Staf (Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum)

Proudly presenting The REAL Toolkit

We are proud to announce that The REAL Toolkit, an online resource created for and by care leavers and the workforce is now LIVE. Read more
Care-Experienced Voice

Staf has always had the voice of care-experienced young people at its heart. From the Debate Project to Project Return, The Real Toolkit and Youth Justice Voices our young people's voices have always influenced our work. Find out more about the voice of care-experienced young people. Read more
A testament or four to Youth Just Us

We are incredibly proud of what Youth Just Us has achieved over the last two years and we were delighted to hear that our partner organisations and the Youth Just Us members agree. Read on to find out exactly what they had to say. Read more
Care-Experienced Bursary data 2018-19

The Scottish Funding Council's report on the uptake of the Care Experienced Bursary has been released. We take a look at the key findings. Read more

6,492

young people eligible for aftercare as at 31 July 2020

24

percentage of young people eligible for aftercare who were in education, training or employment as at 31 July 2020

306

young people recorded as in a Continuing Care placement in 2019-2020

Shannon's Box

Created by Shannon when in role as our Youth Facilitator, Shannon's Box is designed to make entering care a little easier for children and young people. Find out more about this project.

#WeLove: sharing COVID-19 best practice

This crisis has shone a new light on the issues children and young people in and leaving care face but we also know that there’s some great work continuing and we hope to highlight this through the #WeLove campaign.

Staf (Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum) is Scotland’s national membership organisation for all of those involved in the lives of young people leaving care. Our vision is that the wellbeing and success of young people leaving care across Scotland is indistinguishable from that of theirs peers in the general population. Together we can make that happen.

The REAL Toolkit

The REAL Toolkit – Relationships, Empathy and Love The toolkit will be guide for young people who are leaving care and importantly, it will also be guidance for those working in care on how to promote relationships. Our vision is that every young person in care and leaving care will have positive meaningful relationships. Funded by The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

Project Return

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.

Youth Justice Voices

With funding from the Life Changes Trust and in collaboration with Children and Young People's Centre for Justice (CYCJ), we listen to the voice of care and justice-experienced young people so that their views are given the due weight and attention they deserve.

Latest news

Proudly presenting The REAL Toolkit

We are proud to announce that The REAL Toolkit, an online resource created for and by care leavers and the workforce is now LIVE. Read more
Response to Programme for Government 21-22

Read our response to the Scottish Government's 21 - 22 Programme for Government. Read more
Care-Experienced Bursary data 2018-19

The Scottish Funding Council's report on the uptake of the Care Experienced Bursary has been released. We take a look at the key findings. Read more

Upcoming Events

Supported Lodgings, Supported Carers Focus Group

Tuesday 5th October | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more
Start: 5^th October, 2021 at 10:00am

End: 5^th October, 2021 at 11:30am

Published: 5^th September, 2021

Updated: 6^th September, 2021

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Implications of Continuing Care Focus Group

Tuesday 19th October 2021 | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more
Start: 19^th October, 2021 at 10:00am

End: 19^th October, 2021 at 11:30am

Published: 5^th September, 2021

Updated: 6^th September, 2021

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Care Leavers into Employment Focus Group

Tuesday 2nd November | 10.30am - 12.30pm | Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more
Start: 2^nd November, 2021 at 10:30am

End: 2^nd November, 2021 at 12:30pm

Published: 26^th May, 2021

Updated: 17^th September, 2021

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Latest Blog

New sentencing guidelines for Under 25s

Kevin Lafferty, Participation Consultant at Youth Justice Voices shares his reflections on the new sentencing guidelines for under 25s in this short blog. Read more
The REAL Toolkit is now live - here's how to use it!

After more than two years of development The REAL Toolkit is now LIVE and ready to use. Here's how. Read more
Care Leavers and The Promise Change Programme One

The Promise Change Programme One details what is happening now, what is happening next and what needs to happen to deliver Plan 21-24 and #KeepThePromise. Here we pick out the sections relating to care leavers and care and justice experienced young people. Read more