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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

This Christmas, you can protect Scotland’s children. Like you, Children First believes that every child deserves a safe and happy childhood. Visit childrenfirst.org.uk/appeal or call 0345 10 80 111 to donate to our Christmas appeal now. #ProtectingScotlandsChildren

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

This World Children’s Day we’re asking everyone to listen to children and young people and stand up for children's rights. The hopes and dreams of children and young people aren’t beyond Scotland’s reach. Read our blog from @margl24.bsky.social on Third Force News here: lnkd.in/eenMYtMk

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Read about how Children First's support line helped mum Louise when she was really worried about her 13-year-old daughter Zoe who had been skipping school. www.childrenfirst.org.uk/louiseandzoe If you’re working with a family that is worried about their child, they can call us on 08000 28 22 33.

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support line helps mum worried about daughter skipping school | Children First

skipping school, worried parent, support line, help and advice

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

For more information on the impact of Family group decision making - you can read our report on our website. Link below: www.childrenfirst.org.uk/about-us/wor...

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Impact of Family Group Decision Making

A collection of research and reports considering the impact of family group decision making.

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Today’s IFS Sure Start research shows beyond a doubt that an investment in an easily accessible, community-based, integrated whole family support has wide ranging, long-tern benefits for children, families and public service budgets.

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Wow we're so proud of our supporter James Paterson! @clareadamsonmsp.bsky.social raised a parliamentary motion congratulating him on his amazing support for Children First. www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-... James you are a true fundraising hero and we can't thank you enough! 🤩👏

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

If you’re working with a family who is finding things tough, Children First is here to help them. Our free support line is for anyone who cares for a child in Scotland. Parents and carers can call our friendly team on 08000 28 22 33 or start a webchat at www.childrenfirst.org.uk/supportline

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

We were delighted to welcome @willierennie.bsky.social to the Bairns Hoose today. @margl24.bsky.social spoke about how the model works and the importance of ensuring there is a consistent trauma recovery model like Bairns Hoose across Scotland that puts children’s needs at the centre.

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

You can read Margaret's obituary on our website and we hope it will be a heartfelt reminder of the kindness, connection, strength and hope that she brought to her work with children and young people. ow.ly/euAh50VBwe0

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Remembering Margaret Mills MBE

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Our love and thoughts are with the many family, friends and colleagues who will miss Margaret deeply, especially her sister Ella and our colleagues in the Borders service.

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Mary Glasgow @margl24.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

An absolute honour to speak at the celebration of Margarets incredible life today. A true pioneer and champion for Scotlands children - brokenhearted at her lossxxx

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Children and young people can feel uncomfortable and anxious about opening up to a social worker. With JamieLeigh and Erin, we've put together this handy video to help professionals navigate online safety with the children and young people they work with: ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjnh...

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Online Harm Advice for Social Workers - Children First, ELPIS (WITH INTRO)

YouTube video by Children First

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Rachel Vindman @natsechobbyist.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Grateful for every day 💪🏻🩷

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Read @margl24.bsky.social's statement on the latest child protection statistics. We're calling for an urgent national conversation between Scottish Government, social work, the third sector and key partners about what needs to change to keep children safe. ➡️ www.childrenfirst.org.uk/news/respons...

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Some disabled people could lose £10k a year in benefits by end of decade under Labour’s reforms. The planned cuts will deliver a series of “painful income shocks”, with families facing losing multiple entitlements at once Me & @patrickjbutler.bsky.social report www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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Some disabled people could lose £10k a year in benefits by end of decade

Experts say planned cuts will deliver series of ‘painful income shocks’ for many

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

We are excited to be premiering them today at a global conference of over 1000 professionals. You can see all the animations at www.childrenfirst.org.uk/about-us/wor...

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Online harm advice and resources for professionals | Children First

Advice and resources to support children who have been harmed online.

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

A huge thank you to Jamie-Leigh and Erin who have created five new powerful animations to help professionals, parents & carers understand how to support children who have been harmed online.

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

@margl24.bsky.social says the figures provide further “shocking” evidence of the depth of Scotland’s national childhood emergency. We asked more than 2,460 young people aged 11-25 about their lives through @youngscot.bsky.social's Truth About Youth Survey. www.childrenfirst.org.uk/news/childre...

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Children say exposure to dangerous online content is the greatest threat they face | Children First

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Mary Glasgow @margl24.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

As a society we need to urgently wake up and face up to the horrific harms being done to our children through exposure to extreme violence and pornography on line. We have to hold the tech companies and those who create the content accountable for this abuse of our children

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Mary Glasgow @margl24.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Im doing this amazing challenge - fancy joining me?

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

A huge thank you to @neilmackay.bsky.social for shining a light on the amazing young people transforming the justice system by helping develop Bairns Hoose, which was only made possible thanks to the incredible support of players of People's Postcode Lottery. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2497435...

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‘My heart broke, she was 6’ Inside the secret safe house for child sex crime victims

Our Writer at Large gains unprecedented access to the hidden facility where the lives of broken children are put back together again

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social shares more about the "astonishing" difference the Bairns Hoose has made to over 370 children since it was piloted. Together, with your support we, can sure this vital work continues. Donate at childrenfirst.org.uk/donate www.heraldscotland.com/news/2497464...

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Revealed: how Scotland’s justice system traumatises child sex crime victims

The head of Scotland’s leading children’s charity has savaged the nation’s criminal justice system for its treatment of young victims of…

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

We're hiring! 📣 Children First has some fantastic opportunities to join our team. 🟣 Project Worker - Moray Family Wellbeing Service 🟣 Family Group Decision Making co-ordinator - West/Central Scotland Find out more and apply: childrenfirst.org.uk/careers Closing date: 17th March 2025

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

If your family is struggling or you are worried about a child, call our friendly support line team for a confidential chat on 08000 28 22 33 or visit www.childrenfirst.org.uk/supportline to start a web chat.

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Children First Supportline

Worried about a child? You can talk to us

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Thanks to Children First, "home and school is a big thumbs up" says Finn. Read Finn and his family's story of how working with Children First helped them get through a really difficult time and how their lives are now better than ever. www.childrenfirst.org.uk/news/a-big-t...

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

We're hiring! 📣 Do you want to create a safer, brighter future for all children in Scotland? We are looking for a marketing manager to join our team ⬇️ 📍 Edinburgh/hybrid 💰 £42,500 - £48,900 📅 40 days annual leave 🗓️ Closing date 1 April Find out more and apply on our website: ow.ly/vhcw50Vh5qh

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Listening to the Tim Harford radio 4 doc about how children suffered from a lockdown imposed to protect adults, straight after a news bulletin full of 'young people with MH problems need to get back to work to save us all a fortune' is I have to say fairly jarring

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Libby Brooks @libbybrooks.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

NEW: Children as young as 11 to 13 are being targeted by sextortion criminals for the first time - this comes after parents at a primary school in Edinburgh were warned to check their children’s devices after an eight-year-old girl was reportedly a scam victim www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Children in UK as young as 11 targeted by sextortion criminals, data reveals

Internet Watch Foundation says ‘worrying’ trend shows criminals are casting their nets wider to trap victims

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Libby Brooks @libbybrooks.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

"We have an agreement that we are able to look at their phone because that’s a basic part of parenting now". What to do if your teenager is targeted by sextortion scammers www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Our teenage son was targeted by a sextortionist online – here’s what we did

Help is available for children tricked into sending intimate images, but regular conversations about internet safety are ‘part of parenting now’

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Mary Glasgow @margl24.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Thank you for highlighting this massive issue

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

1. You feel powerless? Don’t know what you can do to resist the rise of fascism? Here is an answer: Good Things. Fascism inflicts pain and harm as a matter of doctrine. Kindness, care and conviviality defend us from it. The more we build community, the less it can take root. 🧵

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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

"People [like me] have always known..that the freedom to adopt our positions – however legitimate – was founded on a particular world order in which [our] own security was..guaranteed." My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column on Ukraine, Trump, Starmer & Gaza. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

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USA is a rogue state and all the certainties that once framed our lives have now gone

WE all have guilty pleasure films. One of mine is A Few Good Men.

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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Roll out the red carpet.....

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Today's events in Washington are a clear cause for deep concern, for shock, for anger. What we need now are cool heads and clear thinking. We must stand firm with our European allies in the steadfast defence of Ukraine. That is where Scotland stands. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Today is Safer Internet Day. Last year, our chief executive @margl24.bsky.social wrote a blog for @crimestoppersuk.bsky.social on keeping children safe online. Read it here: crimestoppers-uk.org/fearless/new...

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

The allegations of horrific cruelty and abuse of children in Skye House, set out in today's #BBCDisclosure documentary are shocking. Read our statement from @margl24.bsky.social 👇 www.childrenfirst.org.uk/news/childre...

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Children First comment on BBC Disclosure documentary | Children First

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Kaylan_TX @kaylan.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Good morning!

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

What if history just didn't repeat itself, for once?

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 07/02/2025

“We’re just speeding at a million miles an hour towards ecological collapse,” the climate activist Roger Hallam, who was sentenced to prison for organizing a protest, said. “The political, moral, and spiritual implications of that are off the scale.”

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Why Was a Climate Activist Put in Prison for Five Years?

Roger Hallam spoke on a Zoom call to help organize a nonviolent protest. New British laws cracking down on activists have made his punishment swift and, some feel, harsh.

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Every week, parents and carers tell us that their children's mental health is one of their biggest worries. Read Tessa's story to find out how Children First supported her when she started having feelings of anxiety and panic attacks. www.childrenfirst.org.uk/news/tessas-...

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Tessa's story | Children First

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Delighted to be at The Gathering today and hear from Fiona Duncan on the findings of the latest Oversight Board report that monitors the progress towards keeping @thepromisescotland.bsky.social You can read our Chief Executive's @margl24.bsky.social comment on the report here ➡️ ow.ly/ttFa50UTVZn

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

If you're worried about a child's internet use, our friendly support line team is here to listen. Call free on 08000 28 22 33 or head to our website at www.childrenfirst.org.uk/supportline

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Children First Supportline

Worried about a child? You can talk to us

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The UK Government should now look at opportunities to introduce legislation so that social media companies have clearer responsibilities to protect children from harm. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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AI-generated child sex abuse images targeted with new laws

Yvette Cooper says the UK will make it illegal to own AI tools to make images of child sexual abuse.

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Children First @childrenfirst.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

We welcome this step from the UK Government but more work is needed across all levels of government to raise awareness of online harms and ensure we are on the front foot to protect children from these risks as they develop.

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