Feeling safe and nurtured in a home setting
Safe and nurtured introduction
General information about the different places where looked after children and young people live and how it affects them, details of children's rights and a summary of the current situation regarding historic abuse.
Being looked after at home
What does this mean and how does it work?
Fostering, kinship care and adoption
Guidance on the fostering strategy and kinship care and information about providers of fostering and adoption services.
Residential care
When residential care is appropriate, what it means for children and families and funding for this option.
Secure accommodation
A summary of what this means, when it's appropriate and details of secure accommodation units in Scotland.
Our vision
Scotland’s looked after children and young people will live somewhere they feel safe and nurtured; a place that they can call home; a place free from abuse and harm and a place where they feel safe and confident to express their views to develop into well-rounded, successful and responsible adults.
The common themes for our work
- A stable, safe and nurturing home setting is essential for looked after children and young people to feel both safe and nurtured and to realise their potential.
- A supportive home setting which promotes education is essential for looked after children and young people to improve their educational outcomes.
- Young people require good quality accommodation; accommodation that meets their various needs, both when in care and also when living independently.
- Young people need to be better supported during the transition to independent living.