H H H NEWS & EVENTS
H HH Speak Out Magazine | AUTUMN 2020
NEWSFLASH
Flash to our members. However, we know that not very month we send out a digital newsletter called News to the internet. That’s why we have decided to start all of our members will have an email account or access couple of months and sharing them again, here in including a roundup of important headlines from the last SpeakOut, so you don’t miss out! ng email address, just email membership@ If you haven’t been receiving NewsFlash but have a worki whocaresscotland.org and we’ll update your details.
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Landmark Changes for Sibling Rights The Children (Scotland) Bill was passed into law in August in the Scottish Parliament. This new law includes some landmark legal protections for relationships between brothers and sisters in care and covers a range of other important issues relating to family law (including new rights in relation to Contact and Residence Orders). Some of you contributed to this process by sharing your views and experiences. Without you, this new legislation wouldn’t have happened. You can find out more by visiting this page on our website. https://www.whocaresscotland.org/who-we-are/ blog/influencing-the-children-scotland-bill/
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Consultation on Care Experienced Representation in the Media In August, some of our members joined us in talking to Emma Reeves -the writer of the TV adaptation of My Mum Tracy Beaker- continuing conversations we have had in the past about the portrayals of Care Experienced people in media. Discussions revolved around the return of Tracy Beaker to CBBC screens and ensuring more accurate and fair representation of Care Experienced lives, particularly Care Experienced parents. We look forward to continuing involvement in this type of consultation so that Care Experienced people can see their input realised. You can find out more about our Who We Are campaign by visiting our website. https://www.whocaresscotland.org/what-we-do/ campaigns/whoweare/
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Advice and Support Line On Monday 13th July, we launched our new Advice and Support Line. The Covid-19 helpline we maintained during the lockdown period showed us the necessity of a similar service on a more constant basis. Our new helpline is this evolution and is open to all Care Experienced people across Scotland. This number 0330 107 7540, alongside the help@whocaresscotland.org email address will be held by the Lifelong Opportunities Team. They will provide support on areas such as finance, budgeting, education, employment and more from 12-4pm every working day. If mobile phone credit is a problem you can even text us on 0775 604 7389 and we will call you back.
