Video highlights of Laura Pasternak, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament for the Care and Justice Bill.
Trans Visibility Day takes place on March 31st each year to celebrate transgender and non-binary people and raise awareness of discrimination faced by trans people worldwide. Read about what growing up in care was like for 28-year-old trans man, Jack.
Look back at last week’s care-related news including the First Minister’s commitment to care experience in her resignation speech and the Home Office will now act as the legal parent for child refugees.
Our Chair, Ryan McCuaig, responds to the news of the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation.
Care Day 2023 is Friday the 17th of February. Join us as we celebrate Care Experienced people and challenge the stigma faced by the community.
Look back on the highlights of last week’s care-related news including responses to the UK Government’s implementation plan of the care review and calls for the SNP to halt plans for the National Care Service.
Catch up with last week’s care-related news, all in one place on our website. In this week’s news Barnardo’s Scotland has revealed there are now nearly 700 people on the waiting list for foster care and Canada is paying indigenous communties $2.8 billion for ‘cultural genocide’ in children’s homes.
Our member, Farrah, 13, took a trip to the set of The Beaker Girls in Bristol. She caught up with the crew and got to see how a scene is filmed. Read all about her trip and check out her Q&A with Dani Harmer who plays Tracy, Emma Maggie who plays Jess and Chi Megan who plays Jordan.
Louise Hunter, Chief Executive, reflects on a busy year at Who Cares? Scotland.
Care Experienced news stories from 6th – 12th of December. This week’s highlights include Wigan Council voting to make ‘Care Experience’ a protected characteristic and new findings on how Care Experienced people interact with the criminal justice system.
