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  • Project Return's Discovery Workshops

    Project Return's Discovery Workshops

    Project Return is hosting a series of creative workshops to discover the care community’s needs in a through care and aftercare trauma resource. Read more

  • How you can get involved with 'Our Choir' - Scotland's Choir for the Care Community

    How you can get involved with 'Our Choir' - Scotland's Choir for the Care Community

    In this blog, Staf Project Return Development Worker Jenny Ferguson discusses the return of 'Our Choir' - Scotland's Choir for the Care Community. Read more

  • Operation Play Outdoor - Seeds for Change Forestry Club, Session 2

    Operation Play Outdoor - Seeds for Change Forestry Club, Session 2

    'Operation Play Outdoor' is the second workshop in a series of 'Seeds for Change' forestry club activities, organised by Project Return's care-experienced steering group, 'The Catalysts'. The workshop will give us tups on how to take care of your own garden or indoor forests, delivered by Craig from Scottish Forestry. Read more

  • Introducing 'The Catalysts'

    Introducing 'The Catalysts'

    Find out more about Project Return's care-experienced steering group, 'The Catalysts' in this blog. Read more

  • Project Return's Discovery Workshops
  • How you can get involved with 'Our Choir' - Scotland's Choir for the Care Community
  • Operation Play Outdoor - Seeds for Change Forestry Club, Session 2
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Project Return

Project Return is focused on changing how the care system understands and supports trauma, this is being done through our steering group which is made of both care experienced voices as well as workers with experience. For Staf this project is a real opportunity to amplify the voices of people with care experiences alongside their workers and for this group's insight to be celebrated and harnessed to create meaningful and transformational change in how we understand trauma in the care environment.

Project Return Presents: Our Choir (Virtual Edition)

Project Return Presents: Our Choir (Virtual Edition)

Project Return presents their rendition of Sunshine on Leith. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Author: Jack Dudgeon

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Pets in Care: Project Return's survey findings

Pets in Care: Project Return's survey findings

The Catalysts, the steering group behind Project Return, have published the findings of their Pets in Care survey. Read more

Published: 30th October, 2020

Author: Jenny Ferguson

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Project Return's Discovery Workshops

Project Return's Discovery Workshops

Project Return is hosting a series of creative workshops to discover the care community’s needs in a through care and aftercare trauma resource. Read more

Published: 25th August, 2020

Updated: 6th October, 2020

Author: Lewis Macleod

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How you can get involved with 'Our Choir' - Scotland's Choir for the Care Community

How you can get involved with 'Our Choir' - Scotland's Choir for the Care Community

In this blog, Staf Project Return Development Worker Jenny Ferguson discusses the return of 'Our Choir' - Scotland's Choir for the Care Community. Read more

Published: 17th August, 2020

Author: Jenny Ferguson

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  • Project Return
  • Trauma
Operation Play Outdoor - Seeds for Change Forestry Club, Session 2

Operation Play Outdoor - Seeds for Change Forestry Club, Session 2

'Operation Play Outdoor' is the second workshop in a series of 'Seeds for Change' forestry club activities, organised by Project Return's care-experienced steering group, 'The Catalysts'. The workshop will give us tups on how to take care of your own garden or indoor forests, delivered by Craig from Scottish Forestry. Read more

Published: 30th July, 2020

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Introducing 'The Catalysts'

Introducing 'The Catalysts'

Find out more about Project Return's care-experienced steering group, 'The Catalysts' in this blog. Read more

Published: 28th July, 2020

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  • Project Return
Woodland Wellbeing - Seeds for Change Forestry Club

Woodland Wellbeing - Seeds for Change Forestry Club

This woodland wellbeing sesssion is the first in a series of Seeds for Change forestry club activities, organised by Project Return's youth-led steering group, 'The Catalysts'. Our first workshop will be delivered by Lou Irvine, founder of the Wellbeing Rebels - a Glasgow-based social enterprise that works with Scottish Forestry to promote wellbeing in the woodlands. Read more

Published: 7th July, 2020

Updated: 30th July, 2020

Author: Lewis Macleod

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Project Return's Pets In Care Survey

Project Return's Pets In Care Survey

A survey created by The Catalysts, to research the care community's experience of pets in their homes. Read more

Published: 6th July, 2020

Updated: 21st August, 2020

Author: Liam Furby

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Seeds for Change - Indoor Plant Starter Kits!

Seeds for Change - Indoor Plant Starter Kits!

The Catalysts have created Seeds for Change an indoor plant starter kit that will bring nature and nurture inside to care leavers and workers' homes. Read more

Published: 16th June, 2020

Updated: 20th October, 2020

Author: Jess Steele

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Are you ready to Rock the Lockdown?

Are you ready to Rock the Lockdown?

Read more

Published: 11th May, 2020

Updated: 15th January, 2021

Author: Jenny Ferguson

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Reflecting on 6 months of Project Return

Reflecting on 6 months of Project Return

In this blog Project Return Development Worker, Jenny Ferguson, reflects on the last 6 months of Project Return and provides an update on the next steps. Read more

Published: 26th March, 2020

Updated: 15th April, 2020

Author: Jenny Ferguson

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Project Return set to orchestrate change with Care-Experienced Choir

Project Return set to orchestrate change with Care-Experienced Choir

Find out more about Project Return's Choir, and how you can get involved here. Read more

Published: 14th January, 2020

Updated: 4th March, 2020

Author: Lewis Macleod

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2019 in review: what have the projects been up to?

2019 in review: what have the projects been up to?

The Project Leads at Staf give us a quick round up of all the things they've been up to in 2019, and what to expect in 2020! Read more

Published: 18th December, 2019

Updated: 15th January, 2020

Author: Jess Steele

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  • Youth Justice Voices
  • Relationship-Based Practice Benchmarking Toolkit
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  • Project Return
Project Return: Steering Group Meetings

Project Return: Steering Group Meetings

Project Return is 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

Published: 23rd October, 2019

Updated: 15th January, 2020

Author: Jenny Ferguson

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Project Return... We have lift off!

Project Return... We have lift off!

On 24 September with a little bit of rocket science and a lot of energy we launched Project Return’s steering group at our offices in Glasgow. Project Return has been created to explore how safe nurturing environments and healthy relationships can resolve trauma. Read more

Published: 4th October, 2019

Updated: 29th November, 2019

Author: Jenny Ferguson

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Do you want to help shape Project Return?

Do you want to help shape Project Return?

Project Return was created to ensure that the wellbeing and success of young people leaving care is indistinguishable from that of their peers. The project is now underway and we're looking for young people and members of the workforce to join our steering group. Find out more about what's happening with Project Return and how to get involved. Read more

Published: 15th August, 2019

Updated: 20th August, 2019

Author: Jenny Ferguson

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Project Return: returning young people to a life that isn’t determined by experience of trauma

Project Return: returning young people to a life that isn’t determined by experience of trauma

In a country that believes that all young people deserve care and love, it cannot be right that their wellbeing and success is often determined by the adversity and trauma they have experienced. Find out more about Project Return, which seeks to address this, here. Read more

Published: 29th May, 2019

Updated: 12th August, 2019

Author: Liam Furby

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  • Trauma, Loss and Attachment
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  • Project Worker (Care Experienced Community)

    We have spent many years listening the voice of care experienced young people and one of the messages we hear over and over is that healthy relationships are the key in leading healthy, successful lives. This post holder will engage with managers, practitioners and care experienced young people across our membership to support the roll-out of the REAL Toolkit, a resource which supports the prioritisation and benchmarking of relationship-based practice.

  • Project Development Worker (Project Return)

    Project Return has been developed to provide a voice to care experienced young people, including those who have been involved in the justice system, to help create an in-depth understanding of the effects of trauma and how healthy, long-term relationships can help a young person move on.

  • Staf Projects: Year in Review

    Staf Projects: Year in Review

    To celebrate #CareDay we are highlighting the amazing work achieved by the care experienced young people we work with on our three project strands; Project Return, Youth Justice Voices and The Real Toolkit. Watch our latest video to see just what they have managed to do!

  • The Promise - 1 Year On

    The Promise - 1 Year On

    Staf CEO Jo reflects on the past year since The Promise, celebrates the formation of the Oversight Board and outlines Staf's intention to #KeepThePromise.

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  • Implications of Continuing Care Report

    Implications of Continuing Care Report

    Staf has been working as part of a consortium of colleagues from across the sector which has been meeting about the implementation of Continuing Care. Following our Implications of Continuing Care focus group in February 2018, we produced a report looking at the issues and the good practice taking place across Scotland.

  • Scotland to host an International Child Trauma Conference in 2020

    Scotland to host an International Child Trauma Conference in 2020

    On 17-18 September 2020 we will be hosting an International Child Trauma conference with Dr Bruce Perry alongside partners Aberlour, Clackmannanshire Education and Psychology Services, Seamab, Kibble, and Children in Scotland. Find out more in this blog.

  • The Importance of Relationships

    The Importance of Relationships

    We are working on a project to highlight the importance of relationships in the lives of care-experienced young people. Find out more about the project.

  • Vision and Values

    Vision and Values

    Staf's Vision, and Values

  • Announcing Our New and Improved Website

    Announcing Our New and Improved Website

    Following almost a year of research, consultation and hard work, we are proud to say that our new website is live. Find out more about how we transformed our website.

  • Policy and Practice: Care Experienced Bursary

    Policy and Practice: Care Experienced Bursary

    The Care Experienced bursary was introduced to support care experienced young people in further and higher education. Find out more about the bursary, and how this relates to practice, here:

  • Our history

    Our history

    Find out more about Staf's history, and the exciting work we are undertaking today.

  • Support us

    Support us

    At Staf we are grateful to all those who support us. Find out how you can support us today.

  • Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill – Standing Up for Scotland’s Children or Simply Standing Still?

    Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill – Standing Up for Scotland’s Children or Simply Standing Still?

    Currently at Stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament, this Bill aims to change the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) to 12 years of age from the current level of 8 – the lowest in Europe. Our article questions whether the Bill goes far enough, and whether it truly works to support Scotland’s children and young people.

  • Current Members

    Current Members

    Staf currently has over 70 members, including local authorities, third sector organisations and private sector care providers.

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