Families from across Scotland set sail on a day of laughter, movement and connection as Children’s Health Scotland launched its first Bear’s Big Adventure Day of 2026 — a swashbuckling pirate takeover at M&D’s Scotland’s Theme Park. Disguised as a day of pure fun, Bear‑ied Treasure delivered something far more powerful: inclusive, child‑led health‑related play […]
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The SMS HUB in March: A Journey Amongst the Stars
Our March SMS HUB session took young people on an adventure far beyond their screens and into the wonders of the universe. Joining from across Scotland, the group came together online for an evening filled with space‑themed fun, imagination and curiosity, discovering new worlds, sharing ideas, and exploring big questions about what lies beyond our […]
The end of the two‑child limit: A Gamechanger for Families, Health and Fairness
The abolition of the two‑child limit is a historic and long‑overdue moment for children and families across the UK. As the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has highlighted, ending the two‑child limit is a “gamechanger for millions of children”, bringing to an end one of the most harmful and punitive policies affecting families in modern […]
HEALTH RIGHTS POWER PACK | AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS | OUR NATIONAL HEALTH RIGHTS SURVEY
In 2026, Children’s Health Scotland is marking 50 years of children’s health rights — and we want to hear from the people who know best what it’s really like to grow up with a health condition and/or disability today: children, young people, and the educators who support them. That’s why we’re inviting schools across Scotland […]
MY HEALTH, MY RIGHTS: A NATIONAL SURVEY FOR SCOTLAND’S CHILDREN
For fifty years, Children’s Health Scotland has been listening to what matters most to children and young people about their health and their rights. Through five decades of stories, surveys, programmes, hospital visits, school sessions, and lived experience, one message has never changed: Children and young people know what they need — and their voices […]
Kinship Carers Share Their Views: Our Family Participation Group Responds to Scotland’s National Vision for Kinship Care
At Children’s Health Scotland, we recently invited kinship families from our Family Participation Group to share their views on the Scottish Government’s consultation on the National Vision for Kinship Care in Scotland. We were deeply grateful that 28 kinship families took part. Their reflections — honest, thoughtful, and rooted in lived experience — offer a […]
Heart-Felt HUB: Finding the Love in the Little Things
Our latest Heart-Felt HUB session was all about creativity, connection, and taking a moment to slow down together.
SMS:FACE TO FACE Is Back — And We’re Off to a Brilliant Start!
Our brand-new round of SMS:FACE TO FACE is underway, and we are already having an amazing time learning, sharing, playing, and growing together. Over the next six weeks, children and young people taking part will explore what it means to understand and manage their health — all with the support of peers who truly get […]
Celebrating 50 Years of Children’s Health Scotland – A Golden Anniversary Announcing Our Amazing Partners for Scottish Children’s Health Week 2026!
Scottish Children’s Health Week returns on 7–13 September 2026, and this year’s celebration is extra special — we’re turning 50! For five decades, We have defended the health, rights and wellbeing of children and young people, putting their voices at the heart of everything we do. From our earliest days in 1976 right through to […]
Health Rights Defenders Speak Out: Shaping Change for Young People With Health Conditions in Scotland
Over the past three months, our incredible Health Rights Defenders have been working in partnership with the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS) and the brilliant team at Media Education to create a powerful piece of media about what it is really like to be a child or young person with a health condition […]
