Staf and CYCJ receive commendation for justice work at UK awards

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Stepping up our influencing work to meet the challenges of 2020

Over the past year we have stepped up our efforts to influence policy to improve the lives of care leavers. Here is a quick summary of what we have done in 2020 to represent our members and how we have laid the groundwork for future years.
Shining a Light on Our Members

Christmas 2020 was a difficult one for many, but especially for care experienced young people. We discovered how our members went above and beyond for them.
Care review in England an opportunity to deepen engagement

Staf CEO Jo Derrick has welcomed the announcement of a care review in England.
Staf Webinar: Relationship-based Practice in Education

Date to be Confirmed | Online (Zoom)

Working in partnership to support care leavers to make change

As Care Leavers Week comes to a close, Staf CEO Jo Derrick reflects on the success of the Staf/CYCJ Youth Justice Voices project.
Youth Justice Visionaries: empowering young people to lead change

We talk to Chris Marshall, one of the Youth Justice Visionaries about how the Youth Justice Voices project is empowering young people to lead change.
Consultation response: Raising the Age of Referral to the Principal Reporter

Staf's response to the Scottish Government consultation on raising the age a child can be referred to a Children's Hearing to 18.
Commendation for Youth Justice Voices at Howard League Awards

Our Youth Justice Voices project, a partnership between Staf and CYCJ, has received a commendation at the Howard League Community Awards.
Teaching young people to be happy

In this blog Innes McGuinness, a Youth Just Us member currently in prison, reflects on the importance of teaching young people to be happy.
Youth Justice Visionaries - Topic Guide

Download Youth Justice Visionaries' topic guide - for workers to use as a tool to support young people to participate in consultations on key Youth Justice issues.
Youth Justice Voices Newsletter: Issue 2

This is the second edition of the 'Youth Justice Voices' newsletter created for care and justice experienced young people in Scotland and created by us, the young people of Youth Just Us!
Youth Justice Voices Newsletter: Issue 1

This is the first edition of our newsletter created for care and justice experienced young people and created by us, the young people of Youth Just Us.
Taking a youth work approach to participation

Youth Justice Participation Worker, Ruth Kerracher gives us an overview of Staf and CYCJ’s participation project Youth Justice Voices and how youth work plays an integral role in this work.
Youth Justice Voices announces new creative collaboration

Staf and CYCJ’s Scotland-wide participation project, Youth Justice Voices, is delighted to announce an exciting new collaboration with Articulate Cultural Trust and Scottish artist Scott Lang (Slang), exploring identity through a range of creative art forms.

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.
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.
Vision and Values

Staf's Vision, and Values
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.
Policy and Practice: Care Experienced Bursary

The Care Experienced bursary was introduced to support care experienced young people in further and higher education. Find out more about the bursary, and how this relates to practice, here:
Our history

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

At Staf we are grateful to all those who support us. Find out how you can support us today.
Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill – Standing Up for Scotland’s Children or Simply Standing Still?

Currently at Stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament, this Bill aims to change the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) to 12 years of age from the current level of 8 – the lowest in Europe. Our article questions whether the Bill goes far enough, and whether it truly works to support Scotland’s children and young people.
Current Members

Staf currently has over 70 members, including local authorities, third sector organisations and private sector care providers.