May is National Share A Story Month, organised by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups. The theme this year is belonging and emphasises how children can find their place in the world of books, stories and imagination. Here at Children’s Health Scotland, we love stories and understand how they can help everyone, including children and […]
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Mental Health Awareness Week: learn to cope with your worry with Ruby!
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, hosted by the Mental Health Foundation. The theme for this year is Loneliness, a feeling that everyone will have experienced, and which can have a profound effect on mental health. From 9 – 15 May, the Mental Health Foundation will be encouraging everyone to share stories of a […]
The voices of people with disabilities is key to policy development
healthandcare.scot is reporting that the Scottish government is searching for a facilitator for the Disability Equality Strategy, just weeks after the Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood)(Scotland) Bill was re-introduced in parliament.
Food insecurity surging in the UK
A report by the Food Foundation has shown that almost one in 20 people say that members of their household have gone a whole day without eating in the past month, because they couldn’t afford or get access to food.
Foster Care Fortnight: celebrating carers and #FosteringCommunities
Foster Care Fortnight takes place 9 – 22 May and is The Fostering Network’s annual campaign which aims to raise awareness of fostering and show how foster care transforms lives. The theme for this year’s Foster Care Fortnight is #FosteringCommunities so that we can all celebrate the strength and resilience of fostering communities and everything […]
Our voices should be heard is the plea of young people ahead of local council elections
With less than a week to go until Scotland’s local council elections, Children’s Health Scotland is proud to be part of a group of Scottish young people and organisations that have signed an open letter to council election candidates, calling for youth voices and concerns to be heard.
Love in the care system for children and young people
What do love and relationships mean for children and young people who have care experience?
Update on hepatitis in young children in Scotland
Public Health Scotland (PHS) is asking parents and care-givers to continue to be vigilant about hand and respiratory hygiene, particularly the supervision of hand-washing as investigations into a rise in cases of sudden onset hepatitis (liver inflammation) in children aged 10 and under continue.
Transitions Bill for disabled children and young people introduced to Scottish Parliament
Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP’s Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) Bill is now formally before the Scottish Parliament.
Take the pledge to #StopFoodWaste this April
Stop Food Waste Day will be held on 27 April 2022 with the aim of educating and encouraging change. Compass Group US introduced Food Waste Day in 2017 to tackle food waste by working with suppliers, implementing sustainable practices and raising awareness.
