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January 8, 2024

Call for action as number of legal plans for vulnerable children slumps

The Scottish Children's Services Coalition (SCSC) has called for greater resourcing to ensure that those entitled to a legally binding co-ordinated support plan (CSP) receive one, against the background of a slump in numbers.
December 13, 2023

Concerns raised as record number of pupils in Scotland are identified with additional support needs

The Scottish Children's Services Coalition (SCSC) is calling on the Scottish Government to increase resourcing to support those with additional support needs (ASN), as new figures highlight this has risen to a record high.
December 5, 2023

Coalition calls for budget for mental health as new figures highlight treatment challenge  

The Scottish Children’s Services Coalition is calling on the Scottish Government to deliver a budget for mental health as new figures highlight the treatment challenge.
September 5, 2023

Coalition calls on Scottish Government to up its game over children’s mental health

The Scottish Children’s Services Coalition is calling on the Scottish Government to up its game over children’s mental health as it publishes its Programme for Government.
June 6, 2023

Coalition urges political consensus in tackling mental health emergency

The Scottish Children’s Services Coalition is calling for political consensus to tackle the mental health emergency. The call comes as the latest waiting time figures indicate that 469 children and young people had been waiting for over a year for treatment.
May 26, 2023

Call for greater resourcing as spending to support vulnerable children is slashed

The Scottish Children's Services Coalition calls on greater resourcing to support those with additional support needs (ASN), as new figures reveal that spending per pupil on those with ASN has been slashed over the last decade.
March 7, 2023

Coalition of providers of children's services urges new First Minister to focus on mental health

The Scottish Children's Services Coalition calls on the new First Minister to make mental health a priority as new figures highlight that just under a third of children and young people are not being seen within the government's waiting time target.
March 6, 2023

Supporting Scottish Apprenticeship Week - letter to the media

Letter to the media from the Scottish Children's Services Coalition, supporting Scottish Apprenticeship Week and the need for employers to look beyond the label when they take on an apprentice.
February 6, 2023

Supporting Children's Mental Health Week - letter to the media

Letter to the media from the Scottish Children's Services Coalition, supporting Children's Mental Health Week and the need for a national crusade to ensure that our children and young people get the care and support that they need when they need it.
January 20, 2023

Autism commissioner call - letter to the media

Letter to the media from the Scottish Children's Services Coalition, reinforcing calls for an autism commissioner to promote and protect the rights of autistic people in Scotland and for greater urgency from the Scottish Government in delivering this.
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