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    #SYPRepresents: Our workshop on care experienced young people and young carers

    Charles Fernando MSYP and Max Green MSYP organising their posters off staff at SYP79

    By Charles Fernando, Who Cares? Scotland MSYP and Max Green, Carers Trust Scotland MSYP Earlier this year at…

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    The UK is being accused of being a Climate Criminal, here’s why we must not be found guilty…

    Image of an oil rig out at sea with a green tint overlaid.

    How did we get here?On Wednesday, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) announced that the UK’s largest untapped oil field…

    #Campaigns, #Climate Change, #Climate Crisis, #Environment
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    #CabinetTakeover 2023: Access to Contraception

    Blue and orange graphic with an image of Emma Prach MSYP with text that reads ' Access to Contraception. #CabinetTakeover'. SYP logo in top left.

    At the Annual Children and Young People’s Cabinet Takeover 2023 I had the chance to speak about access to the…

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    #CabinetTakeover 2023: Bereavement Support

    Blue and orange graphic with an image of Ellie Craig MSYP with text that reads 'Bereavement Support. #CabinetTakeover'. SYP logo in top left.

    In June of this year, I gave a speech on bereavement support for young people at the annual joint Cabinet…

    #Cabinet, #Education, #Health and Wellbeing, #Mental Health, #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    Single Use, Many Voices: Young people’s views on the impact of single-use vapes

    Graphic with a green background with a map of Scotland in the middle. Text in the top left in magazine cut-out letter style reads: 'Single-Use, Many Voices'. Image of young people joining arms with a megaphone below.

    By Marcus Flucker MSYP and Emma Prach MSYP Introduction In early 2023, Zero Waste Scotland carried out an…

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    International Overdose Awareness Day

    Graphic with Stop the Deaths logo in the middle with SYP drug related harm branding on the outside.

    By Logan Gilmour MSYP and Ryan Macintyre MSYP Content warning: This blog discusses drugs and overdose. For help…

    #Campaigns, #Drug related harm as a public health issue, #Health and Wellbeing, #Human Rights, #Justice
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    Taking a youth-led approach to evaluating community based mental health services

    Graphic with background image of pens and paper with SYP logo in top left and community mental health report in top right.

    By SYP’s Mental Health Investigation Team – Alannah Logue MSYP, Amy Winter MSYP, Felix Schofield MSYP,…

    #Mental Health, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    #CabinetTakeover 2023: Youth Work

    Blue and orange graphic with an image of Mollie McGoran MSYP with text that reads 'Youth Work. #CabinetTakeover'. SYP logo in top left.

    In June, I had the pleasure of chairing SYP and the Children’s Parliament’s annual Cabinet Meeting with the Scottish Governments…

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    #CabinetTakeover 2023: UNCRC Incorporation

    Blue and orange graphic with an image of Marcus Flucker MSYP with text that reads 'UNCRC Incorporation. #CabinetTakeover'. SYP logo in top left.

    Over two years ago, Scotland made the historic decision to incorporate the UNCRC into Scots law. The UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland)…

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    #SYPRepresents: An update on our anti-racism work

    Cris on stage at SYP79

    This blog post was adapted from my Opening Speech at SYP’s 79th National Sitting in Orkney in July 2023: As…

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