Youth Just Us Spring Sessions

This spring we have partnered up with some great organisations to offer some fun and creative sessions for young people aged 16 - 25 with experience of the care and justice systems. Email [email protected] to let her know if your joining us!

Monday 26^th February & Monday 18th March: DJ and MC workshops with legendary Hip Hop Artist and broadcaster Steg G and Sound Lab
6pm - 8pm

Monday 11^th March: Nae Danger VR Experience with No Knives Better Lives
6pm - 8pm

Monday 1^st April – Graffiti workshop at SWG3 with Articulate Cultural Trust
6.30pm - 8pm

Latest

Carla Kilbride

Youth Development Worker (Care Experienced Community)
Supported Lodgings, Supported Carers Focus Group

Tuesday 18 June|10am - 12pm |Online (MS Teams)
Mia Chrystie

Operational Support Officer (Communications, Events and Projects)
Participation Practitioners' Forum

Thursday 30th May 2024 | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Zoom)

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!
Alright?

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.
Want to join Youth Just Us?

Check out and download our new FAQ flyer!
Check out the new video from Youth Just Us

We've launched our latest video sharing what we've been up to and how you can get involved.
Thoughts on the National Youth Justice Conference 23

Chris Kelly shares his views of the National Youth Justice Conference 2023 and his hopes, and concerns, about the impending Care and Justice Bill.
Tackling stigma with augmented reality

Youth Justice Voices consultant Kev shares his experience of sharing the Digital Dough character work at the CYCJ National Youth Justice Conference.
Digital Dough - A Co-creative Exploration in Digital Storytelling

Youth Justice Voices and Liminal Studios invite care and justice experienced young people to use technology to write their own story.
A brilliant start in Aberdeen

Youth Justice Participation Worker Chris Kelly shares what happened at the first Youth Justice Voices North East session in Aberdeen
Youth Justice Voices North East Steering Group

Youth Justice Participation Worker, Chris Kelly, shares his excitement about establishing a Youth Justice Voices steering group in the North East
Youth Just Voices heads north

We are taking the work of Youth Justice Voices out of the central belt and heading north to Aberdeenshire. Join us at the info session to find out more.

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.