{"id":4293,"date":"2025-06-05T15:29:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T14:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/?page_id=4293"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:24:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:24:30","slug":"children-young-people-families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/children-young-people-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Children, Young People &#038; Families"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"4293\" class=\"elementor elementor-4293\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56f37a7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56f37a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef117d8\" data-id=\"ef117d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6548abb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6548abb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Children, Young People &amp; Families\u200b<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76d0a4d\" data-id=\"76d0a4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce28c2 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ce28c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lawrence-crayton-cf1cN3ofKUM-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4294\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lawrence-crayton-cf1cN3ofKUM-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lawrence-crayton-cf1cN3ofKUM-unsplash-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lawrence-crayton-cf1cN3ofKUM-unsplash-1024x879.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lawrence-crayton-cf1cN3ofKUM-unsplash-768x659.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lawrence-crayton-cf1cN3ofKUM-unsplash-1536x1318.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lawrence-crayton-cf1cN3ofKUM-unsplash-2048x1758.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27ca29d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27ca29d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7abfa27\" data-id=\"7abfa27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c7916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2c7916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Capacity Building and Representation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c1ce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c1ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">VANL staff undertake capacity building with the community and voluntary sector (CVS) to strengthen the support they provide to local children, young people and families to improve their health, wellbeing and inclusion.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">VANL staff provide strategic representation at a number of high-level strategic meetings, acting as a voice to ensure that the sector\u2019s views and interests are heard at the right tables. This gives the sector an opportunity to influence change within their local area.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b289e70 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b289e70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Children-Young-People-and-Families-Strategy-2022-25-Designed-1.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to download and read the\u00a0Children, Young People and Families Strategy 2022-25<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ffcd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9ffcd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facilitation of the Children, Young People &amp; Families Network<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c00a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4c00a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Children, Young People &amp; Families Network is a subgroup of the<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/childrens-services-partnership-2\/\">Children&#8217;s Services Partnership<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dffb9c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dffb9c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_Childrens-Services-Partnership.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4306\" alt=\"Diagram of North Lanarkshire Children\u2019s Services Partnership structure. A full description follows.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_Childrens-Services-Partnership.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_Childrens-Services-Partnership-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ce44e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25ce44e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/North-Lanarkshire-Childrens-Services-Partnership-\u2013-Diagram-Description.pdf\">Diagram Description here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2bdae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d2bdae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">Its purpose is to strengthen and develop the representational and delivery role of organisations supporting children, young people and families and support greater understanding and appreciation of their contribution across public and statutory partners. We do this by working in partnership across the shared priorities identified in the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-11\/CC_2023_00196%20NL%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Services%20Plan%202023-2026%20and%20appendix%20%281%29.pdf\">Children\u2019s Services Plan<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">and associated plans such as:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/your-council\/council-strategies-and-plans\/council-strategies\/plan-north-lanarkshire\">The Plan for North Lanarkshire<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/your-community\/working-communities\/your-area\/local-outcome-improvement-plans-loips\">Local Outcome Improvement Plans<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk\/social-care-and-health\/strategic-commissioning-plan\">Health and Social Care NL Strategy and Commissioning Plan 2023-26<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\">The Child Poverty Scotland Act 2017<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk\/download\/children-and-young-peoples-health-plan-2021-2023\/\">NHS Children and Young People\u2019s Health Plan 2021<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk\/strategies\/mental-health-wellbeing-2019-24\/\">Lanarkshire Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021-24<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Community-Solutions-Strategy-and-Investment-Plan-2022-25-designed-final-1.pdf\">Community Solutions Strategy and Investment Plan 2022-25<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">It also aims to support CVS engagement and representation across the North Lanarkshire partnerships and cross sector improvement programmes, which will inform and influence wider policies and services, support collaborative working and share information and good practice.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">If you\u2019re interested in finding out more about the network, please contact either Joyce Morgan: joyce.morgan@vanl.co.uk or Claire Stewart: claire.stewart@vanl.co.uk.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072ad4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"072ad4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GIRFEC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4aa6c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4aa6c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"284\"><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"161\">Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC)<\/strong> is the national approach to supporting children, young people and their families with the right support at the right time.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"302\"><br \/>GIRFEC in NL<\/strong> is North Lanarkshire\u2019s website where you will find:<\/span><\/span><br data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"357\" \/><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; 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