Webinar recording: Voluntary National Reviews

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 .

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Implementation Guidance - A Strategy to Eliminate Violent Punishment of Children: Now Available in Eight Languages!

Date: 10th March 2022
Category: Equal protection from violence, Protection from abuse or neglect, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

On behalf of End Corporal Punishment, we would like to share with you the Implementation Guidance – A Strategy to Eliminate Violent Punishment of Children, which is available in eight languages!

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Webinar recording: UNCRC – Supporting Families

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”.

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Publication for professionals working in the field of alternative care

Date: 10th March 2022
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

SOS Children’s Villages publishes a variety of publications for professionals working in the field of alternative care.

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Launching of the Voices Toolkit

Date: 10th March 2022
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

ProjectChange is excited to celebrate Care Day 2022 with the release of our voices Toolkit! The toolkit is a self-directed, free resource that aims to help people discover their voice and learn how to use it safely, confidently and purposefully.

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Webinar recording: The right for siblings be heard and to participate

Date: 12th November 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

Watch a recording of a webinar on implementing new Scottish laws for brothers and sisters.

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Supporting good practice with care experienced children and young people in custody

Date: 23rd August 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ), in collaboration with the Scottish Child Law Centre, has produced a new resource to support Scottish solicitors and practitioners with Good Practice Principles when representing care experienced children in police custody, to ensure their rights are upheld.

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Guidance for local authorities on supporting sibling contact

Date: 30th July 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

Local authorities are now under a duty to support sibling contact. This national practice guidance is a resource that provides practical advice, based on research and evidence to aid the implementation of the rights siblings have.

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Overcoming barriers to graduation for Care Experienced young people

Date: 18th June 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

Following consultation with Care Experienced people who have graduated from college and university, Who Cares? Scotland found out their experiences of graduation, barriers they faced, and what they think would be helpful in overcoming these. This guide has been created for Corporate Parents to aid them to overcome these barriers.

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New resources help reframe care and care experience

Date: 18th June 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

Transform the current public narrative and perceptions around care and care experience by identifying and tackling challenging assumptions and attitudes using this resource guide.

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