Meet the Board

SallyAnn Kelly (Chair)

CEO, Aberlour Child Care Trust Read more

Carole Dearie (Vice-Chair)

Director of Services, St Mary's Kenmure Read more

Grace Fletcher

Service Manager, East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership Read more

Robert Thorburn

Independent - Openreach Partnership Director Read more

Jade Kilkenny

Student / Peer Support Worker, SAMH Read more

Dr Gill Robinson

Professional Advisor, Scottish Prison Service Read more

Mhairi MacRaild

Senior Manager for Strategy, Moorehouse Care and Education Read more

Paul Orr

Lead Project Coordinator, Argyll and Bute Council Read more

Latest

Political parties tell Staf how they'll tackle care leaver poverty

We asked the main Scottish political parties what action their MPs will take after the General Election to ensure that no care leaver lives in poverty. Here's what they told us.

In focus: the latest news, reports and research on mental health and care-experienced young people

To keep you up-to-date we’ve brought together the latest news, reports and research relating to mental health and care-experienced young people from the past month. Here’s what you need to know.

What are the major parties’ general election promises to Care Leavers?

With the UK parliament election polling to take place on December 12th, we highlight some of the manifesto commitments made by the UK’s four largest parties (The Scottish National Party, The Labour Party, The Liberal Democrats, and The Conservative and Unionist Party) that could impact on care leavers and those that support them.

Supported Lodgings, Supported Carers Focus Group

Wednesday 22nd January 2020 | 11.00am - 2.30pm | Glasgow (Venue TBC)

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

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.