Working with partners and communities to make Fife a fair, equal and inclusive place to live, work and study.
Young lesbian, gay and bisexual people start becoming depressed and self-harming from the age of 10 because they feel different from their heterosexual peers, research has found.Continue reading Equality News Update: The Guardian: Study finds high levels of depression among LGB teenagers
Thousands of young people with arthritis are at risk of social exclusion and isolation this festive period.Continue reading Equality News Update: The Press and Journal: Young people with arthritis face isolation
A new payment to help cover the costs of having children has been introduced in Scotland.Continue reading Equality News Update: The Herald: Best Start Grant: New payment to help cover the costs of having children introduced in Scotland
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is an annual observance that was created in 1992 by the United Nations.Continue reading Human Rights Day (#StandUp4HumanRights) – 10 Dec 2018
A leading mental health charity has warned an increasing number of young people are reaching crisis, amid a sharp rise in the rate of antidepressants being prescribed to Tayside’s teenagers.Continue reading Equality News Update: The Courier: Rising teen antidepressant use in Tayside as mental health charity warns more young people reaching crisis
A charity is calling for a national campaign to promote the benefits of employing staff with learning disabilities as only 10% of adults are in workContinue reading Equality News Update: Third Force News: Campaign should promote staff with learning disabilities
Cases of child cruelty and neglect have doubled over the last five years, with 640 offences in Scotland in 2017.Continue reading Equality News Update: Kingdom FM: Child cruelty and neglect cases double in five years
Following on from the #YOYP Equality Collective Planning Meeting, we are holding an information and consultation event for young people to work together and shape a space for ALL young people to be themselves.
Like much of the world, Scotland has a problem with gender equality when it comes to science, technology, engineering and maths.Continue reading Equality News Update: The Conversation: Women in STEM: how gender inequality could damage Scotland’s economy
The proportion asylum claims from members of the LGBT+ community that have been rejected by the Home Office has surged in recent years, according to government data. Continue reading Equality News Update: The Independent: Number of LGBT+ asylum seekers refused by Home Office soars by 52%
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is an annual observance that was created in 1992 by the United Nations.Continue reading International Day of Persons with Disabilities (#IDPD2018) – 03 December 2018
The mother of a severely disabled teenager has told of her frustration at Universal Credit for having to prove her son is unfit for work.Continue reading Equality News Update: Fife Today: Universal credit: Blind wheelchair-bound man has to repeatedly prove he can’t work
Jewish and Muslim community leaders have joined forces in a “landmark” challenge to hate crime in Scotland.Continue reading Equality News Update: BBC News: Jews and Muslims in ‘landmark’ stand against hate crime
Our #YOYP Equality Collective meeting took place last Friday at the Scottish Parliament. Thanks to Ewan from the Scottish Parliament Outreach Team, the planning group was lucky to have a quick visit of Holyrood in the quiet after hours before settling in the committee room to plan the next Equality Collective event.
More than 40 per cent of UK stations are not accessible to physically disabled people, according to new research published today by disability charity Leonard Cheshire. Continue reading Equality News Update: The Independent: Disabled people cannot use over 40 per cent of UK railway stations, says charity