One night, several weeks, months or years – we will listen and acknowledge your experience of being in institutional care as a child in Scotland. By taking part you’ll add your voice to a permanent national record - raising awareness and helping to inform care in future.
The Forum is about understanding and acknowledging your experiences as a child in institutional care in Scotland, whatever they were. You can tell the Members of the Forum about your experiences, including any abuse you suffered, how it was dealt with at the time and effect these experiences have had. This will be in your own words and at your own pace, and it is called your testimony. Please know that we will listen to any experiences you want to tell us about.
Here are a list of services that may be of assistance to you if you were in institutional care as a child.
Please have a look on our Frequently Asked Questions page if you are unsure of anything. If you cannot find the answers you are looking for on our website, please contact us.