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Young people have a right to be safe from abuse, exploitation and violence
05 June, 2013
Youth Access' new project will ensure older teenagers at risk of harm get the help they need. A spate of high-profile cases in the news recently has highlighted the widespread abuse and...
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FREE Workshops for Youth Counselling Services
18 April, 2013
Summary As part of the national programme of work delivered through the BOND Consortium, Youth Access is pleased to announce four free regional events for youth counselling providers. These first four...
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The Impact of Welfare Reform on Young People
16 April, 2013
Summary: The Government is introducing a complex array of changes to the social security system. This training seminar from Youth Access, the national experts on youth advice, looks at Welfare Reform with a...
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Avoidable social problems ‘crippling’ NHS budgets
10 December, 2012
11th December 2012 Press release New research indicates that social welfare advice is a cost-effective mental health intervention and that cuts to advice services could over-burden NHS budgets Research...
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Councils wasting resources keeping advice services in-house
15 October, 2012
Press release Local authority youth services are increasingly trying to deliver one-to-one advice and support themselves even though the evidence is clear that the voluntary sector does it more effectively...
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FREE Workshops for Managers: OTRT Measuring Outcomes Workshops
17 September, 2012
In the current climate with increased competition for scarce resources, there is greater pressure on services to evidence their work with young people. Youth counselling services are at various stages in...
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GP Champions for Youth Health launched
11 July, 2012
Exciting new initiative with the Royal College of GPs and the Association of Young People’s Health. Youth Access is launching a new initiative with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)...
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Member Profile: The Junction Foundation, Tees Valley
15 April, 2012
Making a positive difference to the lives of children, young people and their families. Background: The Junction aims to make a positive difference to the lives of children,...
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New support service for Youth Access members
07 March, 2012
Providing advice on housing and homelessness? The National Homelessness Advice Service (NHAS) can now offer free support to advisers working in Youth Access member agencies Access telephone support...
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Free workshop for managers
07 February, 2012
Introduction to Quality Standards in the New Commissioning Context Aim: In a challenging funding environment, in which new funding and commissioning structures are emerging for youth counselling services,...
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