12th June 2020
Over the last few months we haven’t been able to get out and chat with people about Safe Sleep like we normally do. But, during this time we have been busy behind the scenes, offering advice on an individual basis and working on some new resources. As it was #ChildSafetyWeek last week, we thought […]
4th June 2020
It’s Volunteers’ Week 2020 – an opportunity for us to say thanks to all of our volunteers who help us deliver the services we offer. From befriending on the support side of things to helpers at fundraising events and our education session facilitators (hi Liz!), like most other charities, our volunteers are a crucial cog […]
15th May 2020
The National Bereavement Care Pathway Scotland provides dedicated, evidence-based care pathways designed for all healthcare professionals and staff who are involved in the care of women, partners and families at all stages of pregnancy and baby loss. The vision of the National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP) is to increase the quality of bereavement care […]
16th April 2020
Have you heard of the new 2.6 Challenge? It’s a national campaign to help Save the UK’s Charities. We’ve signed up and we need your help! Thousands of fundraising events across the UK have been cancelled due to Covid-19 with a devastating impact on charity income that means many charities are facing closure. The […]
6th April 2020
For a small donation, you can send up to 100 e-cards to let all your friends and family know that you’re thinking of them during this period of social distancing DontSendMeACard.com is available all year round and features cards for Birthdays, Easter, Christmas, plus more. You can support us by sending e-cards and donating what […]
26th March 2020
With all that is going on our education sessions are on hold, but hopefully our education hub SafeSleepscotland can be useful for parents and staff working with new families in healthcare, social care, and childcare settings when thinking about Safe Sleep. On the site there are a variety of resources from awareness videos, evidence-based messages, […]
18th March 2020
We have taken the decision today, guided by government guidelines, to close our office and have staff work from home. The best way to contact us is via email: contact@scottishcotdeathtrust.org Our family at Scottish Cot Death Trust is dedicated to supporting you through the difficult weeks ahead at what is already for many families we […]
17th March 2020
With events, collections and fundraising activity being cancelled for the time being, we think that now is a good time to celebrate some of your amazing fundraising achievements from the past year. Facebook Fundraising: Birthday Fundraisers, Individual Donations and Facebook fundraising pages have generated the phenomenal sum of £13761 Fundraising Volunteers: We’ve […]
21st February 2020
The team were out and about this week as Martin, Liz, and Jacky attended The Gathering. We were lucky to win SCVO’s annual competition for an Exhibition stand in 2019, so we decided to go along for a 2nd year in a row and it was well worth it! Organised every year by SCVO, The Gathering […]
6th February 2020
Royale was such a big, happy, healthy boy who was perfect in every way possible. “From the minute he entered this world, he was amazing. It was like he had read the baby book before he was born! I knew he was special the moment I set eyes on him; his two big brothers were […]
Please be reassured that we are here to support you until some normalcy returns – however long that takes! We know these are difficult times for everyone and that you may need support now more than ever.