Other youth related news and resources

The Children and Families Act 2014 has received royal assent. The legislation includes an entitlement for children in care to remain with their foster families until they turn 21 and clarification of young carers' and parent carers' rights to support from councils. For further information visit www.gov.uk/government/news/landmark-children-and-families-act-2014-gains-royal-assent.

In July 2013 the Local Government Association published a set of proposals for children's services. They have now launched a new consultation, which aims to build on these proposals, outlining a clear set of shared ambitions for children and young people. The consultation document asks how all parts of the public, private and voluntary sectors can work together with children and young people, families and the wider community to achieve them. For further information and to respond to the consultation visit www.local.gov.uk/web/guest/rewiring-public-services-children-s-services/-/journal_content/56/10180/5984216/ARTICLE.

Youth Homelessness charity Centrepoint has released the results of a new ComRes poll, supporting their End Youth Homelessness campaign. Key findings include that 61 percent of British adults believe that the government must make ending youth homelessness a priority; the greatest support for government action on youth homelessness comes from London and the South East, where 1,600 people were seen rough sleeping by outreach teams between Nov and Dec 2013; and by 2021 nearly 150,000 properties will need to be available at low rents to meet the need of young people alone. For further information visit www.eyh.org.uk.

81 percent of 2,000 people surveyed by YouGov for the NSPCC believe that claims of historic sexual abuse against children and young people should be pursued by the Crown Prosecution Service. For further information visit www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26385175.

Girlguiding has launched a campaign to tackle low self-esteem and body image problems amongst young girls. For further information visit www.girlguiding.org.uk/news/join_the_body_confidence_revol.aspx?utm_content=bufferd262b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer.

The Amy Winehouse Foundation and Addaction have received £4.3million in lottery funding to teach 250,000 pupils about the dangers of substance misuse in 10 areas of the UK including Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. For further information visit www.cypnow.co.uk/cyp/news/1142480/substance-misuse-programme-educate-250-schoolchildren?WT.rss_f=Health+-+Disciplines&WT.rss_a=Substance+misuse+programme+to+educate+250,000+schoolchildren&utm_content=bufferbbb20&utm_medium=social&utm_source=tw.