My husband Neil Macdonald is running the West Higland Way - 96 miles - in 24 hours(ish) in a couple of weeks. The training has been a huge commitment and he's doing amazing 💪if anyone would like to sponsor him, funds go to our local food bank & his gym gofundme.com/f/west-highlan…

Today is South Lanarkshire Council Justice Social Work's development day 💡 #CommunityJustice works best when partners across public services come together to figure out how to tackle shared issues. We look forward to hearing more from the day! #KeepTalkingUpSouthLanarkshire

Really enjoyed the SLC Recovery Orientated Support Services Justice development day, feel I learned so much and it was brilliant to meet so many service providers. A highlight was the performance by The Street. So powerful, and so inspirational!

Young people share their experience of the Street - South Lanarkshire View southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/news/arti…

Level 2 trauma informed training today, looking forward to it! #traumainformedpractice #justicesocialwork #wholesystemapproach

#YJConf23 example of Glasgow Youth Court where a sheriff took the court to the child in the cells a illustrating how flexible and trauma informed approach to justice can have a real impact - the child did speak with the sheriff and then avoided negative outcome at court that day

What a team 😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

All under 18 are children Children in conflict w/ the law are likely to have experienced trauma & adversity Participation is essential Age of Criminal Responsibility in Scotland should be increased Children should be kept out of police stations & adult justice systems 👇

Quote from a young person's CPO review this week when discussing the difference between adult justice/court and the Whole System Approach... "when I went there I felt like a criminal, when I go here I feel like I'm bettering myself". The right approach can make a difference 🫶

Back at Strathy this week on a Restorative Justice course led by Tim Chapman. Really fascinating and engaging and lots learned so far, including some useful practice skills #restorativejustice #justicesocialwork

So far this week at work I've helped someone move, scrubbed someone's kitchen, appeared in court, written reports, risk assessments and of course met up with lots of young people... if you want a diverse week choose social work 😅 full day of case note catch up tomorrow...

Thanks to Corra Foundation Promise Partnership funding, we're working with Young Scot to design a package of items & experiences for children&young people with care and justice experience. We're looking for people aged 11-26 to help design this. If you want more info, contact Erin 👇

Our peer researchers are looking for young men aged 16-24 to take part in their research. There are many different ways for people to take part. Please share with any young people or organisations you know who might be interested.

Our friends at CYCJ Scotland are hosting a forum for parents who have children involved with the Children's Hearing or justice system. The Parenting Forum is a non-judgemental space for those looking for information and support 💙 To learn more, email [email protected] ✉️

Do you work with/support people with care and justice experience between the ages of 16-25? Contact [email protected] to find out more about Youth Justice Voices and the work we do. #participation

We've launched The Promise Package in partnership with CYCJ Scotland to offer support for young people who are care and justice experienced Natalie Don-Innes MSP joined us to hear from young people who access the package & to learn more about their experiences Staf ScotGov Education

Social work is a bridge: the inimitable Phil Scraton giving a rousing closing keynote at #SWSConf24 “Hope isn’t wishy washy. It’s about the future.”

Very inspirational talk by John Trainer at the SW Scotland annual conference… fantastic reminder of why so many of us were attracted to this profession - to help, support and advocate for people who may be vulnerable or isolated. #swsconf2024