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Kinship Care Newsletter

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07 Aug 2018

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Heather McVeigh

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Events, News Article

Citizens Advice Scotland releases Kinship Care NewsletterKinshipcare newsletter July 2018

Free event hosted by 7th August 2018 10.00am – 3.00pm Edinburgh College, Sighthill Campus, Bankhead Avenue, EH11 4DE 14th August 10.00am – 3.00pm Glasgow College City Campus. 190 Cathedral Street, G4 0RF Workshops and taster...

Kinship support group receives well-deserved award

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11 Jun 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News Article

On Thursday 7th June, members of Grandparents Parenting Again attended the Midlothian Volunteer Awards. They had been nominated in the category of Long Service to Volunteering Award, along with four other nominations. Unfortunately for the...

SCRA Pre-Hearing visit film

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07 Jun 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News Article, Video

SCRA has produced a new short film aimed at young people. The film shows a Pre-Hearing visit in the hope of encouraging more children and young people to request one before their actual Hearing. The...

My Rights, My Say

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05 Jun 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News Article

My Rights, My Say is a new service that supports children with additional support needs to exercise their rights. The service is delivered in partnership by Enquire, Children in Scotland, Partners in Advocacy and Cairn...

Consultation on Family Law in Scotland

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24 May 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News Article

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on the Review of Part 1 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and related matters including aspects affecting children hearings . The consultation covers a wide range of...

Cathy’s Relaxation Story: A relaxation skills resource for kinship carers

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15 May 2018

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Ben Thurman

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Audio, News Article

The Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research & Policy (SCPHRP) has created a free relaxation skills resource for kinship carers. If you, like many other kinship carers, experience high levels of stress, then this is...

SCRA Corporate Parenting Plan 2018-19

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26 Apr 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News Article, Uncategorised

SCRA has published its Corporate Parenting Plan for 2018-19. The plan is aimed at young people and outlines our Corporate Parenting activities for the year ahead. The plan is broken into six commitments: Commitment 1...

Review of Care Allowances Survey (Scottish Government)

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26 Apr 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News Article

The Scottish Government has brought together a group of experts to review foster, kinship and adoption allowances and in doing so, to consider what the ‘core allowance’ that looked after children and young people in foster and kinship...

Kinship Care Event – Tayside

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29 Mar 2018

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Ben Thurman

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Events

On Tuesday 22nd May, Tayside local authorities are co-hosting a kinship care event at the Ardler Complex in Dundee. The event is open to all kinship carers living in Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross....

FASD Conference – Adoption UK

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13 Mar 2018

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Ben Thurman

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Events, News Article

On Friday 11th May 2018, Adoption UK will host a conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), entitled FASD: Diagnostic challenges and implications for support – seeking a brighter future for our children. The conference...

Be the Change! Glasgow Youth Council YOYP Event

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05 Feb 2018

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Ben Thurman

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Events

The Glasgow Youth Council is delighted to invite Glasgow’s young people to our fabulous event. Scotland’s biggest year is here, the Year of Young People and the Glasgow Youth Council will be celebrating in style!...

We Care: Wellbeing & Kinship Care Study

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05 Feb 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News Article

All kinship carers in Scotland are invited to take part in a survey exploring kinship carer and child wellbeing. The questionnaire will be filled out by a researcher at a time and place that is...

Mentor & Big Hearts Men’s Kinship Care Group (Edinburgh)

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02 Feb 2018

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Ben Thurman

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Events, News Article

With January behind us, Mentor and Big Hearts have renewed their Men’s Kinship Care Group. The group is a great opportunity for men to meet other male kinship carers. The group will meet every month...

Stay Connected: SCRA’s Corporate Parenting Annual Report for Young People

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15 Jan 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News Article

To mark the start of the Year of Young People 2018, SCRA has published an Annual Report aimed at young people. The Annual Report – which you can read on SCRA’s website – looks at...

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