CONFERENCE - The Big Family Event - Being Well, Doing Well

The BIG Family Event - Being Well, Doing Well

This FREE event is for anyone in your family who wants to connect and learn more about family relationships and wellbeing. Family can mean different things to different people so whether you’re a parent, carer, grandparent, uncle, foster carer, adoptive parent, cousin, young person, sibling, - we’d love to see you there.

Who we are, what we do and why we do it

Cyrenians’ Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution offers a range of free digital resources, training and events to support young people, families and those who work with them to positively manage family conflict to improve relationships and improve lives. In 2022-23, over 5,400* young people aged 16–24 presented as homeless in Scotland due to relationship breakdown. That's the equivalent to FIFTEEN young people EVERY DAY.

What will happen during the day?

Families can expect a warm welcome and an opportunity to take part in a range of fun and interesting sessions and activities. There will also be a chance to connect with other organisations and families through our workshops, marketplace and conversation cafe which we hope will leave you feeling positive, uplifted and supported. We are delighted Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport will be joining us too. Lunch and refreshments throughout the day is provided.

Marketplace

Throughout the day you’ll have the opportunity to meet a number of organisations and agencies to chat and find out more about the work they do with families. Some organisations coming along include Carers Trust Scotland, Kinship Scot, Families Outside, Parent Club, Parenting Across Scotland and more to be announced...

Workshops and Activities

Workshops will run in the morning and afternoon for all to attend.There will also be different activities and areas to explore and drop into such as; Quiet Zone, Games/Play Zone, Chill Area and Creative Corner.

Host or Publisher Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR)