Aberdeenshire MSP Gillian Martin welcomes funding to help prevent children from going into care

Aberdeenshire East MSP Gillian Martin has welcomed vital funding to help transform family support services and reduce the number of children going into care.

The Scottish Government has announced that local authorities will receive £32,000,000 in Whole Family Wellbeing for 2022-23, with a further £6,000,000 available to support this work.

This will help build services that focus on prevention and early intervention, so families get the support they need to overcome challenges before they reach crisis point.

Arrangements for distributing the remaining £12,000,000 of Whole Family Wellbeing Funding committed for 2022-23 are being finalised.

Commenting, Gillian Martin MSP said: “This funding is essential in allowing local authorities to provide the right kind of support to enable families to thrive so that fewer children and young people go into care.

“The Whole Family Wellbeing Funding aims to transform the way support is delivered by ensuring families can access seamless support that meets their individual needs.

“We know how important it is to ensure children can stay with their families and within that structure and this funding will help support that ambition.”

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