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| The number of children in England abused due to faith and belief has risen by more than 30 per cent in the last three years, new data has shown. | |
| Religious Persecution | Youth and Children's Work, January 2020 |
| Average household debt has increased amid a rise in insecure work and years of wage stagnation. The TUC said unsecured debt, other than mortgages, reached record highs last year. | |
| Money | The Sentinel, 10th January 2020 |
| Considerably more (45 per cent) of 16 to 34s consider suicide to be acceptable, compared to 29 per cent of the over 55s. In contrast, younger adults are more like to adopt attitudes supportive of immigration. Interestingly, the highest proportion of people who believe they have significant responsibility to protect the planet is the over 55s - this group are more likely to reject fast fashion and single-use plastic - while young people are more likely to be vegetarian or vegan. | |
| Odd Facts | Youth and Children's Work, January 2020 |
| Younger children in the school year may be more likely to be diagnosed with depression by the age of 16 than older children in the year, new research suggests. | |
| Young People | The Sentinel, 24th September 2019 |
| A global group of around 11,000 scientists have endorsed research that says the world is facing a climate emergency. The study, based on 40 years of data on a range of measures, says governments are failing to address the crisis. Without ‘deep and lasting’ changes, the world is facing ‘untold human suffering’ the study says. | |
| Environment | The Sentinel, 6th November 2019. |
| Gambling should be treated as a ‘major health issue’, like smoking, the Bishop of St. Albans, Dr Alan Smith, has said. He was speaking after figures were published which suggest that most people in England gambled in the last year. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | CHURCH TIMES, 6th December 2019 |
| Students must be told about the risks of initiation ceremonies at university, according to new advice. It aims to raise awareness about the potential dangers of initiation events that involve excessive drinking, as well as other risky behaviours and activities such as coercion, humiliation or bullying. | |
| Social Issues | The Sentinel, 23rd September 2019 |
| Involving older people in church activities should be a priority, a group of Christians who work with the elderly has said. | |
| Church | CHURCH TIMES, 22nd November 2019 |
| Ed Sheeran has said he hopes to inspire more children to get into music after designing the first ever music badge for Blue Peter. The singer-songwriter’s design is a spin on the classic style, set in the shape of a shield and with the Blue Peter ship in the centre but alongside a set of piano keys, a microphone and music notes. | |
| What famous people say | The Sentinel, 24th September 2019 |
| A crime-prevention scheme that helps troubled teenagers turn away from their criminal past is being rolled out across the UK. Action for Children runs the Serious Organised Crime Early Intervention programme, which has successfully run in Glasgow since 2013, with former-offender mentors guiding young people aged 11 to 18 away from a life of serious crime. | |
| Crime | Youth and Children’s Work, December 2019 |
| People feel they have reached ‘financial maturity’ aged 31 on average – and are at their most frivolous with their spending at the age of 22, research has suggested. Men typically feel in control of their money at a younger age than women – at age 29 compared with 33, the survey from Zopa found. | |
| Money | The Sentinel, 25th September 2019 |
| A mental-health toolkit for boys aged 13 to 16 has been launched by the Salvation Army and Youthscape. Upbeat is a six-session course featuring videos of artists talking about their own struggles, and the music that has helped them with their well-being. | |
| Young People | CHURCH TIMES, 22nd November 2019 |
| Blood donors will be able to track the journey their blood takes through Google Maps in a bid to keep more people donating. | |
| Health | The Sentinel, 5th November 2019 |
| The number of strikes increased "sharply" last year, as a growing number of workers protest over zero-hour contracts, new research suggests. Commercial law firm EMW said the number of strikes in the public and private sectors increased by almost half. | |
| Work/Employment | Then Sentinel, 9th December |
| According to recent research, people between the ages of 16 and 24 are the loneliest in our society, with one in six saying they have not found any real friends while at university. | |
| Young People | Evangelicals Now, January 2020 |
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