Iain Cameron – Kids in care need more help at school than their peers – let’s give them a better future
Writing in The Scotsman, Iain Cameron, Head Teacher at Spark of Genius’ Caledonian School, discusses why kids in care need more help at school.
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NHS spending on mental health must be increased to help young people at crisis point
Kenny Graham , Head of Education at Falkland House School, writes for the Herald on the need for the Scottish Government to deliver a 'Budget for Mental Health'.
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Call for Scottish ‘Budget for Mental Health’ for children and young people
We call for the budget spent on mental health services for children and young people to be tripled in the forthcoming Scottish Budget.
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Duncan Dunlop – Let’s talk about love in the care system, at the moment there isn’t any
Duncan Dunlop, CEO of WhoCares? Scotland, writes for Friends of the Scotsman about the need for love in the care system.
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Letter to the media – invest in children with additional support needs
Our letter to the media calling on the Scottish Government to invest in children with additional support needs.
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Welcome drop in number of young people with mental illness being treated in non-specialist wards, but more work still to be done
We respond to a report from the Mental Welfare Commission that shows a significant drop in the number of young people with mental illness being treated in non-specialist wards in Scotland for 2016-17.
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Kenny Graham – Don’t let children with Additional Support Needs be left behind
Kenny Graham, Head of Education at Falkland House School, writes for Friends of the Scotsman about why all children must be supported to reach their full potential.
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Budget call as the NHS in Scotland fails to meet target for child mental health treatment
New waiting time figures covering the quarter from April to June 2017 indicate that five of 14 health boards failed to meet a Scottish Government waiting time target for access by children and young people to specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
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Niall Kelly – Vital work in Scottish children’s homes to avert the worst possible outcome
Niall Kelly, Managing Director of Young Foundations, member of the SCSC, writes for Friends of the Scotsman on the interventions of skilled and dedicated staff in children's homes which save young lives.
