For 140 years Children First has been protecting Scotland’s children, supporting hundreds of thousands of children to be safe, loved and well. We help children recover from unthinkable trauma and are there when no one else is. Children First changes lives and gives children hope and a future.
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Children today are facing unprecedented pressures and challenges. The pandemic stole years from their youth. Unrealistic expectations from social media are eroding their confidence, creating a mental health crisis. Bullying has spilled into bedrooms, a place that should be safe. Anxiety, low mood, and self-harm are too common. Children are waiting too long to receive help, if at all. Horrifically, 1 in 4 are living in poverty. Children are in crisis. Childhood is getting shorter and shorter.
From our national Children First telephone and digital service, available 365 days a year and free for all, to our financial wellbeing team, to our on the ground local community-based one-to-one support services, we help keep children safe from harm. We also ensure that when things go wrong, we are there to offer children and their families intensive support in their local community, for as long as it takes, so that they can recover from trauma.