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About SCY
Annual Report: 2003-2004
SCY's Core Function
The Society's core function is to ensure that a "child/youth best interests lens" is applied in the development of policies that will affect the lives of young people.
Methods used by SCY to achieve this goal include research, analysis, round table discussions, professional education, resource development plus the preparation of briefs and position statements.
Examples of issue areas addressed:
- Creation of Child and Youth Friendly Communities
- Rights awareness
- Child abuse prevention
- Children as witnesses in the criminal court system
- Child poverty
- Fair play for children in sport
- Child friendly housing
- Children's play and play environments
- School grounds
- Second hand smoke & its effects on children's health
- Children as citizens
- Children with disabilities
Position Statements of the Society:
- War Toys (1984)
- School-based Physical Education (1991)
- Children and Poverty (1991)
- Children and Corporal Punishment (1994)
- Youth Justice (1995)
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke and the Health of Children (1998)
- Children/Youth and Sport (2001)
- The Children's Rights to Play (2001)
- Children with Disabilities and other Special Needs (2002)
SCY's Projects/Initiatives
In addition to SCY's core function there are major initiatives and/or projects in progress.
SCY currently has 2 major initiatives:
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