Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC)

In Scotland, the GIRFEC approach helps people who work with children in Scotland to get things right – so that children have good lives.

GIRFEC says there are 8 things that every child or young person needs to: ·

  • grow and develop well
  • have good wellbeing

Wellbeing means feeling comfortable, healthy and happy.

The 8 things that every child needs are to be: