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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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    Governments must step up to protect children’s rights, warns United Nations

    The facade of Palais Wilson, a UN building in Geneva.

    The United Nations has today warned the UK and Scottish governments that they need to do much more to uphold…

    #Education, #Environment, #Human Rights, #Mental Health, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    Reflections on the First Minister’s Anti-Poverty Summit

    SYP Chair Mollie McGoran standing at a lectern speaking at the First Minister's Anti-Poverty Summit in Edinburgh on 3rd May 2023

    Yesterday, I was invited to the First Minister’s Anti-Poverty Summit in Edinburgh. I was so pleased to be invited and…

    #Human Rights, #Mental Health, #Right to Food, #UNCRC, #Youth Work
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    Let’s Talk Transitions

    Graphic with orange speech marks in top left. Text below reads: 'I was left to be so much more independent which wasn’t helpful as I was vulnerable and needed care a young person speaking about CAMHS'. Image of Fatima Ishaq MSYP on the right.

    What is a transition? ‘a process of changing from one system, method, etc. to another’ (Transition, 2022) Change is a natural and…

    #Human Rights, #Mental Health
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    MSYPs collaborate to work on mental health improvements

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    In May 2022, three MSYPs – Abbie, Eilidh and Crisantos – led a workshop with leads and members from the…

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    Engaging with young people to improve mental health services

    Mental health and wellbeing effect all young people in Scotland, and it is high on many MSYP’s agendas. In December…

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    How emotional literacy can help young people’s mental health

    In SYP’s current national campaign, Bounce Back, mental health and wellbeing was identified by young people…

    #Bounce Back, #Education, #Human Rights, #Mental Health
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    Statistics are not stories: it’s time to listen to young people about their mental health

    We all know that 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem in their lifetime, but statistics are not stories. They do not represent the lived experiences of young people.

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    Screen Savers to the rescue

    Are you looking to become more screen-time savvy? Having trouble sleeping with the ping-ping-ping of peoples’ messages? Maybe you want…

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    Can peer support help young people who are feeling low?

    Three quarters of young people believe that talking to a friend is a way they can get support if they…

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