CYCJ in collaboration with the Lucy Faithfull Foundation have created a new eLearning module on Digital Safeguarding in Practice, to provide a greater awareness of the risks present for children using digital technology. Children have a right to access digital technology and online information, and it is critical when in that environment they are safe from abuse and harm. Key elements of this instance of learning are: building digital awareness, identifying indicators of online sexual abuse and grooming, promoting safe use of digital technologies and responding to harmful online behaviour. Take this course flexibly at your own pace: 💻Fully Online ⏰Four hours With support from the Scottish Government, we are now able to offer this course to learners free of charge. To enrol, simply click below to access the enrolment page: buff.ly/QEdLAuv

Our final webinar of 2025 is coming up soon - COVID-19, Children's Rights and the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility. 🗓️ Mon 8 Dec ⏰ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The presenters will give an overview of a peer reviewed article that argues that the pandemic’s impact on children's development requires the CRC to revisit guidance and consider a ‘developmental immaturity defence’ to better protect children. 🎟️ Tickets are free and available here via Ticket Tailor: buff.ly/lqqAdoc

Sign up now to our two upcoming webinars: 25 November - autistic young people's experiences of secure care 8 December - COVID-19, Children's Rights and the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility Come along to hear from our brilliant speakers and join colleagues for discussions on these important topics. Book your free place now via Ticket Tailor 👇 tickettailor.com/events/chil…

Deadline extended for the Post Graduate certificate in children and young people in conflict with the law ⚠️ This unique course gives you the in-depth learning you need to gain a critical understanding of the issues surrounding the rights of children and young people in conflict with the law. It provides a theoretically informed understanding of their developmental pathways, assessment, formulation, and intervention approaches. Click on the link below to apply before 7 November: 👇 strath.ac.uk/courses/postgra…

We are delighted to share this comic that is the result of the @MenMindsProject , co-produced with a young people's forum of around 10 young men aged 16-24. The Young People’s Forum helped to shape and undertake research, including conducting interviews, focus groups and surveys with 60 of their peers across Scotland – in art galleries, offices, prisons, parks and online. Utilising peer research, Men Minds engaged with often marginalised young men including: refugees and asylum seekers, young men identifying as part of the LGBTQ+ community and young men who had been in conflict with the law. This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we want to share this comic - it's free to download, with hard copies made available to key organisations and individuals working with boys and young men. By sharing these stories, Men Minds hopes to reassure young men that they are not alone. To raise awareness of young men’s mental health and to help create momentum for change, Men Minds will also be sharing the wider research findings at the Scottish Parliament, in events with practitioners and support organisations, in prisons and in public engagement events across May and June 2025. Read the comic here: menminds.org/comic Men Minds was funded by @UKRI_News (MRC, ESRC and AHRC). Thanks to all project partners and colleagues: @UniStrathclyde @mentalhealth @MonashUni @TheAnchorSCIO @YouthLinkScot @Includem2000 , @leylakerlaff , @DanielaSime , Julie Cameron, Matthew Maycock, Amy Calder, Chris P. and David Gould Special thanks to the fabulous comic artists, writers and editors: Ell Balson, Megan Sinclair, and Christopher Murray from the Scottish Centre for Comics Studies at @dundeeuni and to animator Richard Stevenson