As part of Scottish Children’s Health Week, we’re celebrating #BeCalm Wednesday by reflecting on the joy, connection, and empowerment found in our Bear’s Big Self-Management Skills (SMS) Adventure Days. This year, we’ve hosted three incredible picnics—each one a unique celebration of play, family togetherness, and the health rights of children. 🌳 Why Play Matters – Especially Together Play isn’t […]
Care Experienced
Inspire, Support, Empower: Book Your Free Foster and Kinship Care Workshops for 2026
Are you part of an organisation, local authority, or community group supporting Foster or Kinship Carers? Then now’s the time to book your FREE workshops for 2026-27 with Children’s Health Scotland. Our workshops are designed to empower carers, boost their confidence and wellbeing, and help them provide the best possible care for the children and young people in their lives. These […]
Plan 24-30 is live, what next?
The Promise Independent Strategic Adviser, Fiona Duncan, has written a blog on the next steps following the publication of the Plan 24-30.
Ensuring children’s rights and needs are met by public service complaints procedures in Scotland
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) has opened a consultation on the draft Child Friendly Complaints Handling Principles (PDF, 125KB) and responses are being accepted until 1 March 2024.
Staying Connected Toolkit now available from AFKA Scotland
The Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption (AFKA) Scotland launched a free online toolkit on 26th June to support practitioners with CYP Transitions to Permanence and to help them stay connected with the people important to them during Transitions and beyond.
Kinship Care Week 2023 – What does Self-Care mean to You?
Kinship Care Week 2023 took place on 13 – 17 March 2023 and was a fantastic celebration of ‘Connection’ for Kinship carers. The week included an in-person gathering in Glasgow and contributions from many organisations, including ourselves.
Winter 2022 Magazine available NOW
To read the Winter 2022 Magazine, CLICK HERE. The festive Winter edition of the Children’s Health Scotland magazine is now available to view online. So, get cosy, grab and hot drink, and enjoy!
What do we know about children from England and Wales in secure care in Scotland?
A study by the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) has been published by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory relating to English and Welsh children placed in care in Scotland.
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 […]
Children’s Health Scotland is Proud to Support #CareDay21
Care Day 2021 is an international celebration that brings together the Care-Experienced Community, and their allies, to raise awareness about shifting public attitudes, accessing rights, and sparking important discussions. Care Day was first launched in 2015 to mark the one-year anniversary of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill 2014, which committed to strengthening support […]
