Engaging Young People with Green Spaces, 23 August, 11:00
Interested in engaging young people with green spaces? Join Scotland's Young People's Forest at this online event, offering guidance and advice from expert speakers to the youth work sector.
Types of greenspace and adolescent mental health and well-being in metropolitan London
This journal article in Cities and Health 24 Feb 2023 (advance article) explores the impact of different types of greenspace on the mental health of young people living in London. It draws on analysis of longitudinal data covering 10-15 year old adolescents. The findings indicate a lack of consistent results [...]
#IWill Scotland: Ambassador Recruitment Extended Until Thursday 15th June at 12pm (Noon)
Do you work alongside children and young people 10 - 24years of age? Are they passionate about making a difference in their community and wider society? Would they like to join this every growing Youth Social Action Movement as an #IWill Ambassador? If the Answer is YES, then why not [...]
How will the climate and nature crises impact young people?
Youthlink Scotland share NPC research news. This warns that young people living in low-income households are more likely to be impacted by climate change than their more affluent peers.
Scotland’s Young People’s Forest project shortlisted for a national charity award!
Youthlink Scotland share some exciting news to share. Their Scotland’s Young People’s Forest project is a finalist in the Climate Conscious category for this year’s Scottish Charity Awards! The vision of Scotland's Young People's Forest is to create the first forest in Scotland that is co-designed, led and governed by young people.
Young People in Scotland Survey: Volunteering analysis
This survey by Volunteering Scotland has been shared by Youthlink Scotland. It finds that formal and informal youth volunteering participation rates have declined significantly. It makes the link to the decline in benefits which young people derive from volunteering, both in health and wellbeing, and career/skills benefits.
Studying physical activity in children’s environments
SPACES is a Scotland-wide, long-term, research study exploring how young people use, experience, and move within their environments. In this new video, Paul McCrorie explains what the SPACES study, its impact so far, and its future direction. A series of infographics provide an overview of each of the four research areas: Physical activity [...]
Mental health and loneliness in Scottish schools
The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU), University of Glasgow has shared this research in their March 2023 news bulletin. Loneliness is strongly linked with poorer mental health in adolescents, with the impact of loneliness on their mental health varying depending on the school they attend, a new [...]
