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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




At present one in 10 UK teens deliberately self-harm, and their injuries see more than 24,000 teenagers admitted to hospital each year.
Young People	The Christian Herald - 17th April 2004



Food and drink manufacturers are using huge chuncks of their TV advertising to target children. An investigation found firms placing up to 56 per cent of their commercials during programmes aimed at youngsters.
Young People	The Sentinel - 8th April 2004



Australlia's Family Court has allowed a 13 year old girl to undergo hormone treatment that will make her a boy. The girl will also receive psychiatric care and have surgery when she turns 18.
Young People	The Sentinel - 14th April 2004



Only 15 per cent of a childs time is spent at school, whereas 85 per cent of their time is the responsibility of parents.
Young People	Pompey Chimes - April 2004



Alessandro Gama, Co-ordinator of Brazil's National Movement of Street Children, says that: Four to five adolescents are murdered daily. Every 12 minutes a child is beaten. 4.5 million children under 12 are working; and 500,000 children are engaged in domestic labour. In 40 per cent of crimes children are the victims. The massive proliferation of small arms is a central cause. It is easier for a child to get a gun than to get a bus pass. Today, Brazil ranks after the USA as the second biggest consumer of cocaine. In Rio's 680 favelas - where about 25 per cent of the city's 12 million people live - this has led to the emergence of no-go areas controlled by rival gangs who organise and arm the children.
Young People	Christian Herald - 6th March 2004



The social survey of 5,000 young people, commissioned by Bliss Magazine, found that 65 per cent think "there are too many abortions" and 66 per cent think "people have abortions too lightly.
Young People	Christian Herald - 20th March 2004



An academic research project has trialled the use of visuals which trigger a verbal response from young people. Instead of traditionally religious images, the team discovered ambigious pictures were best at stimulating discussion about a range of topics including spirituality. The project met with 26 different groups of young people, aged mainly between 15 and 25, in colleges, universities and youth clubs across the country. All meetings were audio recorded analysed and qualitative results were examined. In total, 135 young people took part in the study. This sample reflected some of the main demographic characteristics of English youth. Nineteen groups were mixed gender, four were single-sex male and three single-sex female. The gender balance was almost half and half with 52 per cent female, 48 per cent male. Most were White (94 per cent), 6 per cent Black or Asian; 60 per cent defined themselves as non Christian, 40 per cent as Christian. The youngest person interviewed was 13 (seven 13 year olds in total). The oldest person was 30 (one only at this age). The model age was 17, with a mean of 18 years and 3 months. Four of the interview sites were among students in Higher Education and 14 sites were from youth and community work projects.
Young People	Youthwork - April 2004



To use mass media to reach children and young people. TWR's (Trans World Radios) research shows that in the un-reached parts of the world children make up more than 50 per cent of the population and find newer technologies much more appealing. Also using it to focus on illiteracy as almost 50 per cent of the world's population cannot read or write.
Young People	Christian Herald - 21st February 2004



More than 15,000 children in the UK, in their early teenage years, are being thrown out of home each year by their parents, research from the Children's Society has found. One in five of these children are physically or sexually assaulted once they have been forced onto the streets, and few parents ever bother to report their children as missing to the police. Children under 16 have limited access to emergency accommodation, leaving 18 per cent sleeping rough, according to the report, Thrown Away - young people forced to leave home.
Young People	The Church of England Newspaper - 25th March 2004



(In) Brazil ... Every day four or five young people are murdered. Every 12 minutes a child receives a severe beating. Children are the victims in 40 per cent of crime. One of the reasons is guns.
Young People	The War Cry - 6th March 2004



There are an estimated 14 million children who have lost at least one parent to HIV/Aids.
Young People	Zambia's Princess Zulu, The War Cry, 28th Feb 2004.



A research, conducted by MORI, found that; 76% of young people trust the Police to tell the truth and only 7% do not. By comparison, 64% of adults trust the Police. 42% of young people say they do not trust politicians to tell them the truth. 86% of young people trust Doctors, who come top of the poll, even more than they do their parents (82%).
Young People	The War Cry,Feb 28th 2004.



In the Uk; 4 Million mainly young people go clubbing each week 75% of 15-34 year olds go to the cinema each week People over 16 watch an average of 3 hours TV a night 47% of households access the internet
Young People	The Walk, Issue six.



A recent survey in Bliss, the teenage girls magazine, revealed that nine out of 10 readers were unhappy with the way they looked and 64 per cent of those under 13 had been on a diet. Although only 19 per cent were actually medically overweight, 67 per cent believed that they were.
Young People	Idea - March/April 2004



A growing number of young people are breaking the law by leaving school early. A recent study by a crime reduction charity Nacro estimates that between 50,000 and 100,000 pupils are missing from schools before sitting GCSE exams or reaching the age of 16.
Young People	Youthwork, March 2004.

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