News - Camden Rise

By Farjana Khan, aged 17 I interviewed three members of Camden Youth Council (CYC), two of whom are our current Youth MPs. I asked them each questions about what it’s like being part of the CYC and the benefits.  Aya, 17, is one of Camden’s Youth MPs. She said she joined CYC because she has “always been interested and passionate about social justice” and also because she wanted to be...

Camden Council has launched its annual local Youth Safety Week with a series of events and activities for children, young people, parents, carers and professionals, which will raise awareness of what is being done in Camden to keep young residents safe – as well as helping to equip young people and the community to stay safe. Running from 22 to 28 June (with further events and activities also...

A new NHS website, packed with emotional wellbeing and mental health information and resources, has been launched to help young people and families, as well as professionals working with them, to navigate support options.  NCL Waiting Room was produced with the help and input of young people, families and professionals. It aims to be a 'one-stop shop' for information on specialist mental...

Children from Camden primary schools pitched their climate projects to a panel of dragons at a Green Dragons' Den event in Camden on 28 April. The event was organised by Think & Do Camden, Camden Climate Alliance (CCA) and Camden Learning and hosted by CCA member Troup Bywaters + Anders as part of CCA's School Climate Charter to empower schools to help Camden become a zero-carbon...

Children, young people and residents joined Little Amal in Camden for a festival of welcome, celebration and friendship over the weekend. Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee child carries a message of hope for displaced people everywhere, especially children who have been separated from their families.  There was a range of exciting activities for...