The Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute Into The Light Index website is now live, focused on three indicators of online child sexual abuse:
1. Prevalence of victimisation
2. Prevalence of perpetration
3. Availability of child sexual abuse material

300 million child victims.

intothelight.childlight.org

Today, Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute launches the world's first global index on child sexual abuse and exploitation. We found that 300 million children are victims of online sexual offences each year. 7.5% of Australian men admit to engaging in online child sexual abuse. theguardian.com/society/articl…

Don't miss it! Our next Emerging Insights webinar will be on 21 June. Join us to hear from Police Scotland, Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and Lucy Faithfull Foundation as they discuss what is happening and what we need to know about protecting children and the risk of online abuse: buff.ly/3QTuTXo

For Foster Care Fortnight we’re sharing our page of resources for all those supporting child refugees and their families in Scotland, offering up-to-date guidance, and information from leading child protection national and international agencies: buff.ly/4buOYvK #FCF24

Read the latest issue of the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, online now, where we share learning, and find out more about topical issues, research and practice, and catch up on the 2024 Kilbrandon lecture: buff.ly/3WvvLVt #SJRCC

The recording is now available of our latest CELCIS Emerging Insights Series webinar, which highlighted some of the complex challenges around multi-agency partnerships being able to identify and respond to the criminal exploitation of children: buff.ly/4dQtwCn

Our next Emerging Insights webinar will be on 21 June. Join us to hear from Police Scotland, Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and Lucy Faithfull Foundation as they discuss what is happening and what we need to know about protecting children and the risk of online abuse: buff.ly/3QTuTXo

An article in the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care highlights the Sounding Out project in Aberdeenshire which worked with care experienced young people in an arts project, building trust and developing their creative potential: buff.ly/3UPikNM #SJRCC

For#FCF24 we’re sharing example scenarios to highlight our resources about the right to continuing care for young people in foster care – Islay is 17 and unsure whether she wants to move into her own flat or stay with her foster parents: buff.ly/3Ve1dqs

Use of Deprivation of Liberty Orders (DOLS) on children has grown x12 since 2018. These are very draconian orders. Read this investigation by Ashley John-Baptiste & Sanchia Berg & listen to their bbcr doc at 11am where importantly young people describe their experiences.

Tomorrow is the 1st anniversary of the publication of the Hearings System Working Group’s Redesign Report. In this blog, Sheriff David Mackie discusses progress and the work still needed to bring transformational change to the Children’s Hearings System: thepromise.scot/news/one-year-…

NEWS We are pleased to share details of some of the upcoming changes to Our Funds taking effect in September.

We are making changes to the maximum award sizes available through our Wee and Small Grants, to ensure funding is meaningful and proportionate👇

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⭐Secondment opportunities⭐
We're looking to recruit National Advisors for Sciences; Literacy & English; and Health & Wellbeing. If you fancy a new opportunity, find out more about these positions and apply before 29 May: ow.ly/YOOr50RTLSO

We want to share a webinar - ' Talking to Children about Kinship Care', run by Kinship Carers UK.

The webinar will be on Wednesday the 5th of June at 8 pm.

Please follow the links in the poster below to sign up or email:- [email protected].

As a parent and carer how do you support your child to understand and learn about things like growing up and their body, friendships, being safe online or consent?

The chat national survey is now open, from May 1st to May 31st, complete the survey at:- ow.ly/Y1ez50RQJW2

📊 Dive into the world of Framing Data and Causation with us!

🚀 Join our next session as we explore the art of framing stats to reshape narratives around care experience and tell powerful stories!

🗓Tue 04 Jun, 1400-1600 FREE

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Our new report on single parent families with disabilities reveals critical challenges for single-parent families:

🏘️ Inadequate housing
💷 Reduced financial support
🛑 Inflexible UC work rules
👩‍👦‍👦 Insufficient childcare

➡️ Read more: opfs.org.uk/policy-and-cam…

🗓️ This evening, a General Election has been called

📱 Make sure you are registered to vote at gov.uk/register-to-vo…

🪪 Young people can use their Young Scot card as voter ID - find out more at young.scot/voting

📨 Want to vote by post? Details: gov.uk/apply-postal-v…

We're recruiting inspectors! We’re looking for talented people to join us in making a difference - specialists who understand how to put people’s needs, rights and choices at the heart of delivering social services and how to lead improvement. Apply today careinspectorate.com/index.php/work…

Our What is FASD? factsheet is available to download from our website NOW! It has lots of information about #FASD , as well as prenatal alcohol exposure, associated difficulties and strengths, and how to access the FASD Hub for support: adoptionuk.org/fasd-hub-scotl… #FASD