Press and Public Affairs

• First Minister challenged by young people on access to mental health support and aftermath of Brexit

  The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has been questioned by young people from across Scotland about her government’s commitments on access for young people to mental health services, a second referendum on Brexit, and improving support for care-experienced young people.

• First ever First Minister’s Question Time for Children and Young People launched as part of Year of Young People 2018

  In a landmark participation project, children and young people will have the opportunity to scrutinise the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, as First Minister’s Question Time is taken out of Holyrood and across Scotland.

• ‘Youngwummin’ exhibition highlights need to step up campaign for women’s equality

• New report on sectarianism online shows football as main contributor to sectarian prejudice

• ‘Youngwummin’ project to uncover forgotten Scottish heroines of World War One

• Organisations across the UK come together to launch Brexit campaign to #KeepErasmusPLus

• Exhibition highlights hidden Scotswummin of influence

• Interim youth work strategy report demonstrates the real difference youth work makes

• National agency issues challenge over EU funding to next UK Prime Minister

• Scotland's top youth worker celebrated for improving attainment with disadvantaged young people

• Scotland’s political leaders come together for #iwill to support young people