Tag: Young people

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In-game lootboxes linked to rise of gambling in young people

In October 2019 The Gambling Commission’s annual national survey discovered that 11% of young people had spent their money on […]

"This strike is vital" - Member of Youth Parliament for Salford supports Youth Strike for Climate

“This strike is vital” – Member of Youth Parliament for Salford supports Youth Strike for Climate

Young people in Greater Manchester are planning to join a second school strike for climate on Friday as part of a global day of protest by young people to demand action against climate change. Alex Derbyshire, 17, Member of Youth Parliament for Salford, is a strong supporter of the movement.

"Our only hope was to turn to crime": Meet the Salford businessman inspiring young people

“Our only hope was to turn to crime”: Meet the Salford businessman inspiring young people

A local businessman has been “empowering” young people through a training business he set up from scratch. Neil Degg from […]

42nd Street - Online counselling service

Salford counselling service ’42nd Street’ experience increase in demand

A counselling service in Salford has seen the number of referrals to its services significantly increase, now seeing more than […]

‘Teens should receive lessons on reputation management’ says the Digital Child Report

Digital Childhood is a new report from a group of academics led by Dr. Rudkin, Child Clinical Psychologist at University […]