This Christmas, you can protect Scotland's children.
Like you, Children First believes that every child deserves a safe and happy childhood.
Tragically, this Christmas, thousands of children across Scotland will wake up in crisis, full of fear and worry. Every child should have hopes, dreams, prospects and opportunities. But, for many, they simply do not exist.
Abuse, neglect and trauma are robbing many of their childhood years. Children are experiencing a mental health crisis, made worse by online harm, exploitation and social media bombarding them with unrealistic expectations.
Scotland’s children urgently need your support. If you can, please give £5 a month or make a donation today and give the gift of childhood this Christmas.
Protect Scotland's children today
As Scotland’s national children’s charity, our teams support children who are distressed and at risk of serious harm, and help them recover from unthinkable trauma and abuse every day. We work alongside babies, children, young people, and their families for as long as it takes, and we never give up.
However, with shrinking public services and children sitting on growing waiting lists to receive the support they desperately need, our work has never been more important. Scotland’s children are in crisis, and they need your help. It is time to put children first.
Donations save lives: Cleo's story
Cleo was only 16 when she was sexually assaulted. Just a child. The abuse continued for months.
Traumatised, Cleo eventually found the courage to tell her parents. They supported her to contact the police. Distressingly, Cleo was asked to repeat her story over and over.
Cleo was struggling when she was introduced to Linda, her Children First recovery worker. Linda supported Cleo to understand that what happened was not her fault, to cope with her emotions and helped her through the frightening and distressing process of having to give evidence in court.
Cleo told us:
We can’t always prevent dreadful things happening to children but when they do, we can help children recover and support them to believe that they will survive, feel safe again and build a future.
With donations, we can help more children like Cleo.
Names and images have been changed to protect privacy.
Together, with your support, we can keep children safe this Christmas and beyond.
Please give £5 a month or make a donation today, because every penny will make a difference to a child’s life.
