Who Cares? Scotland can comment on a
range of
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issues which affect children and young people with
experience of public care.
Specific examples of the issues on which
Who Cares? Scotland
can comment to the media include:
• Advocacy, advice and support
• Anti-social behaviour
• Children’s hearings
• Child protection
• Children’s rights
• Education & Attainment
• Excluded young people
• Mental health
• Physical restraint
• Relevant proposed or draft legislation from the Scottish
Parliament
• Relevant research
• The Scottish Executive’s agenda on children and young
people
• Secure Care
• Stigma associated with being in care
• The transition of leaving care
• Young people’s experience of Drugs and Alcohol
• Young people and offending
• Young people’s participation
Who Cares? Scotland does not comment on specific cases. We
may in some circumstances be able to put the media in touch
with young people who have experience of care.
Please contact our National Office in the first instance
(0141 226 4441) to be directed to either Heather Gray
(Director) or Elizabeth Morrison (Assistant Director) or
email:
media@whocaresscotland.org or
norriehmedia@yahoo.com
(07748 486056)