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  • Shannon's Box

    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. Read more

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Shannon's Box

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. Read more

Published: 19th June, 2019

Updated: 6th April, 2022

Author: Cheryl Leggett

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. Read more

Published: 20th July, 2018

Updated: 25th October, 2018

Author: Cheryl Leggett

Project Return

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. Read more

Published: 1st June, 2018

Updated: 30th July, 2021

Author: Cheryl Leggett

Connecting Voices

Connecting Voices

The Connecting Voices team of young people in East Ayrshire has led the way in showing how their experience and voices can play a key role in defining care services in the sector Read more

Published: 29th November, 2017

Updated: 1st August, 2019

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  • Youth Justice Voices response to Children's Care and Justice Bill

    Youth Justice Voices response to Children's Care and Justice Bill

    A small number of care and justice experienced young people from Youth Just Us and Inside Out responded to the Children's Care and Justice Bill. We share a summary of their views.

  • Welsh Government Launches Basic Income Pilot for Care Leavers

    Welsh Government Launches Basic Income Pilot for Care Leavers

    The Welsh Government have launched their basic income pilot for care leavers, something we are keen to introduced for care leavers in Scotland. Find out more here.

  • Youth Just Us Mural Trail

    Youth Just Us Mural Trail

    Youth Just Us were treated to a private tour of the Yard Works Festival 22 murals at SWG3. Check out some of the amazing artwork in our gallery.

  • Congratulations SallyAnn Kelly OBE

    Congratulations SallyAnn Kelly OBE

    We're thrilled that Aberlour CEO and our Chair, SallyAnn Kelly has received an OBE for Services to Families in Scotland.

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  • Young Funder's Grant

    Young Funder's Grant

    Applications for the Young Funder's Grant are now closed. Alternative sources of funding are included here.

  • The Promise explained: what the Care Review means for the workforce

    The Promise explained: what the Care Review means for the workforce

    Scotland’s Independent Care Review has published its final conclusions. Five reports have been published and the main report ‘The Promise’ runs to 124 pages. To keep our members informed, we will set out the conclusions in a series of brief summaries.

  • Local Elections 2022: Manifesto Round-Up

    Local Elections 2022: Manifesto Round-Up

    A look at the five main parties and their manifestos heading into the local elections 2022

  • Grants of up to £750 available to care experienced young people

    Grants of up to £750 available to care experienced young people

    We are delighted to announce our Young Funder's Grant is now open for applications.

  • Relationship Based Practice: What does it really look like?

    Relationship Based Practice: What does it really look like?

    Mary Glasgow facilitated one of our workshops at our Annual Conference 2017, setting out the principles of a restorative, child-centred and family-minded approach that aims to mitigate the effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences. Find out more and download Mary's presentation.

  • Our history

    Our history

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

  • GIRFEC: A Guide to Getting it Right for Every Child

    GIRFEC: A Guide to Getting it Right for Every Child

    GIRFEC (or Getting it Right for Every Child) is the national approach in Scotland to improving outcomes and supporting the wellbeing of our children and young people by offering the right help at the right time for the right people. Find out more about the GIRFEC approach.

  • 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.

  • Vision and Values

    Vision and Values

    Staf's Vision, and Values

  • 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.

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