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Young people self-harming with sharp objects up 50%
Research undertaken by Oxford and Stirling Universities have found that the number of young people admitted to hospital after cutting themselves deliberately is up by more than 50% in five years.
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Young people 'opening multiple overdraft accounts'
Research carried out by YouGov for Callcredit found that nine per cent of 18 – 24-year-olds have three or more current accounts in their name that have an overdraft available.
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Anti-gang guidance from government offered to schools
Schools in England are being issued with new guidance on how to spot signs that young people are involved with gangs.
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'It keeps me fit and off the Xbox'
It is thought by some that youth clubs died out in the 1980s, as resources were channelled elsewhere.
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eYPU Issue 293, 10 March 2010
This issue includes details of the DCSF's response to the Violence Against Women and Girls' report and Unicef's 'Levelling the Playing Field' report on migrant young people.
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Campaign to Inject £5 million into Youth Projects
The National Youth Agency has been chosen by O2 to lead a new private sector initiative that will inject more than £5 million into youth projects over the next three years.
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Guidance issued on supporting young people at risk of neglect
The DCSF has issued guidance for children and young people's professionals to better support young people at risk of neglect.
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Drive to boost number of students playing sport
Sport England has announced a £10 million National Lottery funding round, Active Universities, aimed at getting more university students playing sport.
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Managing offenders on short custodial sentences
A report from the National Audit Office claims that more could be done to rehabilitate prisoners (including young offenders) serving short sentences and reduce their risk of re-offending.
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Budget cuts hit students training to be youth workers
As local authority budget cuts take hold, the future looks increasingly uncertain for students training to become youth workers.