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Author Archives: Melissa Craib

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Definition of Care Experience Consultation Response

Consultation responseBy Melissa Craib22 January 2025

Who Cares? Scotland’s response to the Scottish Government consultation on exploring a universal definition of ‘Care Experience’ published January 2025.

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Children’s Hearing System Redesign Consultation Response

Consultation responseBy Melissa Craib22 January 2025

Who Cares? Scotland’s response to the Scottish Government Children’s Hearing System Redesign Consultation published in January 2025.

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Belonging and Connection Issue Paper

ReportBy Melissa Craib9 December 2024Leave a comment

As part of our Lifelong Rights Campaign, this paper is the third in our series of issue papers. Here we look into the topic of belonging and connection for Care Experienced people.

Education, Children and Young People Committee: You Said, They Did.

NewsBy Melissa Craib6 November 2024

Since a meeting in March 2024 the members of the Education, Children and Young People Committee have been using it to influence decisions and discuss The Promise.

Who Cares? Scotland Publishes Finance Issue Paper

NewsBy Melissa Craib17 October 2024

The second in our series of issue papers. This paper focuses on the most commonly raised issues for 16+ Care Experienced people contacting us for advocacy.

Magdalene Asylums, Rescue Homes, and Lock Hospitals in Scotland

Blog, Care Experienced HistoryBy Melissa Craib23 April 2024

Andrew Kendrick, Emeritus Professor at University of Strathclyde, explores the use Magdalene asylums, rescue homes and Lock hospitals as part of Scotland’s care history.

Scottish Government Report: All Learners in Scotland Matter – national discussion on education

Education, OpinionBy Melissa Craib2 June 2023

This week the Scottish Government held a debate on education, following publication of the report of the National Discussion on Education. While we welcome the report, we would like to see more focus on Care Experienced learners in the recommendations.

The Weekly News Roundup – 15/05/2023

NewsBy Melissa Craib15 May 2023

Catch up with last week’s care related news including an autistic Care Experienced person who was evicted from their home and a Scottish Parliament committee highlighting the cost involved in Keeping The Promise.

EuroPC Sponsors Harvard Summer School Students

Harvard, NewsBy Melissa Craib2 May 2023

For the second year, EuroPC, tech refurbishment experts, have sponsored our Harvard Summer School Scholarship.

Suleiman Capsune’s Story, 1873(?) to 1890

Blog, Care Experienced HistoryBy Melissa Craib26 April 2023

Dr Christine Whyte, from The University of Glasgow, shares the story of Suleiman Capsune a Care Experienced person who was brought from Sudan to Wolverhampton as a ‘ward’ before being sent back to North Africa.

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