Clan Childlaw is a partner in the multi-agency partnership ‘Stand Up For Siblings’ being launched in Glasgow today, Friday 9 March 2018.
Stand Up For Siblings is a collaboration between a number of child welfare, children’s rights and legal organisations and academics within Scotland including Clan Childlaw, Who Cares? Scotland, the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration, the University of Strathclyde and CELCIS.
The drive kicks off with an event at the Scottish Universities Insight Institute which will look at children’s rights and focus on practical and concrete changes that can be made at a practice level to improve contact between brothers and sisters in care.
The event will also give partners the opportunity to develop a shared understanding of sibling separation and contact, the impact on looked after children and young people and potential solutions.
Central to the event will be hearing the voices of young people from The Fostering Network and Who Cares? Scotland about their experiences of sibling contact.
Speakers also include Fiona Duncan, Chair of the Independent Care Review and Bruce Adamson, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland.
At the event delegates will be asked to pledge their support to Stand Up for Siblings and give a commitment to what they and/or their organisation can do to help.
Supporters will also be able to pledge online as at the launch event, a new online resource will be unveiled www.standupforsiblings.co.uk. The website has been created for anyone with an interest in sibling relationships of looked after and care experienced children and young people.
For more information, contact janet.cormack@clanchildlaw.org or to read more about our work on sibling contact go to www.clanchildlaw.org/brothersandsistersmatter.
