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Youth

• Aiming High for Young People

  • Quality standards for positive activities
  • Open
  • Implementation Plan
  • myplace
  • The Youth of Today
  • Youth Sector Development Fund

• Youth justice

  • Youth offending teams
  • Young offender institutions
  • Police Service
  • Prison Service
  • Education for Young Offenders

• Youth Matters

  • What is Youth Matters?
  • Things to do, places to go
  • Youth Opportunity Fund and Youth Capital Fund
  • Financial support for 16- to 19-year-olds
  • Connexions
  • Volunteering
  • Information, advice and guidance
  • Youth Taskforce
  • Learning difficulty assessments

• Young people not in education, employment or training

• Client Caseload Information System

• Targeted youth support

  • Targeted youth support toolkit
  • Targeted youth support - emerging practice

The Government defines a youth as a young person from 13 to 19 years of age. The Youth Matters Green Paper sets out the Government’s strategies for providing opportunities and support to teenagers. Aiming high for young people: A ten-year strategy for positive activities sets out the Government's plans to help teenagers, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to take part in enjoyable and purposeful activities in their free time. All policy which has an impact on young people is supportive of the Every Child Matters agenda, which aims to give all children the support they need to:

• be healthy
• stay safe
• enjoy and achieve
• make a positive contribution
• achieve economic well-being.

The Government has a holistic approach to the welfare and development of young people, and relevant legislation and policy covers many areas. The key elements are:

• helping young people who have entered the criminal justice system
• reducing the proportion of 16- to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET)
• ensuring that the needs of vulnerable teenagers are identified early and met by agencies working together
• tackling antisocial behaviour and promoting respect among teenagers for all members of society, including each other.