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We partner with anyone who shares our vision of making Scotland a great place to grow up. Harnessing our experience in academic research, we work with and for young citizens to support them in exploring and understanding real-world systems and practices, while amplifying their voices in the decisions that directly impact them. We report what works, create real change, and enable young people to make progress in an uncertain world.

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Category: Child Rights

ACVO, Aberdeen's Third Sector Interface, exists to represent, support and develop the third sector in Aberdeen City. The organisation aims to foster and promote the sector's role in the development of caring communities where individuals are enabled to achieve their full potential.

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Category: Family Environment, Child Rights, Education

Aberlour helps children, young people and their families in Scotland to cope with major obstacles such as disability, exclusion, parental drug and alcohol dependency and family breakdown.

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Local Authority: Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council

Contact Abernecessities on info@abernecessities.co.uk

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Category: Family Environment, Child Rights, Education, Special Protection

Action for Children is the leading UK provider of family and community centres, children's services in rural areas, services for disabled children and their families, and services for young people leaving care.

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Category: Family Environment, Child Rights, Education, Health and Welfare

Adoption UK Scotland is an independent support service for the adoption and care experienced community across Scotland. We operate an information and support telephone and enquiry service and provide free resources via our website as well as running community connection groups, family events and hosting the #E project, our award winning youth service for care experienced children and young people. Our Psychology and Therapy Hub (PATH) team deliver therapeutic services for families, and we host the FASD Hub Scotland, delivering information, advice and support for anyone who may have been affected by prenatal alcohol exposure, with or without a diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

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Category: Child Rights, Family Environment, Education, Special Protection

The Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption Scotland (AFKA) is an independent charity that promotes and facilitates evidence-informed best practice in fostering, kinship care and adoption, through advising, training, and influencing practitioners and policymakers, and supporting them to improve outcomes for children and families.  Our Vision is a future where every practitioner working with children, young people and their families is knowledgeable, skilled, confident, and empowered to support the safe, secure, and loving care to which every child has a right.

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Category: Child Rights, Family Environment, Health and Welfare

We want to see fewer people have their health damaged or lives cut short due to alcohol, fewer children and families suffering as a result of other people's drinking, and communities free from alcohol-related crime and violence. We have brought together organisations from across Scotland to form the Alcohol-free Childhood Action Network. ACAN will champion children's rights to be protected from dangerous drugs, violence abuse and neglect and to be listened to and taken seriously. A major focus in 2020 will be on reducing the alcohol industries ability to influence children and young people through marketing and helping to create child-friendly public spaces protected from alcohol sales and imagery.

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Utilising an asset based approach, Article 12 in Scotland works to build capacity and social capital through access to formal and non-formal learning and development opportunities that amplify the voice of those young people who are less likely to be heard. Our learning and development programmes are designed to build the capacity and social capital of some of the most marginalised young people in Scottish society. We deliver our learning one-to-one, in groups and online.

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Category: Child Rights, Education
Local Authority: Clackmannanshire Council

Barnardo's Scotland engages with external organisations to bring about positive change for children, young people and families within Scotland.

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Category: Family Environment, Child Rights, Education, Health and Welfare

Befriending Networks is the country's leading resource on befriending. Our members enjoy access to the latest research, training and advice to help them provide continuously high quality service.

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Category: Family Environment

Carers Trust Scotland has been operating in Scotland since 1991 and are the largest provider of comprehensive carers support services in Scotland.

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Category: Child Rights, Education

Catherine Wheels is Scotland’s most celebrated producer of work for children and young people, working with a diverse range of artists to create projects and tours to communities, theatres and schools in Scotland and internationally. Established in 1999, Catherine Wheels has a long-standing reputation of being a key figure within performance for young audiences. As well as producing new work, Catherine Wheels’ roots run deep in the sector, supporting artists and practitioners to create their own work. The company is recognised internationally for its expertise and contribution to the development of the young audiences sector.

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Our aim is simple: we want to be of service to people, supporting them to live the life they want to live…their best life.

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CEA is an inclusive service committed to ending all forms of abuse. We provide support and advice to anyone regardless of age, beliefs, ethnicity, faith, gender, sexual orientation and race.

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CELCIS is a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland. We improve children's lives by supporting people and organisations to drive long-lasting change in the services they need, and the practices used by people responsible for their care.

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Category: Family Environment, Child Rights, Education

CPAG in Scotland works to raise awareness of the devastating impact poverty has on children in Scotland, maximise families' incomes by helping to ensure those eligible for benefits and tax credits receive their full entitlements and campaign for positive policy changes to end that poverty.

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Category: Child Rights

The Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice (CYCJ) is dedicated to supporting improvements in youth justice, contributing to better lives for individuals, families and communities.

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Category: Family Environment, Education, Health and Welfare, Child Rights

Children First is Scotland’s national children’s charity. We stand up for every child because all children should have a safe childhood. We protect children from harm and support them to recover from trauma and abuse through our national and local services. We help children, their families and the people that care for them by offering emotional, practical, and financial support. We give children hope and a safer, brighter future. 

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Category: Family Environment, Child Rights, Education

Children in Scotland is the national agency for voluntary, statutory and professional organisations and individuals working with children and their families in Scotland.

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