All Support articles
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ArticleReviews: ‘Space Makers for Families’ and other books
Once Upon a World: A bedtime book of Bible stories Robert Duncan (SPCK) If you were brought up in a Christian home, you probably first heard the major stories of the Bible from a shortened, picture-book version. Robert Duncan has written a paperback book of 50 stories ...
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ArticleMost people quit just before the miracle happens…
Mark Griffiths believes you need to persevere - you could be on the cusp of something really exciting
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ArticleTell me a story
Story is all around us. Whether it’s a film or video game, a book or TV show, we can’t escape the impact of story on our lives. Even the most banal of gameshows will tease out a contestant’s story and what they might do with the prize money to make us care and keep watching. Alex Taylor sits back and dives into the world of storytelling and how it can be a key part of faith development.
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ArticleSpotlight on Shine in Schools
In Spotlight we feature a Christian charity or ministry that either directly serves children or youth in some way, or those aiming to support them, whether in a full-time, part-time or volunteer capacity.
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BlogHow we can support young carers in isolation
I am a support worker for young carers aged five to 18 who look after their disabled, ill or addicted family members. It’s my job to ensure they are coping with what they are going through. I might give them a call to see how they’re doing, take them out and about – anything to give them the kind of normality that they lack. Right now, it’s proving difficult.
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Faith at homeSupporting children struggling with their mental health
Caroline Flack’s tragic suicide has reminded us how important it is to protect our children’s mental health. YCW editor Ruth Jackson spoke to Amy Sixsmith, the diocesan mental and wellbeing youth worker for the Manchester Diocese, about how we can do this.
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IssuesAll Inclusive – Supporting families
Every child and young person needs support to help them learn and engage with activities.
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BlogYouth workers need Sex Education
Premier Youth and Children’s Work deputy editor, Emily Howarth, explores what youth workers can learn from the Netflix series
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BlogSOS: how youth workers can help young people on the issue of suicide
In the aftermath of Suicide Awareness Day 2017, we look into how youth workers can support those who are feeling suicidal.
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The Lab: Support and self-care
Being tired all the time, but not sleeping well. Unexplained headaches. Finding yourself forgetting things… While these could be linked to getting older (or parenting, as I’m finding out), it’s also possible that they are signs that your body is telling you that you’re stressed and you need to pay attention. Our work is often underpaid and undervalued with high amounts of stress, especially when working with young people with chaotic lives.
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IssuesWhat are young people seeking help for?
Childline is a free private and confidential service helping anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. It was started in 1986 by Esther Rantzen and joined the NSPCC in 2006 in order to help reach more young people. In 2015-16, Childline carried out more than 300,000 counselling sessions, with 71 per cent of those taking place online.
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IssuesLack of support for young carers
Awareness of the UK’s 700,000 young carers in the UK has grown considerably in recent years. A report by the Children’s Commissioner highlighted the plight of the 130,000 carers who are not known to their local council, and an even greater number not getting the support they need.
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IssuesSupporting youth work
Without guidance and help from leaders, mentors and peers, our youth work can go badly awry in the long term. Experienced youth work adviser Pete Maidment explores the vital subject of supervision, looking practically at three key areas in which we can allow others to support and speak into our lives and our work with young people.
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Teachers support youth work in schools
More than 90 per cent of teachers believe that youth work has a role to play in formal education, according to new survey results from The National Youth Agency (NYA).
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IssuesLGBT young people struggle to find support
A report by LGBT Youth North West has shown that the majority of LGBT young people feel that they don’t receive adequate support from adults in regard to issues surrounding identity and mental health. The survey of 128 LGBT young people (between 15-19 years old) in the North-West of the England also showed that a quarter of them would not feel comfortable talking to any adult about problematic issues.
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BlogHow churches can support unaccompanied minors in Europe
The famous quote from Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer sums up the mood of many this week: “The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.” Whilst “its children” could be interpreted as UK children; the parable of The Good Samaritan expands “its children” to anyone in need, the outsider, the one from other countries. This seems even truer today as we recognise the Global Village and Global City we call home.
