Date: 28th March 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Mental health, Children with disabilities
Author:

TalkTime Scotland offers free professional counselling to anyone aged 12-25 who is physically disabled or has a long-term physical health condition. It offers weekly sessions of free professional counselling either face-to-face from its base in Leith, or via Skype for people who prefer not to travel.

Date: 10th March 2022
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Civil Rights and Freedoms, COVID-19
Author: Child Rights Connect

On behalf of Child Rights Connect, we would like to thank you for joining the webinar “Sharing good practices on how to engage in Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs)”. If you missed the webinar, you can find the recording here and the summary notes here.

Date: 10th March 2022
Category: Child poverty, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Right to life, survival and development, Best interests of the child
Author:

On behalf of Parenting across Scotland, we would like to thank you for joining the second webinar about the UNCRC and families titled “UNCRC – Supporting Families”.

Date: 22nd October 2021
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: NSPCC

NSPCC Learning has updated its series of Childline posters encouraging primary and secondary school children to contact Childline if they need to talk.

Date: 28th May 2021
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, COVID-19
Author:

Many organisations are unable to rely on their normal means of reaching the communities they serve because of COVID-19 and digital exclusion adds additional barrier to finding a solution. The Reaching Families Remotely project has shared nine steps organisations can take to aid day-to-day delivery of services and to shape new service designs to ensure effective and meaningful engagement with families.

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

This factsheet addresses the frequently asked questions on human rights and climate change with a section focusing on the impact of climate change on children and their rights.

Date: 10th December 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

A new booklet has been developed for healthcare professionals to explore and learn about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the importance of these rights in healthcare settings. The resources were co-produced with children and young people.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Funding
Author: Eurochild

In the past five years, Eurochild has been working on combining economic discipline with children’s rights. Its conceptual framework and methodology to ‘measure the long-term social and economic return on investing in children and families’, together with the findings of its case studies from Romania and Malta, are now available on its website.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Child poverty, Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

The course helps build an understanding of how to care for vulnerable children. It is suitable for anyone who may come into contact with them or has an interest in this area.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: COVID-19, Basic Health and Welfare, Child poverty
Author: Eurochild

Watch the highlights video of Eurochild’s webinar series focused on how to bring a children’s rights perspective to Europe’s recovery from COVID-19 and the economic crisis. 

Date: 4th September 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

Within this toolkit are new ways for parents and carers to promote wellbeing, health, and respect in both themselves and their children. The toolkit is intended to help all parents and carers with children of all ages, cultures, backgrounds or beliefs.

Date: 4th September 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

This pack of 30 cards are designed for primary school teachers to facilitate a game of charades that can help children discuss, learn, and share experiences of the Coronavirus pandemic in a safe, fun and educational way.

Date: 4th September 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

‘Hannah’ a new virtual assistance to answer questions about COVID-19 and child protection has been launched by The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.

Date: 21st August 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

Listen to a question and answer session between young people from all four nations’ commissioners’ offices and three scientists from the UK’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).

Date: 21st August 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Children's Parliament

Back to School is an online resource to support schools take a rights-based approach as COVID-19 restrictions relax and schools reopen.  This resource is filled with practical activities to support conversations between children, children and adults in school, designed to help school staff to understand children’s experiences of lockdown and their wellbeing needs in the current context.

Date: 21st August 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author: Children in Scotland

In the August/September 2020 edition, Children in Scotland reflects on some of the lessons learned from the last few months and how these lessons can help shape society as Scotland recovers from COVID-19.

Date: 21st August 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Zero Tolerance

You Can Be is a campaign to give children best start in life without the limit of stereotypes. This animation discusses the dangers of gender stereotyping adding an additional resource to Zero Tolerance's already existing range of campaign materials.

Date: 7th August 2020
Category: Mental health, Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

On My Mind aims to empower young people to make informed choices about their mental health and wellbeing. The resources have been co-produced by young people to help other young people and they can be used by professionals too.

Date: 25th June 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

Clear Your Head has produced a wealth of tips and tricks to help children and young people keep moving, create routines, look after themselves, stay in touch and feel calmer.

Date: 11th June 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Action for Children

Two toolkits have been created, one for children and young people aged 11-18 years old and one for adults working with them. Each toolkit includes printable activities and ideas to get children and young people writing to express their thoughts and feelings.