Aberlour Child Care Trust, 36 Park Terrace, Stirling FK8 2JR
Tel: 01786 450335 Fax: 01786 473238
Publications
Aberlour Child Care Trust publish reports regarding our organisation and the projects we support. Below is a list of the current reports we have available for download and a brief description of each. Follow the links to download the reports.
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Dundee Outreach Summary Report (55kb Acrobat PDF) Dundee Outreach Report(470kb Acrobat PDF) |
The evaluation of the Dundee Outreach service was undertaken on behalf of the Aberlour Child Care Trust, the Scottish Government, the Dundee City Drug and Alcohol Action Team, the Lloyd’s TSB Foundation Partnership Drugs Initiative and the Dundee City Social Work Department. This evaluation was one of the actions in the Scottish Government’s national action plan, Hidden Harm – Next Steps (2006), which sets out a plan for reducing harm to children in Scotland who are affected by parental substance use. |
Summary Report (125kb Acrobat PDF) |
This report provides a summary of a selection of the key points which
emerged from the evaluation of four projects which were run by Aberlour
Child Care Trust and funded under the Scottish Executives Youth Crime
Prevention Initiative. The projects were set up in 2003 and evaluated |
ROC Report (233kb Acrobat PDF) |
This report forms part of an evaluation of four projects for the
Aberlour Child Care Trust which were extended or set up with resources
from the Scottish Executives Youth Crime Prevention Fund. This report
focuses on Running - Other Choices (ROC) which provides a service to
children and young people who have run away, or been forced to leave
home, and specifically examines the development and operation of a
residential refuge as part of this service. |
Sycamore Service Residental (2Mb Acrobat PDF) |
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Sycamore Service (600kb Acrobat PDF) |
This is a summary of an evaluation undertaken for Aberlour Child Care
Trust (Aberlour) and Sycamore Services of a residential service (the
Unit) for children aged 5 to 11 years. It was carried out between
February and October 2006. The evaluation focused on process and
outcomes; how the Unit worked in practice and the impact of the service
with an overarching question,what is the Unit doing and how well is it
doing it? |
Residential Child Care Briefing (206kb Acrobat PDF) Children Affected by Parental Substance Use Briefing (222kb Acrobat PDF) Young Runaways Briefing (336kb Acrobat PDF) |
Residential Child Care Briefing: A briefing on residential child care in Scotland with an outline of the work Aberlour is doing in this area and some of the key issues Aberlour believes needs addressing. |
Running - Other Choices Refuge (21KB Acrobat PDF) National Parenting Development Project (175KB Acrobat PDF) Crannog Service Youth Crime Prevention Fund (143KB Acrobat PDF) Unit 2 Befriending Scheme (158KB Acrobat PDF) |
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1 in 9 - The Scottish Coalition for Young Runaways A scoping Study of Services for Young Runaways Briefing paper (113kb Acrobat PDF) |
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The Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care No Time to lose |
Aberlour Child Care Trust is delighted to be one of the six organisations involved in the drafting of a manifesto for children and young people looked after away from home. |
Have We Got Our Priotrities Right? |
This is the report of the debate of the Think Tank brought together by Aberlour, in partnership with the Drug Action Team Association, to examine and debate responses to children affected by parental drug and alcohol use. The Think Tank report is a unique contribution to the national “Hidden Harm” debate because it is drawn from the knowledge and experience of commissioners, managers, practitioners and researchers from health, education, social work, criminal justice and drug and alcohol working on both the statutory and voluntary sectors. The Think Tank discussed the characteristics of substance use, its effects on the parent and the impact on the child. They paid particular attention to the impact of children in different age groups. Against that background they specifically addressed the question: What are the circumstances that should require the removal of children from home?” The report sets out a proposed set of principles and key indicators designed to help professionals make that difficult decision. Finally, it identifies implications for policy and practice development |
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A Matter of Substance ? |
This is the second Think Tank report published by Aberlour in partnership with Scottish Association of Alcohol and Drug Action Teams (SAADAT). |
Langlees Family Centre Parenting Programme Evaluation Summary Report
(160kb Acrobat PDF) Full Report
(524kb Acrobat PDF) |
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Crannog Approach |
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Outside Looking In |
The report provides an opportunity to listen to the voices of the looked after and excluded. |
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Evaluating Crannog |
This document reports on an external evaluation by Stirling University, drawing on quantitative evidence about the service, the outcomes recorded and the costs incurred; the perspectives of other professionals who are involved with the young people or the commissioning of the service; the ways in which young people and their families experience Crannog. |
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Evaluating Crannog Summary |
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The Healthy Fathering Report |
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report provides an overview of the work of a small, time limited project
with one key message – that fathers matter to children and need
acknowledgement and support in undertaking their fathering role.
Through a mix of direct work with fathers, promotional events and training for professionals the project contributed to the growth in the understanding of the value of father involvement and modelled some approaches to engaging with the men as parents. While there are men a number of organisations promoting the interests of fathers, men continue to be in the minority as users of family support services and much remains to be done. The project may have been short lived, but the key message and learning reflected in this report are still relevant. We hope you find it an interesting and informative read. |
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Keeping it Quiet |
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report has been produced as a result of concerns raised by people
working and living in Greater Govan, including relatives of drug users
They recognised that the children and families of the many drug users
in Greater Govan do not always get the support that they require.
Additionally they identified the need for a better awareness of the
needs of these children and how to tackle these needs. |
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Missing Out |
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circumstances and experiences of young people under the age of 16
who run away or are forced to leave their homes has been the subject
of increased concern in recent years. This report attempts to further
our understanding of this phenomenon by presenting the findings from
a large scale investigation into running away in Scotland. |
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Can You Hear Me? |
 This
project, funded by the Mental Health Development Fund, was a joint
initiative between Greater Glasgow Health Board, Aberlour Child Care
Trust and Greater Glasgow Primary Care Trust. Its aim was to examine
joint working practices between social work and mental health for
a group of patients attending the Riverside Resource Centre, a general
adult community team base covering an area of mixed deprivation in
urban Glasgow. |
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CLASP Evaluation Report |
 The Camelon, Larbert and Grangemouth Support to Parents (CLASP)
Project commenced in January 2000 with the aim of providing support
to families with children aged under four years. Operating in specific
areas of Falkirk Council in Central Scotland, CLASP provides a range
of intervention packages aimed at sustaining parents who, for a variety
of reasons, may be considered vulnerable at the time of CLASP involvement.
CLASP is a unique and flexible service that provides support to such
families and children. This is an evaluation of the service. |
The evaluation provides a detailed picture of the philosophy and
practice of one of Sycamores residential unit which provides care and
accommodation for children aged 5 - 11. It identifies positive features
of residential work with younger children, highlighting the importance
of relationships, teamwork and a clearly articulated philosophy of care.
This study was undertaken to examine responses to young people in Scotland
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Aberlour and the National Parenting Development Project Leaflet 44kb (Acrobat PDF) (Updated Sept 2007) |
Please see the leaflet for more details on hiring and availability. |
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