Events | Staf (Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum)

Staf National Conference 2023

Wednesday 22 November Stirling Court Hotel Read more
Care Experienced Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs

Tuesday 24 Oct (Edinburgh) Thursday 26 Oct (Glasgow) 6pm - 8pm Read more

Staf Information Session

Wednesday 4 October | 10am - 11am | Online (Teams) Read more

Supported Lodgings, Supported Carers Focus Group

Tuesday 17th October 2023|10am - 12pm | MS Teams Read more

Care Experienced Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs

Tuesday 24 Oct (Edinburgh) Thursday 26 Oct (Glasgow) 6pm - 8pm Read more

Implications of Continuing Care Focus Group

Tuesday 7th November 2023| 10am - 12pm | Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more

Staf Information Session

Wednesday 8 November | 10am - 11am | Online (Teams) Read more

Care Leavers into Employment, Education and Training Focus Group

Tuesday 14th |November| 10am - 12pm | Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more

Staf National Conference 2023

Wednesday 22 November Stirling Court Hotel Read more

Local Authority Manager's Forum

Wednesday 29th November 10am - 12pm| Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more

Participation Practitioner's Forum

Thursday 30th November 2023 | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Zoom) Read more

Latest

Care Experience and Trauma Informed Practice

A new trauma informed companion document has been produced to support those working with children and young people with care experience.
Youth Just Us Creative Drop In Sessions

Join us this October for some creative drop in sessions featuring soap making, tie dye and canvas menchies!
My time at Staf

Shaun Doherty reflects on his time with Staf as a participant and member of the Staf team.
What the Programme for Government 2023 means for care leavers and the workforce

Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf has presented his first Programme for Government. Here we detail what this means for care leavers and the workforce who support them.

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

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.
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.
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.
Local Elections 2022: Manifesto Round-Up

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

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

Here at Staf we have many ways for people with care experience to get involved.
Financial Support for Care Leavers
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.
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.