The theme of the Summit is on improving the health and wellbeing outcomes for Scotland's care experienced young people. We know from conversations in our forums and events, feedback from young people and what was said during the Independent Care Review, and more recently as part of the 100 Days of Listening, that the link between health and social work is inextricable and without collaboration between all those who support young people to thrive, for many care experienced young people the health inequalities they face will continue. 

This webinar draws on a consultation with the international attachment research community to propose an updating of the curriculum, incorporating the key consensus findings of contemporary research. This includes the implications for a child's development of their various attachment relationships, and the impact of poverty and socioeconomic stressors on caregiving and attachment.

This is the third Global Forum for a World Without Orphans to be held 29 February 29 - 03 March 2024 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. 

• Time: 09:00 - 11:00 GMT-5

This free to attend webinar for our foster carer and fostering service members focuses on verbal abuse by adults and its traumatic effect on our young people. It will then aim to provide attendees with narrative solutions (based in systemic therapy), which can be used when we work with and care for young people.

The 55th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission is scheduled to be held in New York from 27 February - 1 March 2024.

This session explores the reasons behind the unnecessary criminilisation of vulnerable young people and how a joined up approach from social workers, foster carers, kinship carers, lawyers and advocates can help end it. 

The ISCI 2024 Conference on ‘Global Childhoods: Critical Perspectives Promoting Theoretical, Empirical and Policy Understandings’ seeks to examine government policies and programs that have succeeded in promoting the well-being of children.

Dr. Charlyn Harper Browne, Senior Fellow at Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), will provide an overview of the newly released paper, "Expanding the Perspectives and Research Foundation for Strengthening Families and Youth Thrive," share updated definitions of the protective factors, and preview other new materials coming soon.