Tag: Children and Families

New funding for childcare and employability to cut child poverty

Low-income Scottish families will benefit from improved access to learning, advice and employment support with a multi-million pound package of measures. 

Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell has set out the next steps of an ambitious plan to help lift parents and families out of poverty, backed by the £50 million Tackling Child Poverty Fund. Continue reading New funding for childcare and employability to cut child poverty

Government Heeds Warning From Children’s Charity

  • Campaigners celebrate millions of pounds of support for Care Experienced people in Programme for Government
  • Charity warned that without immediate change, Scotland risked a forgotten generation
  • Pressure remains on Government for radical change to improve the lives of people in care

The charity Who Cares? Scotland has welcomed new policies announced today by the Scottish Government. If realised in full, the charity says that the policies will make a real difference to Care Experienced people. Continue reading Government Heeds Warning From Children’s Charity

Things are about to get messy at Clambers!

Things are about to get messy at Clambers soft play as they launch Messy Play next Thursday, 12 September. And the best thing is, for once, it will be Edinburgh Leisure staff clearing up after the children, rather than you! Continue reading Things are about to get messy at Clambers!

New physical activity guidelines issued by Chief Medical Officers

New guidance issued today by the UK Chief Medical Officers emphasises the importance of building strength and balance for adults, as well as focusing on cardiovascular exercise. Continue reading New physical activity guidelines issued by Chief Medical Officers

Waiting time figures highlight need for urgent action to tackle child mental health crisis

  • The NHS in Scotland failed to meet a maximum 18-week waiting time target for children and young people to receive treatment from mental health services
  • More than 3 in 10 are waiting more than 18-weeks for treatment.
  • 12 out of 14 health boards failed to meet the 18-week waiting time target:
    • NHS Fife, NHS Grampian, NHS Highland, NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Lothian, NHS Tayside, NHS Borders, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, NHS Orkney, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley, NHS Shetland and NHS Forth Valley
  • 151 children and young people waited more than a year prior to being seen for treatment, three times that for the same quarter of last year.
  • More than one in five referrals for treatment are rejected.
  • Figures show only 0.53 per cent of NHS expenditure is spent on CAMHS, less than 7 per cent of the mental health budget.
  • Coalition calls for fundamental rethink and renewed focus on prevention and early intervention, including embedding mental health within education.

Continue reading Waiting time figures highlight need for urgent action to tackle child mental health crisis

Family Fun Day at Granton Parish Church

GRANTON GOES GREENER

Sustainable Community Family Fun Day

Saturday 21 September 12 noon – 3pm

Family Fun Day with lots of FREE exciting environmental workshops including making shopping bags from up-cycled fabric, paper coasters making, bike repairing, baby and toddler interactive session, tombola, table top sale and much more.

FREE food , tea/ coffee served all day. Join us to celebrate SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DAY, learn more about up-cycling and have some fun day with your family and friends!

NSPCC Scotland’s School Service delivered to all schools in Edinburgh

NSPCC Scotland’s ‘Speak Out Stay Safe’ (SOSS) service which helps children to learn how to recognise abuse, has now been delivered in all mainstream primary schools in Edinburgh. Continue reading NSPCC Scotland’s School Service delivered to all schools in Edinburgh