Creating a tobacco-free culture
The Care Inspectorate has developed this guidance in response to both evidence and concerns that children and young people who are ‘looked after’ are much more likely to smoke and often start smoking much younger than their peers. The health risks of smoking and second-hand smoke exposure are well known. Smoking has a negative impact on health and life outcomes, and unfortunately, there are persistent health inequalities between children and young people who are looked after and other children and young people.
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Our new public information leaflet
We have published our new public information leaflet How the Care Inspectorate Helps Improve Care in Scotland 2017. Using real-life stories and examples along with useful facts and information, it shows who we are and what we do.
Childline app launches
The NSPCC has launched a Childline app that will provide counselling to young people in need of help directly through their mobile devices. The app, ‘For Me’, can be discretely installed and responds to the fact that over 1.8 million sessions on the Childline website were conducted via mobile devices.
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Care leavers will be helped to move into work, training or education
The Scottish Government has announced funding of £1 million to boost learning and development opportunities for care leavers. The Care Experienced Employability Programme (CEEP) is a one-year pilot programme to help 270 young care leavers aged 16-29 to move into appropriate work, training or educational opportunities.
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Campaign launched to help boys speak about suicidal feelings
The NSPCC has launched a campaign to encourage boys to seek support for issues and problems they face. The campaign, Tough to Talk, was created in part due to Childline data that found that boys were 6 times less likely than girls to talk to Childline counsellors about suicidal thoughts.
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