Fast Forward

#Childrensmentalhealthweek Every child deserves the chance to thrive. We're supporting @Place2Be ! ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself,’ empowering young people to better understand their emotions and build resilience - Check out our blog! #mentalhealth bit.ly/410wKiq🌱

👉Secure safe spaces & trusted adults for young people Did #youthwork impact your life? Its your chance to give back. The #YouthWorkBill secures funding to ensure future generations get the same opportunities you did Respond hereby Feb 21: bit.ly/3PtIXWi @YouthLinkScot

TUESDAY @10am Normalising Gambling to Children:Family Arcades Work in youth/family services or formal education? Examine with us how #gambling is being normalised for children & young people through arcades, discussing connections to laws & regulations bit.ly/3E1L55h

Celebrating a fantastic block of sessions with young people at the West Lothian Skills Training Group. Great discussion around #risktakingbehaviours as well as #peerpressure. Certificates were received & a brilliant new resource is coming soon! @OfficialWLC #youthwork

⏲️It's time to respond! Ensure accessible, well-funded, high-quality #youthwork services in Scotland. Support holistic development, well-being & social #inclusion of young people. Equal opportunities for all. @YouthLinkScot bit.ly/3PtIXWi

! TOMORROW ! 📢Calling all #youth workers and young people! Join FREE online events to discuss the Youth Work (Scotland) Bill consultation. Next session: Jan 14, 2025 (4 PM - 5:30 PM). Sign up here: youthlinkscotland.org/events/ @YouthLinkScot #YouthWorkBill #YOUTHWORK

Join us TOMORROW @10am With increasingly blurred lines between gaming & gambling, children & young people are being exposed to risks & harms associated with gambling. Looking at their participation in arcades, gambling & its links to gaming #gamblingharms bit.ly/3ZXdK3C

Join our #free Webinar - 30th Jan @10am #GamblingHarms & Links to #Gaming Following a harm reduction approach, we'll explore gambling as a public health issue, focusing on current issues affecting #children, young people and #families. bit.ly/3Pm8Ya3

🖥️New Year, New Fast Forward Website! We've been working hard with @ThirdSectorLab to bring you a brand new website that is easy to use & showcases the work we do Take a wee look, we'd love to hear your thoughts! #youthwork #scotland #thirdsector bit.ly/4fNylfN

Join us-14th Jan @10am With increasingly blurred lines between gaming & gambling, children & young people are being exposed to risks & harms associated with gambling. Looking at their participation in arcades, gambling & its links to gaming #gamblingharms bit.ly/3ZXdK3C

Straight from our Leith offices to yours! 2024, it's been a pleasure! We are excited to see what 2025 brings for our followers, friends and all partnership organisations we work with. Thank you all 💫 #leith #merrychristmas #youthwork

SGEN quarterly meeting It's a hectic time of year so we've made last week's meeting available #online. Join guest speakers: Riitta Matilainen, Clare Wyllie, Kate Seselja & Brianne Doura-Schawohl as they discuss Global #Trends in #Gambling Regulation. bit.ly/3ZHIp3R

👉#AGM Thursday 23rd January from 4pm online We've had an exciting year and we'd love to share our #news, #research & updates with you. Our AGM link is live on eventbrite! Click to register: bit.ly/3VvoJPi #youthwork #risktakingbehaviour #gamblingharm #scotland

▶️NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE Catch up with our latest PIPS Network meeting: Peer Support for those Living with Long Term Conditions joined by @EczemaOutreach & @VersusArthritis bit.ly/3P1JwX5 #PIPS #youthwork #scotland #peersupport

We have a brand new #podcast series following Nadine's journey. From the lows, where she felt helpless & unable to stop gambling, to the highs of today, using her lived experience to set up and run her very own organisation @ThrivinTogether! #gamblingharm bit.ly/4iF8WaI

Join us-14th Jan @10am With increasingly blurred lines between gaming & gambling, children & young people are being exposed to risks & harms associated with gambling. Looking at their participation in arcades, gambling & its links to gaming #gamblingharms bit.ly/3ZXdK3C

Brilliant meeting wth the @PoliceScotland VOW team today. Sharing resources & exploring partnership opportunities around risk taking behaviours & early intervention #workingtogether #youthwork #Scotland bit.ly/4ghvH2D

👉#AGM Thursday 23rd January from 4pm online We've had an exciting year and we'd love to share our #news, #research & updates with you. Our AGM link is live on eventbrite! Click to register: bit.ly/3VvoJPi #youthwork #risktakingbehaviour #gamblingharm #scotland

⬇️We, like many youth work services, experience insecure funding - this impacts our ability to delivery sustained support to children & young people. Youth workers make huge difference to the lives of those they work with-get involved! @YouthScotland bit.ly/3D88QrX

Get Gambling #Sponsorship out of Scottish #Football #Mural Check out our project working with the amazing young people at @fuseyouthcafe - their ideas were transformed into 3 designs by @CobaltCollecti1 Which is your favourite? #gamblingharm