Miscellaneous

Herbert Protocol Info Sessions

14 January 2021 By EVOC Communications Team

Police Scotland: Herbert Protocol Info Sessions (MS Teams, no booking required)
Tue 19 Jan 2021 – 2.30pm to 3pm I Thu 21 Jan 2021 – 3pm to 3.30pm

The Herbert Protocol is a nationally recognised scheme focused on people living with dementia who may be at risk of going missing. The main aim is for the Herbert Protocol form to be completed in advance so that significant information is recorded and readily available for police in the event of someone going missing.

If you would like to know more about it, join one of these 30 minute information sessions with PC Yocksan Bell from Police Scotland. There will also be the opportunity to ask questions.

There is no need to book just join the session of your choice:
Tue 19 Jan 2021 – 2.30pm to 3pm or Thu 21 Jan 2021 – 3pm to 3.30pm

You can also watch the Herbert Protocol video on YouTube

ActivateYourRights’ pack launched: resources that will help children and young people understand and protect their rights.

29 September 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

In partnership with the Scottish Government and Children in Scotland, Young Scot has launched ‘ActivateYourRights’ – a pack of resources that will help children and young people understand and protect their rights.

The young volunteers created the ActivateYourRights Facilitator Pack that will prepare nursery, primary, and secondary school teachers, youth workers, and other educators ahead of the historic legislation. They also created ActivateYourRights resources for other young people to access directly in their own time online.

The activities and interactive workshops in the new ActivateYourRights Facilitator Pack will help educators to support children and young people to learn to identify their rights and recognise when they are being upheld – while encouraging them to defend their rights and ask for support to ensure they are recognised.

Educators can access the ActivateYourRights Facilitator Pack on youngscot.net. There’s also articles, videos, podcasts, and quizzes for young people in the ActivateYourRights section of young.scot for young people. The resources translate the UNCRC into everyday examples of rights being upheld.

Further detail can be found here

October parenting workshops from Dads Rock

28 September 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

Dads Rock are running free, online parenting workshops continue in October.

Update notice: Food Fund ends on the 30th September 2020

28 September 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

Between April and September, EVOC worked in partnership with 30 third sector organisations and the City of Edinburgh Council to support vulnerable people to access food and other assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. This work built on the early responses from community organisations in the first weeks of the crisis. This funding comes to an end at the end of September 2020.

Paths for All’s Smarter Choices Smarter Places grant scheme is open for applications

22 September 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

Paths for All’s Smarter Choices Smarter Places grant scheme is open for applications from those interested in encouraging and supporting their community or organisation to choose more sustainable ways in which to travel – with grants from £5K to £50K.

Maximise newsletter for families

11 September 2020 By Konica Stones

The Maximise newsletter has a number of pointers and links for families about open grants, discounts, sources of support as we enter the new term and approach Autumn/Winter.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): organised activities for children (provisional)

9 September 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

Guidance for the safe running of indoor organised activities for children and young people. Subject to final HPS review, it will be updated within the next week.

Highland Children and Young People’s Forum Letters from Lockdown

4 September 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

Highland Children and Young People’s Forum Letters from Lockdown Preliminary Report has been published which shares ‘Letters from Lockdown’ as written by children.

Letters from Lockdown also highlights the negative impacts: the loss of connection, the impact on mental health, bereavement, poverty and social exclusion. Children have shown incredible resilience, but even the most resilient
children will need extra support.

NHS Lothian Tobacco Prevention Programme News and webinar launch

2 September 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

The Lines Between were recently commissioned by NHS Lothian Health Promotion Service to undertake research examining tobacco use among care experienced young people and young people experiencing homelessness. Researchers spoke to young people and staff across Lothian to hear their views and have made recommendations for future practice.

Young people have their say: join in the conversation – Edinburgh Talks Climate

26 August 2020 By EVOC Communications Team

In February, the City of Edinburgh Council talked to some of the young people attending the Edinburgh Youth Summit to find out what they feel the key issues are around climate change. This week, they have launched a follow-up challenge aimed at the interests of younger people in Edinburgh.

Herbert Protocol Info Sessions

ActivateYourRights’ pack launched: resources that will help children and young people understand and protect their rights.

October parenting workshops from Dads Rock

Update notice: Food Fund ends on the 30th September 2020

Paths for All’s Smarter Choices Smarter Places grant scheme is open for applications

Maximise newsletter for families

Coronavirus (COVID-19): organised activities for children (provisional)

Highland Children and Young People’s Forum Letters from Lockdown

NHS Lothian Tobacco Prevention Programme News and webinar launch

Young people have their say: join in the conversation – Edinburgh Talks Climate

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