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Children First launches emotional health and wellbeing support for children with funding from BBC Children in Need
Children in Glasgow and Edinburgh can now access free face-to-face emotional health and wellbeing support from Children First thanks to...

Maggie Craig steps down as Chair
Due to personal circumstances, Maggie Craig has stepped down as chair of the Children First Board of Trustees. Maggie joined...

Children First statement on the UK budget
Mary Glasgow, chief executive of Children First, said: “Children First recently declared a childhood emergency, after 2/3 of adults in...

Children First declare childhood emergency
Children First has declared a “childhood emergency” in Scotland, with new research revealing most adults believe growing up in the...

Tessa's story
Tessa* explains how during a really difficult time at home Children First supported her to manage her anxiety and abusive...