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Blog - top energy advice tips

News | 29th October 2025
Worried about your family’s energy bills this autumn? Children First’s support line is here to help, as Nicole MacMichael, Senior...

How Children First's support line helped one family through the darkest of times

News | 30th October 2025
Thanks to the support of players of People’s Postcode Lottery, our support line can be there to help children and...

Comment on Police Scotland's warning that online child abuse reports have doubled in a year

News | 6th November 2025
Commenting on the Chief Constable's evidence to MSPs that online child abuse reports have doubled in a year, Mary Glasgow,...

Just a few weeks left to win piece of Scottish treasure

News | 6th November 2025
There are just a few weeks left to enter the prize draw to win the coveted Children First Banchory Bangle...

St James Quarter and Children First launch Gifting Tree to help make Christmas brighter for children across Scotland

News | 13th November 2025
St James Quarter has teamed up with Scottish children’s charity, Children First, to bring festive cheer to families who need...

Contact with Children First support line rockets

News | 18th November 2025
Children First’s support line, which provides practical, emotional and financial help to families 365 days a year, has seen the...

Families urged to call support line during cold snap

News | 20th November 2025
As Scotland faces a sharp drop in temperatures, national children’s charity, Children First, is encouraging families across the country who...

Lucas and Josh’s story

News | 24th November 2025
Lucas* and Josh were just 10 and eight when they had to move house because their mum, Leila was being...

Overcoming barriers to children with disabilities participating in sport

News | 25th November 2025
This Scottish Disability Sport Week, we’re proud to stand with our partners, Scottish Disability Sport, to encourage everyone in sport...

Response to latest Recorded Crime in Scotland statistics

News | 25th November 2025
Responding to the Scottish Government’s latest Recorded Crime in Scotland statistics , which included indecent photos of children increasing by...

Response to two-child limit being scrapped

News | 26th November 2025
Mary Glasgow, Chief Executive of Children First, Scotland’s national children’s charity said: “We welcome the UK Government’s decision to scrap...

Response to Ireland’s Online Health Taskforce’s report

News | 15th December 2025
Responding to the Online health and rights for Ireland’s children and young people report recently published, Mary Glasgow, Chief Executive...

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