Inside Out Needs You

We caught up with the boys and young men of Inside Out to let them know they had been shortlisted for the Pioneering Project Award at the Scottish Charity Awards 2022. Watch the video below to find out what they had to say...

They would love to be in with a chance of winning the People's Choice Award. Please give them your support

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Participation Practitioners' Forum

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Tuesday 21 May 2024| 10am - 12pm | Online (Microsoft Teams)
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Youth Justice Voices have supported Clan Childlaw to create a powerful new video about legal representation needs of young people, co-produced by Braw Talent.
Cabinet Secretary for Justice visits Inside Out

Keith Brown MSP visits Inside Out at HMPYOI Polmont
Youth Justice Voices Members Share Experiences of Legal Support in new study

Youth Justice Voices was commissioned to lead on participation and engagement of Clan Childlaw's study on Legal Support for children and young people in conflict with the law. The study and its findings make for important reading.
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.
Inside Out Nominated for Charity Award

We're delighted to announce that Inside Out has been nominated for Best Pioneering Project at this year's SCVO Charity Awards. Find out how you can support them to also be in the chance of winning the People's Choice Award.
Inside Out Needs You - Please Vote

Inside Out are looking for your support to win the People's Choice Award at this year's SCVO Charity Award and here we tell you why they should get your vote.
Inside Out Response to Bail and Release from Custody Consultation

Inside Out, our steering group of care experienced young men at HMYOI Polmont have responded to the Scottish Government's consultation on Bail and Remand.
Inside Out - Know Your Rights When Entering Custody

The guidance for children in custody was written with and reviewed by the young men in of Inside Out participation project and details what human rights children are entitled to in custody, and how to make sure these are met.
Inside Out Newsletter - Issue 1

The young men from Inside Out have created their first newsletter which was shared with the staff and peers within Polmont.
Insight into Inside Out

Inside Out lead Ruth Kerracher shares her insights into this ground breaking project.

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.
Get Involved

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

Find out more about Staf's history, and the exciting work we are undertaking today.
Local Elections 2022: Manifesto Round-Up

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