Search Results

Found 217 results for .

Interview: Baroness Beverley Hughes, Labour peer

Beverley Hughes, the former children's minister who was awarded a peerage in May, is preparing to get stuck into her new role in the House of Lords, in which she says her old brief will be her top priority.

Advice on... Alcohol and sex

    Features
  • Wednesday, September 1, 2010
  • | CYP Now
Young people are more likely to engage in risky sexual activity after consuming alcohol. FPA's Clare Fanstone offers advice on how to discuss the dangers of mixing alcohol and sex, and looks at the impact such behaviour can have on young people's lives.

Advice on... Parental alcoholism

    Features
  • Wednesday, June 30, 2010
  • | CYP Now
Children of alcohol-dependent parents often try to cover up a parent's drinking, but behind closed doors it can have an impact on nearly all areas of their lives. Marie-Claire Fitzpatrick explains how young people are affected.

Advice on... Legal highs

Thousands of young people in the UK are believed to take "legal highs" -- synthetic chemicals that mimic the effects of cocaine or ecstasy. But just because such drugs are not classified as illegal doesn't mean they are safe, warns Gareth Balmer.

Current filters