In January, Dr Carolina Llanes, the first vice president of the Supreme Court of Justice and minister in charge of the jurisdiction of children and adolescents led a delegation from Paraguay to visit SFAC and those involved in child care and protection in Leeds, England. Less than two months after the visit Dr Carolina has […]
Article Author: Robyn Lance. Images and quotes have been selected and prepared by Maya Tyrrell. Paraguay: A precis One determined lawyer. One couple open to change. SFAC turns up when asked. Unpacks ideas and hope. Top down meets bottom up. Shake up ensues. Government and frontline agree to try ideas on for size. Foster
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Adapted from a post we shared on Facebook on World Children’s Day (November, 20th) last year. What are your thoughts on sharing children’s stories as part of fundraising efforts to ensure more children have a better future? 🧒🏾👶🏻👧🏿 On #WorldChildrensDay last November the theme was “A Better Future for Every Child.” We invited our
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Helen Rainger reflects on her experiences travelling to Mae Sot, and explores how the partnership between SFAC and Global Child Advocates (GCA) helps to support children and families in Thailand. Images and quotes have been selected and prepared by Maya Tyrrell. Going to Mae Sot in Thailand as a tourist was a warm and lovely
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If you’ve read our 3 Practical Coping Strategies post you’ll know our wonderful brains have a tendency to focus on the negative (It’s all because they’re constantly on the lookout for threats so they can keep us safe from them!). Sometimes they need some help to remember all the good stuff going on. We
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‘How do we make decisions for children during an emergency like COVID 19?’ Perhaps, not surprisingly, this is the number 1 question we’ve been asked recently. It’s a very hard question to answer, especially when we know your aim is to do the best you can for the children you’re protecting and caring for. Often,
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Here they are – the first three coping strategies for you to experiment with and, hopefully, add to your personal coping kit! If you haven’t already, I’d really encourage you to read the introduction to this series. It explains how and why coping strategies work, who they’re for and who they might not be for,
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Well we didn’t see this coming did we?! As COVID-19 brings the world to a grinding halt we decided to bump this series of posts to the front of the queue. Anyone else feeling like crawling under a blanket and hiding until the world goes back to normal again? The truth is, I began putting
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Recently, I watched this news item about unregulated children’s homes in the UK. Unregulated homes are a global problem. Unregulated means there is no clear minimum standards or national inspection framework or license system. Homes can operate as they wish. This can also apply outside children’s homes to unregulated foster care, kinship care or reunification
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Author note in 2024: This post is currently being revised based on new information in this ever evolving field of science and discovery: Please note that the information above the “Superhero Brain” image is no longer considered to be an accurate understanding of how the brain works. Check back soon for updates. Why is safety
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