following two questions: “If the government required military service, what would you do?” and “Do you agree or disagree that it’s okay for Christians to fight in a war?” For the Convención de las Iglesias Evangélicas Menonitas de Nicaragua (CIEMN), Keep Reading...| Bearing Witness
