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Until the Children’s Care and Justice Bill is enacted, this info sheet gives advice on alternatives to YOI for children under 18. -
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📣 We are delighted to announce that
@fifidyer
has been appointed as CYCJ’s new Director! “She is held in high regard across the sector and will be a first-class advocate for the rights of children and young people”
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📢 WE HAVE A NEW NAME! 📢
We’re now the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (still CYCJ) - a name we believe clearly reflects our increased focus on children & young people’s lives and experiences
#ThePromise
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The Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill has passed! This is an incredible step forward for children in conflict with the law in Scotland.
Watch CYCJ Director
@fifidyer
give her reaction👇
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📢 NEW from CYCJ - exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences amongst children in secure care is "broad & substantial" and gender is a factor - read more in our report on the prevalence and impact of ACEs across Scotland’s secure care centres. Please RT.
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We did it!! What an amazing achievement. Well done to everyone who's fought to get us to this point
@together_sacr
@Bruce_Adamson
@CYPCS
@MareeToddMSP
@C_Lightowler
@JenniferIICF
and so many others. Proud to be a part of making
#ChildrensRights
a reality in Scotland! 👏
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“It's time to speak from my heart, not just my head.”
As she prepares to leave CYCJ for new challenges,
@C_Lightowler
shares what inspires and drives her to get it right for every child and young person in this brilliant
#blog
. We’ll miss you Claire!
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🚀 Today we are very proud to launch 'Just The Right Space' - our new website aimed at helping people of all ages and backgrounds to better understand the justice system, co-produced with young people 🙌
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📢 Today our director
@C_Lightowler
has announced that she will be resigning in April 2021, after seven years in the role: "I’ve reached the point where it feels like I’ve done everything I can - CYCJ is ready for new thinking and energy."
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'Read the names'
@C_Lightowler
urges us. Never gets any less emotional, seeing this
#Kilbrandon2022
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"Young people don't share their trauma until years after...and they don't talk about what their parents have done because they love them. Everything is hidden underneath the horrific iceberg of their childhood"
#YJconf21
@KeeganSmith_Law
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👦👧 We’ve created a child-friendly guide to Scotland’s Standards for People Working with Children in Conflict with the Law, co-produced with the brilliant young people of
@EACrobertburns
and Hannah Snow. Please RT and share with children & young people.
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📣 We’re delighted to offer a fully funded place on our
@UniStrathclyde
Postgraduate Certificate course, starting in Jan ‘23. Open to people of all ages who have experience of the justice system, this will cover the full cost of £2,433. Please RT 🧵
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"We see children go from a 'wee shame' until they are 16, when we cut them loose and they go to 'wee shites'. We are dealing with the same children with the same problems, yet treat them differently"
#YJconf21
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⚖ Today's the day: Scotland's new sentencing guidelines on young people come into effect in courts. To mark this, we're sharing resources and learning (including a recording) from last week's 'Sentencing young people'
#CYCJwebinar
with
@ScotSentencing
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👨🎓👩🎓📖
We're delighted to share that a fully funded scholarship place on our PG Cert course is available for someone with lived experience of the justice system.
Email us to find out more, or join tomorrow's webinar:
Application deadline: Oct 31st
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We’re delighted that
#LundyModel
creator
@ProfLauraLundy
will deliver our
#CYCJwebinar
on 15/3. She’ll explore how children and young people in the justice system can be involved in the decisions that affect them. Please RT!
#participation
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🙌 We’re excited to launch our new Postgraduate Certificate on Children & Young People in Conflict with the Law with
@UniStrathclyde
@CrimSocJust
- now live and open for applications!
#RightsRespecting
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Well done
@ScotSentencing
and everyone involved for this much needed recognition of the life experiences of those aged under 25. Another big step towards creating a
#RightsRespecting
justice system in Scotland.
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"This is just a lecture, these are just words but you're a listener, and these children really need you to be brave for their rights." Outstanding lecture by
@C_Lightowler
- we're very proud of our former director tonight 👏
#Kilbrandon2022
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📣 With
@StafScot
we recruited young people to produce a guide to Scotland’s Whole System Approach, using their experiences to help children & young people in conflict with the law understand their legal rights and available support – and it’s now out!🧵
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For our
#BairnsHoose
project, we're seeking children and young people aged 16 to 25 who have been victims or witnesses of abuse or violence. We want to hear your ideas on creating a Bairns' Hoose, and will support you throughout this process. Please share widely, thank you.
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"I put everything into this, everything I could - brain, heart, soul...and it's been an absolute privilege to lead this amazing team and to speak up for children others don't want to speak up for."
@C_Lightowler
(not a dry eye left in the house 😭).
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We are pleased that IVY will be moving to
@KibbleCharity
- this is a very positive step in its journey, and we will continue to share learning from our work with the service to support youth justice in Scotland.
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Today is 10 years to the day since CYCJ made the move to
@UniStrathclyde
! 🥳🎂🎉🙌
To mark the occasion we'll be sharing some memories and reflections from across the last decade, starting with this piece from CYCJ Director
@fifidyer
. 📖
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Together with
@ScotChildLaw
we’ve produced a good practice guide to support Scottish solicitors representing care experienced children in police custody in ensuring their
#rights
are upheld, co-produced with young people
#RightsRespecting
#KeepThePromise
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In 2017 we published an article “Just a wee boy not cut out for prison” based on research with 16 & 17 year old boys in a YOI. May help those wanting to understand these issues (Trigger warning). Article -
Free access version -
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'They're trying to communicate with us. But we aren't listening'. With thanks to
@Beth_AnneLogan
for the 2nd of this month's
#YOYP2018
blogs. What she has to say will have you standing up ready to listen.
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"Children involved in a pattern of offending, or who are involved in more serious offences, are almost always our most vulnerable, victimised and traumatised young people. The link between vulnerability and offending is retrospective not predictive"
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“Scotland needs to change and CYCJ is ready to be part of this change.”
As the
@TheCareReview
recommendations are revealed, this is a momentous and exciting day for Scotland. Here’s our response to
#ThePromise
- and why we're backing it all the way.
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🚀 TODAY - ‘Rights Respecting? Scotland’s approach to children in conflict with the law’ -
@C_Lightowler
's report calling for major change in how we do Scottish youth justice to ensure rights for ALL children
#RightsRespecting
#ChildRights
#justice4children
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“‘You need to change’ we say to YP in conflict with the law, but we know that neurodevelopment is affected by a child / YP’s environment. “No one says to a plant 🌱 ‘you’re making bad choices’. - Provision and practices aren’t meeting children’s needs.”
@Prev_Justice
#YJConf23
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It's
#CareExperiencedWeek
and a good time to reiterate again (because we can't say it enough) the importance
#relationships
and
#love
can make to someone.
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Children told us justice should create an opportunity to learn from mistakes, get access to support, and lead to everyone having a second chance – according to our new
#ThinkJustice
research, launched today 🧵
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We may be under pressure,
over-worked & thoroughly stressed, but we must never forget the power of kindness, and the impact it has on a vulnerable young life
#WorldKindnessDay
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You will never punish a young person into a better way of being, you can only love and nurture them into a better way of being -
@MareeToddMSP
quotes
@Prev_Justice
#yjconf19
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1) We're delighted to share
@NeshaDixon
's 'Understanding CCE in Scotland: A Scoping Review'.
Child Criminal Exploitation would appear to be on the rise in Scotland, but there are significant variations in the way that it is understood and responded to.
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🙋♂️Are you aged between 12 & 18? Want to share your views on Scotland’s Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) policy? Take our short survey - and help the
@scotgov
give you and others the right support! Please RT and share:
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“Allowing children to live in poverty is a political choice and a political failure.”
Powerful words from our chair,
@Bruce_Adamson
, at today’s
#Povertyinjustice
event.
So glad to have speakers from across academia, 3rd sector and campaigning orgs here for today’s event. ✊
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We are disappointed about the Supreme Court
#UNCRCScotland
judgement. So much work has gone in to creating a rights-based society and justice system, much of it children and young people led. We will continue to support this and do everything we can to uphold children’s rights.
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Hot off the press, our latest
#AdverseChildhoodExperiences
paper sharing findings of research looking at 130 children who present a risk of harm to others
#ACEs
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📣 Scotland’s guidance on children and young people in conflict with the law has been given a refresh (and new name) for 2022! All the policy, practice and legislation you could ask for – plus a new section on Diversion from Prosecution. Please RT!
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Did you happen to see our
@weeneens
on
@BBCScotland
Reporting Scotland tonight, talking about the CYCJ
@UniStrathclyde
report on the prevalence of childhood bereavement? We think she did brilliantly!
@S_M_Paul
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🚀 The child-friendly version of our
#RightsRespecting
report is now live! We hope it will:
🧒 Make YJ issues accessible to a younger audience
🗣 Engage & involve them with Scotland’s
@UNCRC
journey
Please RT - and share with children & young people.
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Good to see
@BBCScotlandNews
covering today's Secure Care Pathway and Standards Scotland launch - and sharing the reasons why
@Beth_AnneLogan
and
@LiamSlaven1
have fought so hard for this day to happen.
#secureyourrights
#KeepThePromise
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🙌‘We are care experienced, not care shaped or a stereotype’. To celebrate the first day
#CEW2020
, we’re sharing Bella’s wonderful
#blog
about why she’s calling out stigma around the care system to help others
#CEWConnect
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Scotland's age of criminal responsibility should be higher than 12 - according to 85% of children & young people who took our recent survey. Thanks to all who completed and shared it - and to
@Beth_AnneLogan
for creating it. Read the report and please RT:
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We’re still celebrating the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill! This is a momentous step for all children in conflict with the law.
Today we are sharing some of our highlights from this week’s debates.🧵
First up, thanks
@NatalieDon_
for her leadership on this bill
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We're celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 with
@socworkscot
by publishing our paper reflecting on the legacy of Kilbrandon. Please RT!
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We're pleased to welcome
@RubyWhitelaw1
to our team! Ruby joins us as Practice Development Advisor leading on secure care - and with years of related experience and study, we know she'll do a great job. Contact her at ruby.whitelaw
@strath
.ac.uk.
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Today is our 8 year anniversary of joining
@UniStrathclyde
as the Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice. The name and faces may have changed, but we're still a small team with a big mission, fighting for the rights of children & young people 💜 Thanks for joining our journey!
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📣 Today we're launching ‘Reimagining Justice with Children and Young People’ - our new approach that supports your workplace to build
#RightsRespecting
services for and with children and young people in conflict with the law, helping you
#KeepThePromise
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It's been quite the day...Warriors screening and panel,
@C_Lightowler
shone at
#Kilbrandon2022
,
@ross_acg_gibson
spoke at
@sasoscotland
AND we launched our new website! Can we have a quieter February please?? Well done all and thanks for everyone's support and love 🙌⚡
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It was really great to meet with the Minister for Children, Young People & the Promise this morning, to advise on some of our work with children and young people in conflict with the law.
@NatalieDon_
@scotgov
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We did it! 🚶♀️Team CYCJ walked 8 miles at
@Visit_Whitelee
to raise funds for
@SiMBA_team
who supported our colleague
@pamelaimorrison
with the loss of her baby Daniel (Pamela is walking 34 miles this month). Misty start but a sunny finish - well done all 👏
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OUT TODAY: our inspiring report sharing the voices of young people in Scotland's
#securecare
- please RT
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Read CYCJ
@DebbieAnne84
on her time as Professional Advisor to the Scottish Government on the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill, and what changes the legislation will bring
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CYCJ welcomes todays publication of The Children's Care and Justice Bill by
@scotgov
. Building on the legacy of the Kilbrandon report, it marks a real step forward in terms of Scotland adopting a rights-respecting approach to youth justice:
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@Shumela_MDofRLP
doing her fabulous ‘thing’ in response to the Amazing Kilbrandon Lecture by Prof Scraton. Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Fantastic news from
@ScotGovJustice
and
@HumzaYousaf
that there will be an extra £1.6 million funding for local authorities to strengthen youth services and support young people at risk of crime
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Exposure to childhood trauma experienced by children who enter secure care has increased – according to our latest research. In ‘ACES, Distance and Sources of Resilience’
@ross_acg_gibson
shares findings from our 2019 census of secure care in Scotland:
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📣 We're seeking a new director to lead our passionate and highly motivated team - who can make a real difference for children in conflict with the law. Could this be you? Please share and RT. Closing date 10/10.
#jobs
#vacancy
#hiring
#leadership
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'Sometimes, it was lonely.' In 2019
@C_Lightowler
stepped back from CYCJ to think, read & write about youth justice - and has
#blogged
about her experiences. Welcome back Claire – and big thanks to
@fifidyer
for being an awesome Interim Director! 👏👏👏
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We have published our report of the Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) in Youth Justice: Understanding and addressing the impact workshop highlighting the issues faced by yp in the justice system; the risks of not responding to SLCNs; and suggested improvements
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‘A child is a child is a child.’
As
@scotgov
launch their consultation on raising the age at which a young person can go to a Children’s Hearing,
@ross_acg_gibson
tells us why he thinks the time to challenge our definition of a child is long overdue 👇
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Thank you
@HumzaYousaf
for taking the time to visit us and
@UniStrathclyde
today. We enjoyed talking about the importance of flexibility, early interventions and risk taking, and sharing our work and visions with you. You're always welcome here!
#SmartJustice
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OUT NOW - our paper on how we can improve the life chances of children involved in offending behaviour, produced on behalf of the
@scotgov
Youth Justice Improvement Board. Please RT
@ScotGovJustice
@scottishprisons
@ComJusScot
@RobertsonTrust
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Polmont - the majority of young inmates have experienced four or more bereavements - what does that kind of loss do to a body?
#yjconf17
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Not 1, not 2, but 3 great opportunities to join the team here at CYCJ!
We're looking for a Participation and Policy Lead, a Research Associate and a Participation Adviser.
Find out more:
Pls spread the word if you know anyone who could be a good fit.
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“You pay people when they work for you” As more of us embed
#participation
into practice
@Shumela_MDofRLP
calls for discussion on how we value people undertaking lived experience work in a meaningful and supportive way
#coproductionweek2021
#coproduction
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“We must continue to be impatient for change.” On
#CareExperiencedHistoryMonth
we're privileged to share this
#blog
by
@fionathepromise
on Scotland’s care review journey, the voices that shaped it and the change that's happening to
#KeepThePromise
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Brilliant to see our work on the unecessary criminalisation of children in care being taken forward by
@PSsafercomms
, and we were able to have a role in delivering this important training.
We have launched our training around the unnecessary criminalisation of children in care.
@whocaresscot
delivering insightful details around how children feel in care. Lots more to come on what looks to be a great day!
#OurParentingJourney
#TraumaAware
#BetterOutcomes
…
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It's World Social Work Day & the theme is the importance of human relationships. We love this by Dr Seuss - things can only get better for children if we show them that we genuinely care
#MyWSWDpic
WSWD19
@BASW_UK
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📢 The application deadline for our director post has been extended to 1/2/21. We’re seeking a passionate and motivated leader who can bring about change for children and young people – is this you? Please share
#jobs
#leadership
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Today and tomorrow will see the Scottish Parliament debate, and hopefully pass, the groundbreaking Children’s Care and Justice Bill.
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🖌 We asked children at
@KibbleCharity
@GSCBishopton
@stmaryskenmure
@RossieYPT
@Edinburgh_CC
to share their experiences of secure care through art. Proud to share the 'winning' results (but we thought they were all absolutely awesome!)
#secureyourrights
#KeepThePromise
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NEW - key messages from our work with
@BarnardosScot
@UniStrathclyde
supporting trauma-informed workforces by documenting and improving understanding of the trauma, bereavement & loss needs of vulnerable young and adults . Individual reports 👇
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Today's our
#TeamCYCJ
celebration session - and we have a lot to celebrate 🥳 an afternoon tea seems a good place to start! 🍰
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During our research into Glasgow Youth Court we found that a lot of young people weren't sure what to expect, so we made this video for young people and the
@GCHSCP
Social Workers who support them.
🗣️Kev Lafferty
@StafScot
📹
@bethchalmers_
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🎉 NEW from CYCJ - The Participation Issue 🎉
We're celebrating all things
#participation
- from the people and projects to the stories and support - in this special e-bulletin, co-edited with
@HannahS28398963
and illustrated by
@MedArts03
. Please RT!
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Some judges don't always realise the young people in front of them are simply not capable...they don't have the basics because of the terrible trauma they have experienced. When will we start viewing children and young people through the rights lens?
#YJconf21
@KeeganSmith_Law
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📣 SAVE THE DATE 📣
The National Youth Justice Conference 2023 takes place on June 14 & 15 - and we're hoping to be back in person
@StirCourtHotel
for the first time since 2019!
Look out more exciting details coming soon (and be sure to add it to your calendar)
#YJConf23
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Team CYCJ development day… starting the planning for our 2025 strategy 🤗🤗 watch this space for more information over the coming months
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"We have never had a greater focus on children deprived of their liberty"
We've amassed 4 years’ worth of data on children in custody in Scotland - but what’s the story behind the stats? 🧮
Read
@DebbieAnne84
#blog
for trends, patterns and questions...
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NEW: We're delighted to announce our next
#CYCJwebinar
(on 6/9) will feature
#EdinburghStudy
leads
@susanmcvie
@lesleymcara1
discussing new findings from the study on how childhood and adolescent experiences can affect later life. Please RT!
#ESYTC
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We were delighted to meet with
@haughey_clare
tonight. As well as hearing about the work of CYCJ,
@UniStrathclyde
and
@STARR_Secure
, the Minister met with
@YJVScotland
to discuss justice & care priorities - appropriate for
#CEW21
. Thank you for your time Ms Haughey!
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If you're starting the CYCJ and
@UniStrathclyde
Postgraduate Certificate on Children and Young People in Conflict with the Law this week - welcome! 👋 We'd like to wish you the very best of luck and an enjoyable and inspiring learning experience 📚
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5. I can confidently say that Dr Marshall's position that psychopathic traits can be identified in children under 5, or for that matter adolescents is far from accepted or established.
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In 2012 the film 'Warriors: Revisiting the boys of Ballinkinrain' got us all talking. Ten years on, CYCJ is inviting you to a screening on 27/1 - featuring a panel discussion with
@vruscotland
and
@TraumaAwareLaw
Sign up 👇
#CYCJwarriors
#KeepThePromise
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“Depriving a child of liberty, is to deprive them of their childhood.”
If you read ONE thing on
#WorldChildrensDay
, make it this powerful
#blog
about remand and children’s rights in Scotland by
@C_Lightowler
@Bruce_Adamson
@CYPCS
#UNCRC
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Our next
#CYCJ
webinar will be presented by
#LundyModel
creator
@ProfLauraLundy
on 15/3. Sign up to hear how children and young people in the justice system can be involved in the decisions that affect them
#participation
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“CYCJ needs a leader who can speak uncomfortable truths… who listens and cares.”
📢 We’re seeking an exceptional new director to lead our brilliant team - could this be you? Please RT and share with everyone you know!
#jobs
#jobsearch
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How do we work with our trauma experienced young people? In a trauma informed way! Did you read our report evaluating trauma at HMYOI Polmont?
See this handy info graphic too
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📢 Can you help?
The Scottish Government is consulting on whether the law should be changed so that all young people under 18 can go to a children’s hearing. Share your views by October 7:
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When your director's off to study law, what better game to enjoy at her final team session than a few rounds of 'Judge Clairey'? 🤣 👩⚖️
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So yesterday this happened...
@fifidyer
made a surprise visit to present
@C_Lightowler
with her leaving gifts! The bravery shield was designed by
@Creative_Voices
and is perfect for this
#unfeartie
(love how Ailsa the whippet is making sure they observe social distancing!)
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💛 "If care and compassion is delivered correctly, secure care can be a lifesaver for many"
⚡
@Beth_AnneLogan
believes the Secure Care Pathway & Standards could transform how we do secure care in Scotland - find out why in her
#blog
#secureyourrights
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📣 Delighted to publish the Talking Hope Report on behalf of
@Talking_hope
&
@UniStrathclyde
, on how the concept of hope can be used to promote better futures for young people involved in secure care. Please RT!
@GSCBishopton
#InspiringChildrensFutures
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👩⚖️ Youth Courts & problem-solving sheriffs
📜 The Bail & Release Act and Children's Care and Justice Bill
⚖️Restorative Justice
🗣️ The role of language
Just some of what
@karynmccluskey
and
@fifidyer
explored in today's brilliant ep. of Creative Conversations with CYCJ
#podcast
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That’s the CYCJ team arrived in the sunshine at
@StirCourtHotel
getting all set up for
#YJConf23
!
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