The UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s work investigating the impact of the pandemic on children and young people has taken a major step forward. The Children and Young People’s Voices project is now ready to start hearing from several hundred children and young people, aged 9-22 years old, about how the pandemic affected them.
News and Events
Brain Injury and the Criminal Justice System
Gillian McCallum of the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) has published an information sheet on brain injury in children and young people and the impact on criminal justice system.
Social Security Scotland now paying disability benefits for disabled children in Scotland
All disabled children and young people in Scotland who receive disability benefits will now be paid directly from Social Security Scotland.
Do Moments Matter in the life of a school child?
At Children’s Health Scotland, through our direct work with children and young people with health conditions, we know that there are many reasons why they may miss out on attending school. Of course, these will be different for each individual child because every child is unique but without doubt there is now growing concern in […]
Thematic review on services for care experienced young people
The Care Inspectorate has notified all local authority areas of their intention to undertake a thematic review of the experiences of young people leaving care in Scotland and the extent to which their rights are upheld. The review will run from April 2024 with a report being published in early November.
Start for Life campaign: if they could tell you
A new government campaign has been launched to support parents as research highlights some are unaware their baby’s mental health impacts their early development. The campaign – Start for Life’s ‘if they could tell you’ – aims to support parents in nurturing their bond with their baby, and raise awareness of the link between babies’ […]
Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23
The Scottish Government has published ‘Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23’, with three year averaged estimates of the proportion of people, children, working-age adults and pensioners in Scotland living in poverty, and other statistics on household income and income inequality.
Updated guidance for kinship care legislation
The Scottish Government has published updated non-statutory guidance to accompany Part 13 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Support for Kinship Care) and The Kinship Care Assistance (Scotland) Order 2016. The updated guidance reflects growing knowledge about the particular needs of children in kinship care and of their carers, and the supports […]
Teen carers urged to apply for Scottish benefit
On Young Carers Action Day (13 March) teenagers who look after others are being urged find out if they’re eligible for a grant available only in Scotland.
Understanding the experiences of children growing up in kinship care in Scotland
To mark Kinship Care Week 2024, Dr Joanna Soraghan, Data Analyst at CELCIS, the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection, shared some initial findings from CELCIS’s analysis into the experiences of children living in ‘formal’ kinship care within Scotland. The study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is being conducted by […]
