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Partnership between Children 1st and Glasgow Airport takes off!
Children 1st has been chosen as Glasgow Airport Chaplain’s Charity for 2019.
A Day in the Life of a Family Support Worker
Jacqui Cairns, a Family Support Worker in Glasgow, talks about how family support transforms children and families’ lives.
Companies help ‘Give A Smile Back’ on #GivingTuesday
Companies across Scotland came together on social media to show their support for Children 1st’s Give A Smile Back campaign on Giving Tuesday (27 November).
Companies help ‘Give A Smile Back’ on #GivingTuesday
Companies across Scotland came together on social media to show their support for Children 1st’s Give A Smile Back campaign on Giving Tuesday (27 November).
How do ACEs and poverty connect and how do we intertwine approaches to address them?
Deputy First Minister, John Swinney MSP, adds his voice to our ACEs and poverty blog series, discussing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), what they mean to the Government and what is being done to make change in Scotland.
Where do our fears come from?
Nikki Robertson works at People's Postcode Lottery and volunteers with our Parentline family support service. As it's Halloween, a recent eight-legged encounter got her wondering: where do we get our fears from? Picture the scene…child is in bed, all is...
How to talk to your children about sex
It's never easy talking to your kids about sex so we asked Ann from Parentline to give some tips on the best way to approach a tricky subject with children of all ages.
A public health perspective on poverty and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Our latest guest blog looks at poverty and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) from the perspective of public health. Katy Hetherington, Organisational Lead for Child and Adolescent Public Health at NHS Health Scotland, calls for action across all sectors to ensure...
Scottish FA announce charity partnership with Children 1st
The Scottish FA are pleased to announce a new partnership with Children 1st.
Scottish FA announce charity partnership with Children 1st
The Scottish FA are pleased to announce a new partnership with Children 1st.
Families should be given more support to make decisions involving their children
New research for Children 1st shows how Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) can turn around the lives of families whose children are at risk of being taken into care.