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We have responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘Moving On’ from Care into Adulthood’: buff.ly/47Viycq

A great read on how East Lothian are working hard to #keepthepromise

NEWS: New research highlights the need for increased support for Scotland’s kinship families: buff.ly/4eV5aqV

In case you missed it! :) This Nuffield Foundation funded research highlights the experiences of parents and practitioners in the use of Section 25 arrangements, as well as the scale and variation in their use. @CELCIS @BLLoughDennell Nuffield Family Justice Observatory

Book your place to hear about the evaluation of Lifelong Links in Scotland. This webinar will explore how Lifelong Links worked during the five-year trial in Scotland across three local authorities: buff.ly/3TRHfk8

Our feature story looks at how East Lothian Council - news and information's Families Together programme, established through Scottish Government’s Whole Family Wellbeing Fund and supported by CELCIS, is providing help for children, young people and their families: buff.ly/4fcb9YL

In support of Care Experienced Week, we have published a blog by one of our consultants, Melody (not her real name), in which she shares her thoughts on this year’s theme of ‘Belonging and Connection’: buff.ly/4dSBolJ #CEW24 #LISTENUP

The recording of our webinar on data, child protection and care, in which we discussed what is behind the declining numbers in Scotland, is now available: buff.ly/4dVNJWg

NEW: In this blog post for Care Experienced Week, Sophia Alexandra Hall, author of a toolkit for journalists and care experienced people, shares the story of how this media toolkit came to be, and why she feels she was the right person to write it: buff.ly/3NWYQUB #CEW24

NEW: Join us on 6 November for a free, live, online webinar, ‘Non-compulsory care for children and young people: What next for Scotland?’ to discuss new research by CELCIS, funded by Nuffield Foundation, on the use and purpose of Section 25 in Scotland: buff.ly/3NCHRXf

A report launched today by Child of the North - led by @n8research, @_henorth and Anne Longfield’s @Cfyounglives highlights how vulnerable children and those from disadvantaged areas, including England's North, are at higher risk of not being in school tinyurl.com/4sc7yzab

Six days left to apply to become an Expert. We're seeking young people ages 14 to 25 with lived experience of hearings. You'll receive a daily rate of £180 and will attend four development meetings a year. Go to bit.ly/experts-by-exp… now! ℹ️ #CEW24

Check out some of the amazing work our Promise team has been up to! 🤩 If you want to get in touch with our team at includem you can at 📧 [email protected] The Promise Scotland #KeepThePromise #includem

📢 New podcast episode out! Alison Phipps አሊሰን 🧡🕊️ interviews the Drawing Together team about their project on relational wellbeing in the lives of young refugees in Scotland, Finland and Norway. Listen here 👂👉 bit.ly/RIELAe75 CELCIS School of Education UofG Social Sciences

In the St. Nick of time... 🎅 ✨We’re looking for young artists with care experience in Scotland to design our 2024 Christmas card, with the winner receiving a £50 voucher. We’re Clausitive your children and young people will design entries that sleigh: buff.ly/4hAkSKh

Join us on 4 December, 1:00pm – 2:30pm, to discuss support for Scotland’s kinship families where speakers will share reflections and challenges faced by kinship families, their experience of support and implications for policy and practice. Sign up now: buff.ly/4hYbU9K

NEW: CELCIS has brought together examples of adoption services in Scotland, the UK, and internationally, to understand how recent developments can contribute to improving adoption policy and practice in Scotland and better meet the needs of all involved: buff.ly/40U2Xbo

Number of families being referred to social services due to poverty growing, social workers say itv.com/news/2024-12-0…

The webinar recording about our research into Section 25 arrangements and what the future might hold for non-compulsory care for children and young people in Scotland is now available: buff.ly/4fZB5qZ

Thank you to every young person who entered our Christmas card design competition! We were snow-verwhelmed by the amazing designs and it was so difficult to choose only one winner. Well done to Travis for creating the design for 2024🎅 ❄️ 🎄