CAAR - Children, Adolescents & Animals Research

Really pleased our article has now been published online. Full article: When Having a Pet Becomes a Luxury You Can No Longer Afford tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… @BlueCrossPA @ScottishSPCA @EdinUniHealth #animalwelfare #pets #petowners #stress #costofliving

Our new paper has now been published in Animal Welfare: Why are some people in the UK reluctant to seek support for their pets? | Animal Welfare | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/4b3r4qo @BlueCrossPA @ScottishSPCA #AnimalWelfare #pets #support

We are thrilled that our article from the 'Pets and Changing Homes Study' has now been published. Thanks again to our participants and funder, the Society for Companion Animal Studies, who made it possible for us to carry out this important research. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03…

Good morning everyone, we have now finished the collaborative project with the animal welfare charity @The_Blue_Cross - 'Supporting People & Pets in the UK' and are delighted to share our report with you. Two publications coming shortly too😊pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles…

Data is integral in ensuring that children, young people and their families are well supported by the services who care for them. Read more about how CELCIS gathers and uses #data to improve the lives of children, young people and families: ow.ly/FZ2S30sk848

Find our latest release below - a Summary of Findings from the 'Supporting People & Pets in the UK' Project. A collaboration with @The_Blue_Cross, it aims to understand the challenges of having a pet. ed.ac.uk/sites/default/… #FinancialCrisis #animalwelfare #peopleandpets

The theme for this years #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek is anxiety. Anxiety is something that we can all face. In line with this year's theme we wanted to share this useful resource from @SAMHtweets that explains anxiety, the effects and ways to manage it - ow.ly/uMFI50OqcN4

@ChildAnimals Any chance you could share this survey for us? We're looking at the impact of puppy acquisition on child mental health in the pandemic, funded by @SCASuk. Huge thanks! Link: rvc.uk.com/pandemic-dog-p…

We support children day in, day out who have been affected by this content. And, we see how, for adult users, viewing this extreme and abusive content can act as a gateway to viewing illegal child sexual abuse material. The Online Safety Bill needs to do more to tackle it 👇

Very happy to have helped a little with this great new systematic review on pets and care homes: bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

There' still time to register for our training session tomorrow which will explore what Care Experienced people have told us about their mental health, sexual and reproductive health and about becoming a parent. Register: whocaresscotland.typeform.com/to/X0cdSe3U

Good morning🌞 Wishing everyone a lovely week ahead. As we have not posted for a while, we decided to put together a Spring newsletter🌱to share our current/recent work with you. If you would like a copy, please visit ed.ac.uk/sites/default/… #childrenandanimals #peopleandpets

We have new roles for people who are passionate about improving the experiences of Scotland’s children who are in need of support, care and protection. Take a look⬇️

Please find our full research summary from the 'Pets and changing homes' study @ bit.ly/petsandchanges… It examined how pets have featured in the lives of children and young people with care experience, and the impact of disruptions to these relationships #pets #careexperience

@MrCregan Hi David, sorry I didn't see this. Young people (aged 16-25) who would like to take part in the survey can do so straight away. If they would like to have a chat with the researcher, they need to get in touch with us. Full information at: bit.ly/Petsandchange

Pets can be extremely important but are often overlooked. We invite people aged 16-25, who have care experience and a pet that meant a lot to them, to take part in a short discussion & help us to change this. Complete the form & Janine will be in touch bit.ly/Youngpersoncon…

Do you have an interest in the rights of children and young people in care in Scotland? Join us at our free, online webinar, Children's Rights and Alternative Care: What next for Scotland? Learning from the CRC Day of General Discussion: ow.ly/s7xT50JthXt

How do children in your setting access and use mental health and well-being services? Our practitioner toolkit to support conversations is available for one more week @ESInclusionTeam @EducationScot @TesScotland @Mr_Minchin #Unfearties

🐾 We’re proud to launch a survey with partners to better understand behaviours around dog ownership and buying a pup to tackle the low-welfare trade and provide support for those buying pups. We’re looking for adults over 18 in the UK. Take part ⬇️

We're looking for 3 new Participation Support volunteers to help run a youth group in North Ayrshire. If you're a great communicator and have knowledge of Care Experienced issues this could be the role for you. Find out more and apply: ow.ly/VaKC50JvRqx

Our survey was slow to get going, but the numbers are creeping up. Please consider taking part, so our findings will be more powerful and persuasive.

Relationships with pets matter, sometimes more than other relationships. If you are 16-25 and have care experience, please take part in our short survey bit.ly/Petsandchanges… (max 15 mins) to help others experiencing difficult transitions ed.ac.uk/sites/default/… Thank you🙏