Care Experienced Young People

We want every care experienced child and young person in South Lanarkshire to feel safe, supported and heard. If you have experience of care, you can get involved, share your views and access help when you need it.

Champions Board

Our Champions Board brings care experienced young people together with the people who make decisions about services. By taking part, you can:

• share your experiences
• influence how support is shaped
• build confidence and leadership skills

We want you to feel valued and to know that your voice matters. You can follow the Champions Board on Facebook and X to see what’s happening.

Care Day and Care Experienced Week

Care Day celebrates children and young people with care experience. This includes those supported by relatives, foster carers or residential homes. Every care experienced young person deserves recognition and support.

Care Experienced Week shines a light on the achievements of care leavers across the UK, encouraging everyone to aim high and celebrate their successes.

Advocacy support

If you feel unheard or unsure about decisions being made about your life, you can get independent advocacy from Who Cares? Scotland. They listen, support you and speak up on your behalf.

The Promise

The Promise sets out how Scotland should support children, young people and families. Our Keeping the Promise Plan is built around five areas:

• Voice: you are listened to and involved in decisions
• Family: families get the help they need to stay together
• People: you can build trusting relationships with adults who care
• Care: if you cannot live at home, you stay with your siblings when safe and have a loving, stable home
• Scaffolding: support is there when you need it

A Champions Board and a Promise Board are in place to help deliver this work. You can download the Promise Progress Framework to see how Scotland is doing.

Find out more

You can learn more about support for children and families, including Corporate Parenting, Kinship Care and Continuing Care and Aftercare on our website.