The Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care is funded by the Scottish Government and is a partnership of The University of Strathclyde, The Robert Gordon University, Who Cares? Scotland and Langside College.
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Topic Comment List
Specific examples of the issues on which SIRCC can comment to the media include:
- Challenges and priorities for residential child care services
- Changing trends
- Children and young people's experiences of care
- Complex and multiple needs of children and young people
- Status and morale in residential child care
- Skilled and competent workforce
- Children's hearings
- Child protection
- Children's rights
- Education & Attainment
- Excluded young people
- Mental health
- National residential Child Care Intiative
- Number of children and young people who are being looked after
- Physical restraint
- Public, professional and media perceptions of the service
- Relevant proposed or draft legislation from the Scottish Parliament
- Research and evaluation on the residential child care sector
- The Scottish Government's agenda on children and young people
- Training and education of the residential child care workforce
- Transition of leaving care
- Stigma associated with being in care
- Young people's participation
SIRCC does not comment on specific cases. We may in some circumstances be able to put the media in touch with residential workers or young people who have experience of care. Please contact our National Office in the first instance on 0141 950 3683, or email: media.sircc@strath.ac.uk.