Focus groups

Aimed at organisations and corporate parents who work with care-experienced young people, Staf focus groups offer a rich source of knowledge and support for everyone involved. Dealing with specific subjects, the focus groups are able to identify, share and consider the obstacles to the implementation of policy and more positively share good practice.

"I have found attending the Implications of Continuing Care focus group very useful. This is my first experience of attending a group of this type and I have been impressed by the breadth of representation and the quality of the debate at the meetings. It is a useful forum for sharing practice and identifying common practice issues across Scotland around the implementation of Continuing Care. I have found the meetings very informative and I have learned a lot about continuing care from my attendance." (Stuart Mounce, Senior Practitioner at City of Edinburgh Council)

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Implications of Continuing Care Focus Group

Tuesday 22nd January 2019 | 11.30am to 2.30pmRead more

Care Leavers into Employment Focus Group

Wednesday 6th February 2019 | 11.30am - 2.30pmRead more

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Following on from our National Conference, 'Healing from Trauma and Moving On', here you will find some resources from the day, including speaker presentations as well as books and videos mentioned during the day.

Conference: A Day with Dr Karen Treisman

Wednesday 8th May 2019 | 9.00am to 4pm

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

As a country, we’ve become increasingly aware of the impact of adversity and trauma on children, young people and families. Indeed some of the work going on in Scotland is truly world-leading.

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.

Mission, vision, values

Staf's Mission, Vision, and Values

Our Team

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.

Conference: A Day with Dr Karen Treisman

Wednesday 8th May 2019 | 9.00am to 4pm

Our history

We are here to support all those seeking to help care-experienced young people in their transition to independent living by listening, sharing and acting on the voices that matter most

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Policy and Practice: SAAS Care Experienced Bursary

The SAAS Care Experienced bursary was introduced last year to care experienced young people in higher education, and has this academic year been extended to those in further education. Find out more about the bursary, support for young in people in education, and how this relates to practice, here: