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A Day in the Life
To mark Safe Sport Day on August 8th 2025, we caught up with Lucie Philips to explore what a typical...
Children First to manage Kinship Care Advice Service
Children First, will take over providing the Kinship Care Advice Service for Scotland from 1 September 2025.
Action needed to avert a health and social care crisis
We've joined 240 charities from across the country in an open letter to the First Minister warning that immediate action...
Aberdeenshire Bairns Hoose opens to provide life-changing support to child victims and witnesses
Child victims and witnesses of crime in Aberdeenshire are set to benefit from their own Bairns Hoose - a transformative...
Finding my voice: "How Bairns Hoose helped me heal."
Evangeline shares the story of how Bairns Hoose helped her heal
Children First respond to latest CAMHS figures
Responding to the latest waiting time figures from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, chief executive of Children First...
St James Quarter announce year long partnership with Children First
St James Quarter, Edinburgh’s leading retail and lifestyle destination, has today announced a new 12-month charity partnership with Children First,...
Children First Unveils 48th “Bunnies and Brambles” Banchory Bangle
The eagerly awaited 48th prize draw for the Children First Banchory Bangle, titled "Bunnies and Brambles", has launched. Through the...
Borders team complete Edinburgh Kiltwalk in memory of beloved colleague
Yesterday (Sunday 14 September), the Children First Borders team took on the Edinburgh Kiltwalk in memory of their much-loved colleague...
A fond farewell to Brian Davidson
After nine years of dedicated service, we bid a fond farewell to Brian Davidson as he retires from his role...
2026 Holyrood Election Manifesto
Today, Children First unveils its manifesto for the 2026 Holyrood elections, urging the next Scottish Government to take action to...
First Minister speech on child poverty
We warmly welcome the First Minister's pledge today to make eradicating child poverty through whole family support a "truly national...
Children First call for roll out of life-saving family support alternative to CAMHS
Children First, Scotland’s national children’s charity, is calling for investment in a national rollout of a ‘life-saving’ approach to improve...
Building safer futures in sport: the power of partnership
As we celebrate Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week, Children First and Kyniska Advocacy are reflecting on our partnership...
Could you lead our Aberdeen team to give children a brighter future?
In this blog, Iona Mitchell, assistant director at Children First shares what it takes to be a service manager at...
Comment on Audit Scotland report on the Promise
Commenting on the latest report on the Promise by the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission, Mary Glasgow, chief executive...
We'll never stop fighting for an end to poverty
This Challenge Poverty Week, Children First Policy Manager Lily Humphreys lays out what needs to change to end child poverty...
Springfield Golf Society marks 43 years of fundraising for Children First
The Springfield Golf Society celebrated an incredible 43 years of fundraising for Scotland’s national children’s charity at its annual golf...
Five years on: the Children (Scotland) Act 2020
A joint blog from Scottish Women’s Aid and Children First The Children (Scotland) Act 2020 officially commenced five years...
Surge in demand for support with children's emotional wellbeing
Scotland’s national children’s charity, Children First, has seen a significant surge in demand for its services - supporting more than...