It’s important for us here at Mind Of My Own to keep abreast of global developments in child welfare.

Mind Of My Own’s goal is to empower all young people the opportunity to have their voices heard. According to Scotland’s Care Review ‘The Promise’ “Services must be easy to access and must always try harder and be more creative in their listening”

I am talking about children with complex additional needs. In the past I have managed many services for children with complex additional needs and I know that each and every one of them had their own thoughts, opinions, wishes and feelings.

Sheila Bates, the children’s champion within participation team services writes that in Coventry children’s services their vision is that children and young people are at the heart of everything they do.

If your work is related to Scottish social care you will likely already have had lengthy discussions about The-Promise.

Children need stable placement, yet during 2018-2019, around 5,800 children and young people in placement experienced unplanned endings and almost a third of those were moved within 24 hours.