{"id":2183,"date":"2026-08-11T10:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/health-and-social-care-integration\/?page_id=2183"},"modified":"2026-08-12T08:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:28:22","slug":"20-years-of-girfec","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/health-and-social-care-integration\/children-and-young-people\/20-years-of-girfec\/","title":{"rendered":"20 years of GIRFEC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2026 marks an important milestone as we celebrate 20 years of Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC), Scotland&#8217;s national approach to ensuring children, young people and their families receive the right support, at the right time, from the right people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will be sharing stories, resources and case studies from organisations across Scotland that are bringing GIRFEC to life every day. We will celebrate how organisations put children and young people at the centre of what they do and demonstrate the many ways GIRFEC continues to make a difference across Scotland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page will continue to grow over the coming weeks and months as we add new content, spotlight inspiring practice and celebrate the people and organisations making GIRFEC a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">First up, as part of the Scottish Governments engagement activity around the 20th anniversary of GIRFEC, they have&nbsp;collected submissions from partners across local authorities and Health Boards for stories of impact which highlight effective GIRFEC implementation in both the context of supporting an individual child or family and in the context of local policies and programmes to meet the needs of groups of children, young people and families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">We are pleased to now share with you the first two stories of impact, alongside a message from the Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise. 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