On 9 April 2025, Children’s Health Scotland hosted Bear’s EGGcellent Picnic at Culzean Castle and Country Park, welcoming Kinship Care Families from across Scotland for a day dedicated to self-management skills, children’s health rights, fun, and making lasting memories as a family.
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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.
Care Experienced Week 2022: How do we support YOU?
Established in 2002, Care Experienced Week celebrates the experience of Care Experienced people and acknowledges that they do not leave their experiences behind when they leave formal care.
The health and rights of children and young people form the focus of major national conference
Children, young people, foster carers, kinship carers, families, volunteers, and health professionals joined together in Edinburgh today (Friday 9 September) to hear more about the health and wellbeing of children and young people, and their right to the best possible health, at the My Health, My Rights Children’s Health Scotland Conference.
#BeKind Saturday – Let’s Appreciate the Kindness of Foster and Kinship Carers
Welcome to Day 6 of Scottish Children’s Health Week 2022! this penultimate day is #BeKind Saturday. Kindness is about choosing to do something that helps others or yourself, motivated by genuine warm feelings. How can you show kindness to those around you – big and small?
