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CEO of care leaver charity Staf, Jo Derrick, has today hailed the publication of ‘The Promise’ by the Independent Care Review, as an historic moment for Scotland’s care system. Read more
Staf Senior Leaders Summit | 11th March 2020 | Glasgow Read more
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young people eligible for aftercare as at 31 July 2018
percentage of young people eligible for aftercare who were in education, training or employment
young people recorded as in a Continuing Care placement in 2017-2018
Would you like to play a vital role in growing and developing Staf, and working to ensure that the wellbeing and success of young people leaving care across Scotland is indistinguishable from that of their peers in the general population? Find out more about opportunities to join our Board of Directors.
Staf is delighted to be one of the six partnership organisations bringing Dr Bruce Perry to Scotland as part of the More Than My Trauma conference in Glasgow on 17-18 September 2020.
Building Relationships is the second stage in our new three-year project to support you to develop relationship-based practice, funded by The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
Funded by the Life Changes Trust, Project Return will bring together young people and practitioners to aid our understanding of trauma and trauma-informed practice, and to explore the supportive environments we know are required to support recovery and the development of relationships.
With funding from the Life Changes Trust, we have begun a new project, jointly with the Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice, to listen to the voice of care and justice-experienced young people so that their views are given the due weight and attention they deserve.
Find out more about Project Return's Choir, and how you can get involved here. Read more
Staf CEO Jo Derrick has today welcomed proposals for a new benefit to support young people moving into work, which include changes called for by Staf to better support care leavers. Read more
Project Return is now looking for people with care and/or justice experience, alongside members of the workforce to join this projects steering group. We are now meeting fortnightly - email [email protected] to find out more and get involved! Read more
Monday 10th February 2020 | 10.00am - 11.30am | Edward House, Glasgow Read more
Wednesday 19th February | 11.30pm - 2.30pm | Edinburgh Read more
Find out more about the inaugral meeting of the Building Relationships Advisory Group and the next steps for the project in this blog from Staf's Learning and Development Project Worker,Papoula Petri Romão Read more
The UK Government has written to councils in England urging them to prioritise adoption for children in care. In this blog, Staf CEO Jo Derrick sets out why we should be wary of prioritising one placement type over others. Read more
It’s been another packed year at Staf, with exciting new events, new projects underway and the launch of our first-ever podcast. Read more