Children and Families
General Information
The Children and Families, and, Justice Social Work Department of Moray Council provides a variety of services aiming that:
'All children and young people in Moray grow up loved, safe, respected and equal, because our services and workforce put people first and support families with the right help at the right time' (Moray Children’s Services Plan 2023-26)
The service provides support to children, young people, their parents and carers, child protection, youth justice, fostering, thoughcare and aftercare, and, adoption.
The Council has a number of commissioned contracts in place, using a number of providers;
| Contracted Service | Provider name | Link to website |
| Community Based Youth & Family Services | Aberlour Child Care Trust | https://www.aberlour.org.uk/service/youthpoint-moray |
| Families Together – A Whole Family Approach | Children 1st | https://www.children1st.org.uk/ |
| Functional Family Therapy (FFT) | Action for Children | https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/how-we-can-help/our-local-services/find-our-services-near-you/functional-family-therapy/ |
| Group Activities – Children with a Disability | Action for Children | TBC |
| Moray Rights Based Service (Advocacy) | Quarriers | https://www.quarriers.org.uk/service/childrens-rights-support-and-mentoring/moray-childrens-rights-service/ |
| Residential Services | Action for Children | https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/children-and-families/fostering-and-residential-care/our-childrens-homes/scotland/ |
| Residential Services | Curo Salus Ltd | https://www.curosalus.org/ |
| Residential Services | Ocean View | https://www.oceanviewbanff.com/ |
| Residential Services | Keilhill | https://keilhillchildrenservices.co.uk/ |
| Residential Services for Children with a Disability | Aberlour Child Care Trust | https://www.aberlour.org.uk/service/options-moray |
| Self-Regulation & Behaviour Management (For Foster, Kinship & Adoptive Carers) | The Regulated Child | https://www.regulatedchild.co.uk/ |
| Short Break Services for Children with a Disability | Aberlour Child Care Trust | https://www.aberlour.org.uk/service/options-moray |
| Support for Unpaid Carers | Quarriers | https://carers.quarriers.org.uk/services/moray/ |
The service also uses the following Scotland Excel frameworks;
| Framework | Framework details |
| Children’s residential care and education, including short breaks | https://home.scotland-excel.org.uk/our-contracts/contract-directory/children-s-residential-care-and-education-including-short-breaks/ |
| Fostering and continuing care | https://home.scotland-excel.org.uk/our-contracts/contract-directory/fostering-and-continuing-care/ |
| Secure care services | https://home.scotland-excel.org.uk/our-contracts/contract-directory/secure-care/ |
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If you require advice or support regarding a social work matter including any concerns about the care, welfare or protection of a child, please contact your local Social Work Team or Out of Hours Services 03457 565656.